Dear Fellow Americans, July
4, 2008
The end of the American Republic, the great experiment of individual
Freedom, is being forced upon us.
I apologize for lack of brevity but overwhelming concern for the
survival of our Freedom demands the scope of this letter. I view this as an effort to stand by my oath
to defend the Constitution against all enemies foreign and domestic despite a
chilling lack of definition for what constitutes a domestic enemy.
It is very true our current Presidential election is historic and
about change.
However, the change we require is an historic return to the
founding principles of this great Nation.
Statism versus Freedom.
The issues will always be the issues. Government, mired in the prostitution of
politics, has rarely exhibited the ability to stand on our founding principles
in pursuit of common goals let alone fix anything.
There is never a time in the schizophrenic world of statist
politics when the economy is healthy, or less government is better government,
or pandering for votes is less important than the Nation, or not spending the
peoples’ money reflects our principles.
Politicians are elected far more often by alleging failure than from
principled ideas.
The founding principles of our Nation are profoundly more important
than issues and disavowing our principles creates more pervasive and successful
attacks on our Freedom. What will we
become without our Freedom?
"RED" has become a word to describe statists. We used it to describe the Soviet communists,
the Red Chinese, and even the English Red Coats who, as you may have heard, we
threw out in a revolution. It best fits
the statist politics of persons running the current Democratic Party and now a
growing number of those who call themselves Republican. I suppose calling Republican majority states
"RED" is not that inaccurate?
Has our love of Freedom weakened?
The statists (e.g. communists, socialists, monarchists, dictators) in
this country are no longer in the closet.
They believe there is little fire in our belly or love in our hearts for
Freedom. The statists believe we no
longer have the will to resist them.
They may be correct. How
could it be possible the so called center of our political belief system has
moved so far toward statism we could see Caesar, Lenin, Mao, Hussein,
Mussolini, Castro, etc. as Presidential front runners?
Did the Soviet Communists actually win the Cold War?
The pure statist nature of the power hungry Senator Clinton, the
snake oil salesman of political revenge who is Senator Obama, and the old
legionnaire turned populist Senator McCain, must give us pause.
Who is running on the American ticket? Bob Barr the Libertarian?
I marvel at our ability to cloud our march to tyranny with promises
of prosperity without labor and for free.
Desires are not rights but they have certainly been made so by vote
hungry politicians. It certainly is
coming to pass that voting for money is the fastest path to the end of the
Republic and Freedom. Taxing the
prosperous and borrowing from the Chinese to buy votes were certainly not
founding principles.
We need statesmen not a change in, or a new, political party. Political parties are full of politicians.
What does progressive mean?
Everything progresses. What the
progression leads to is the important thing.
Barack/Barry Obama talks of nothing but change. Change to what? Why are we not questioning this obscure
platitude? We can support a man for
President who has miraculously visited 57 out of 50 states? We can support a man who includes hate in his
religious practices? Why do we even have
a rumor about involvement with internal terrorists by a Presidential
Candidate? What is the change we can
believe in?
What does liberal mean?
Hillary Clinton cries, literally, about taking back our country. Her political positions make this more a plea
to allow her to take over the country.
Her name is not Lenin or Chavez but she is just as determined to
nationalize America. Representative
Waters helped make this agenda very clear.
What does conservative mean?
Conserving bad ideas is just as faulty as progressing toward bad ideas. John McCain has had, and continues to have,
his share of bad ideas.
Indoctrinated? He voted to
confirm Justice Ginsburg who has trouble with the Constitutional phrase “We the
People” and now we are to believe he is like the Founders? The statist Court McCain helped form has done
severe damage to our Constitution and our Freedom.
How about taking back our country by changing back into America?
We are in a civil war. We
are in a war for the soul of this great but faltering Nation. We are in a war between the statists and
those who hold the vision of our Founding Fathers.
We might remember the English Christian men and women, within the
13 English colonies, who desired liberty from the English King? Do we remember those who crafted a
Constitution for what used to be the United States?
I apologize. I forgot our
schools have great difficulty teaching reading let alone our founding
principles. Many hold an educated
population hinders statism and the march to tyranny. It appears statists have abducted our
education system and are twisting education into indoctrination. Embracing national guilt, statist ideology,
creating acceptance of behaviors that make Sodom and Gomorrah boring, and
Government manipulation of the common good is now preferred curriculum.
A rather subtle but profound indication of our statist
indoctrination came when those in presidential debate raised their hands like
good little children in answer to the manufactured role of man in the Earth’s
cyclical climate.
There is no denying our failings but how can it be better to
embrace guilt, self destruction, and bondage, than forge ahead under the
principles of Freedom established in our Declaration of Independence and
Constitution?
Although, just like the statists of today, we cannot and should not
dismiss many people during our birth also preferred the tyranny of a King.
Statism versus Freedom.
I do not believe many politicians are ignorant of our bloody rebuke
of statism. I do believe many embrace statism
to enable their own enrichment and power.
Sadly, being American in America today is as unpopular as our
revolution was to the loyalists.
What truly amazes me is how many Americans have bought into self
loathing and bondage.
Many appear to be easily hypnotized by personal attraction, smooth
talk, labels, ridiculous slogans, weird science, and false proclamations of
common good. Many crave idols and cling
to images before truth.
I am not trying to be mean spirited or ignore the culture of
corruption.
What does America believe?
It does appear one indoctrinated belief is that embracing a common
culture is synonymous with racism.
Culture, core values, define a people and contains the power to
unify or divide. While we are apparently
suffering from multiple personality disorder racism certainly is not at the
core of our malady.
Do we have a culture? Why
are we such cowards even when speaking of an American culture let alone
defending having one at all?
Why are many in America seemingly prouder of a non-American
heritage? Why do many desire to create
an America in the image of a place they either deserted or have never even
seen? Like many marriages today America
is the second name in a hyphenated identity.
We are all presumed to be Something-American. The exception of course is the
American-Indian and it could be surmised he wants nothing to do with being a
neo-American. It drives people crazy
when I respond "I am an American.”
They are seemingly incapable of accepting or understanding anyone can
just be an American.
We need change. We need to
embrace being Americans. Survival of our
Freedom demands we not chose to be hostile, fragmented, unrelated foreigners
who are helpless losers dependent on the State.
We remember the home of the free and land of the brave? Do not tread on me? Unite or die?
Give me liberty or give me death?
Diversity? If diversity were
a unifying principle we would not have Indian reservations.
The idea of diversity in America is a political tool for creation
of power. The mantra of diversity is
“come in and vote for me and everything except your life can be free.”
We should be embracing "Unity with Respect.” Maybe then we could grow together as
Americans. The American Indian may then
have cause to finally close those reservations.
Right now their mantra is “stay on the Res.”
We may then also rid ourselves of the ridiculous idea that all
cultural ideas are good. Shari Law and
cannibalism are certainly culturally diverse but decidedly not American.
Discrimination?
We cannot eliminate discrimination because it is not possible to do
so. Discrimination is part of the human
condition. Everything we choose is based
on our desires and beliefs. What we have
failed to do as a people is foster unity through individual responsibility,
equality under the law, and retention of core values and principles.
Discrimination can be malignant when it results in harm or
divides. Affording special privilege can
become harmful and divisive discrimination.
Affirmative action has become harmful and divisive discrimination. The media personality, Geraldo Rivera,
provides us an example of harmful and divisive discrimination. He wrote a book about America being
xenophobic regarding illegal migrants when the real issues are respect for
American sovereignty, law, security, and unity.
America is xenophobic? How
can hyphenated Americans be xenophobic?
Who is xenophobic our Irish-Americans, our Italian-Americans, our
Japanese-Americans, our French-Americans, our Spanish-Americans, our
Korean-Americans, our Kenyan-Americans, our Ethiopian-Americans, our Egyptian
Americans, our Chinese Americans, and on, and on, and on…? Although I admit the American Indian might
deserve a little xenophobia.
Currently we practice divisive discrimination by pandering to the
Spanish speaking voting bloc. We divide
by discriminating against every non-Spanish speaking person. How does this unify our Nation? We need a cultural core to include a language
to help remain a unified nation. If it is
to be Spanish so be it. However, Chinese
might be a better choice since we are already recognizing them as the next
supreme economic power.
The reasons for a single language are universal and
undeniable. Reasons include equal
protection under the law, business, and simple daily discourse among the
citizenry. The global business community
and organizations such as the International Civil Aeronautics Organization
(ICAO) understand this universal concept.
If we can't choose a language we will need to use them all - or continue
to destroy our unity.
What is wrong with wanting unity and freedom?
The melting pot was a much better idea. The salad bowl is rotting.
Slavery and illegal immigration are two stains on our soul.
It is too simplistic to state we built this country from illegal
immigration to justify more illegal immigration. It hides the fact we replaced a population
and destroyed entire cultures under the banner of Manifest Destiny.
If we are not diligent we will be the ones replaced.
It may be true our Revolution could have failed by not uniting all
of the Colonies. However, it is certain
we failed by not eliminating slavery when freeing ourselves, the first time,
from statism.
Why then after so much strife are we engaging in slavery and illegal
immigration again? Do we embrace them
and our divisiveness because we are returning to statism?
How can we support a Government created ability to be needy as
justification to end our Freedom?
The Government creates false needs, such as the minimum wage, to
garner votes. The reality is the minimum
wage is the wage at which Americans are no longer allowed to work. We import slave labor instead.
Many illegal immigrants seem to demonstrate more American values
than many modern Americans. I do not
speak to their willingness to break the law and disregard our sovereignty even
though it emulates the behavior of our own Government. What I speak of is their willingness to die
crossing oceans and deserts to better their lives. Many have strong family ties and many believe
in a higher power. Many are superior to
the Senator McCain described Americans who would rather have Government force
their neighbor to provide for them than to work.
However, applying political sainthood to illegal immigrants cannot
justify breaking the law, disregarding our sovereignty, amnesty, or abrogation
of the costs of Freedom.
Citizenship? Since a prime
purpose of the 14th Amendment was to afford citizenship to the emancipated
slaves and did not include the American Indian it certainly was not intended to
allow citizenship for anyone born in the United States. Subject to the jurisdiction is not the same
as within a jurisdiction. When you are
subject to a jurisdiction it implies a relationship. When you are within a jurisdiction it implies
location. The abrogation of relationship
in acknowledged jurisdiction by both parties in the 14th Amendment weakens our
sovereignty and the value of citizenship.
Why not just cede our sovereignty and declare citizenship for the world
population? Could that be any more
ridiculous than our current misguided policy?
Has our current drive toward statism shown we cannot choose to have
a culture based on the principles of liberty and the foundations of our
Constitution?
I for one hope not.
Prosperity for all should mean promoting opportunity for each
person to achieve. It certainly should
not be an expectation to live off the labor of a neighbor. A great facet of charity is not to be an
unnecessary burden on your neighbor. The
acceptance of one’s own burden helps all of us recognize need and fosters the
act of charity. The state’s desire to
garnish power through redistribution of wealth has negatively impacted self
worth, charity, and the ability of Us the People to reach for the lofty goal of
prosperity for all.
In spite of the interference from the central government Americans
are still, for the most part, charitable.
We still have a tendency to rebuild our neighbor’s barn when fire
strikes. This charitable nature has
nothing to do with bailing out criminals or enabling poor choices. Recently it was savings and loans and now
insane mortgages. Why are we not talking
about criminal sanctions instead of bailouts?
I see nothing in the nature of our Constitution giving Government the
role of enabler for self destructive behavior.
We now have a government created universal donor class and a
universal recipient class.
This is not America.
Defeatist programs such as Social Security are apparently too
politically ingrained to be shelved. We
should at least temper the failure by changing the focus. Just renaming Social Security, which is
neither social nor secure, to the Federal Supplemental Retirement Fund, may
lead people to understand they need to do something for themselves. A successful government approach might then
be the creation of an environment to encourage people to save for themselves so
they might survive when the fund collapses.
How more socialized can we make medical care without destroying it
or further bankrupting the nation? While
having some control over the quality of life the ability to stay alive is at
0%. Medical providers lose 100% of their
patients – including themselves. Besides
more power for the central government what is the goal of socialized medicine
and are there enough resources on the planet?
How much money can we borrow from the Chinese?
Welfare, which promotes and extends failure, must be rejected. The massive funding for this failure should
be placed into Federal and State Employment Agencies. Agencies designed to teach and aid people to
escape poverty not a program to keep them alive in poverty.
Statism versus Freedom.
Americans, our politicians, in addition to the Declaration of Independence,
the Constitution, the Federalist Papers, should read such articles as the Seven
Principles of Liberty by J. David Goody.
They might learn how deeply the founding fathers understood the
incompatibility of statism and Freedom.
People live the Constitution is constant. It forms our foundation as a statement of
principle. We the People, and not any
temporary political appointee court, decide when to amend the statement of our
principles. We need judges who do not
barter away Constitutional principles and leave the amending to We the People.
Freedom of Speech is a Constitutional right.
Political correctness is how people lie to each other about reality
in order to make someone feel good or promote an agenda. It is the American version of groupthink and
is part of the current tyranny.
There is no such thing as a right not to be offended.
Do we remove the crosses and other religious symbols from Arlington
Cemetery? The establishment of religion
clause was meant to keep us from a taxing Church of America not from God. We should be defending those who wish to say
Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, Ramadan, and "I believe in nothing.” This is a proper application of freedom of
religion. Prohibiting is tyranny and, by
the way, not Constitutional.
Equal protection under the law cannot be used to justify special
rights for political expediency.
Hate crime? Is not crime a
form of hate?
If we never had a rogue Supreme Court we have one now. The statist decisions made against the
principles of a free people are becoming more common. Where are the checks and balances? Where is the Constitution?
We need a new amendment to counter the court’s statist decision
regarding expansion of power through eminent domain. There is essentially no private property,
except possibly Indian reservations, in the United States. If we do not reverse this statist trend what
happened to private property will happen to our people. The next interpretation of eminent domain
very well might include public use ownership of the people.
What did happen to We the People?
When did States Rights come to mean the Right of the State?
The statist court in a partisan political move just overturned a
unanimous precedent regarding detention of enemy combatants. If I were Commander and Chief I would
recognize the unanimous precedent and majority of votes (i.e. 13 to 5). Should we now presume there are no longer
sanctity of precedent in the protection/shredding of our Constitution?
The Second Amendment?
Certainly the idea of a well regulated Militia was included, since the
militia helped win the revolution, but it is the idea of an armed populace
defending itself from tyranny that cemented the idea. I for one will not go to an American made
Gulag without a fight. The D.C. Council
can go anytime they want.
The Supreme Court fails again by ruling EPA regulation of CO2. Unfortunately, life on this planet is carbon
based and a necessary part of our ecosystem is CO2. How do we green up the planet without
CO2? Did anyone mention water vapor,
included in respiration, as a greenhouse component? Does this mean no hydrogen fuel?
After we remove the C02 producing machines do we then turn to
removing C02 producing life?
Do we not have just as much evidence the planet is cooling
off? We need scientific fact and not
political consensus. The last consensus
had the world as being flat. I believe
we finally proved the world is not flat?
Since the truth of the climate debate is once again expansion of
government, and profiteering, proof of human control of the climate is not
necessary or even desired by those who stand to profit. The most honest comment I have heard is from
the President of Bolivia. He believes we
need to end capitalism to save the world.
Does the ranting and raving about CO2 by another snake oil salesman
and profiteer, Al Gore, actually postulate the population limit? There is no doubt overpopulation is our
universal problem. There certainly can
come a day when our numbers demand we sit in our filth with not enough water,
food, or energy. What is that number?
Will abortion become a Government choice? Will families need carbon credits to have
children? Will Mother Nature decide
there will be no more children? Who
needs saving the planet or mankind?
Is overpopulation a reason why have we deserted the basic building
block of society - family?
We are so obsessed with sexual gratification we confuse it with
procreation and a foundation for family?
We have the parts we have for procreation. The fact we like to play with them, and have
developed nearly an inexhaustible number of ways to do so, should not confuse
the reason for their existence - creating life.
When has a male ever impregnated a male or a female impregnated a
female, or a goat, a chicken, a sheep, a rubber doll, vibrator, or whatever
else people choose to play with or play at?
The societal laws and institutions regarding family, marriage,
inheritance, incest all stem from this fact of nature. What the sexual preference issue is really
about is expanding accepted gratification practices - and votes. When a man impregnates a man or a woman a
woman sexual reproductive preference can be conceded.
We need to reaffirm the God given Right to Life acknowledged in our
Constitution. It does not take a
religious interpretation to understand that each fertilized egg is unique. The genetic code never existed before and it
will never exist again. We place great
value on objects that are rare. It is
unbelievable to me that we would value life less. This is very dangerous to civilization. Of course there are exceptions when ending a
life becomes a choice. It is the
prevalent attitude which demonstrates our values.
Choice is not a right it is a necessity. What we choose is important.
Choose term limits.
Experience equals wisdom or replaces principle? Who says one must be in Congress, or on the
Supreme Court, or be a Congressional staffer for life to be effective?
Term limits are obviously unacceptable to career politicians but
may be the only thing left to We the People to even have the hope to remain as
our Founding Fathers envisioned our existence.
Political office and even the Supreme Court were not meant to be a way
of life but as important and as imposing as jury duty. Crushing reelection politics, the influence
of lobbyists, and party politics would do much to eliminate the stench in
Washington. Sadly, We the
People would have to force this.
It would be a great thing if qualifications, military service, even
a Constitutional and civics exam, could be established for office. Ballot selection from qualified candidates
could be done by State lottery. It
should be a duty to serve. Those elected
to the legislature and deemed most qualified would be considered for committee
and leadership posts. The tours would be
limited and a percentage turnover would be established. Americans, like the Founders, serving their
country. It was never intended we form
our own aristocracy or politburo.
If politicians need a measure for success they should spend the
next 100 years getting rid of bad law instead of trying to show competence by
creating more bad law.
Globalism? Who is going to
be in charge? The U.N.? Who in their right mind would support
expansion of U.N. power over U.S. sovereignty?
The U.N. would gleefully participate in ending our Freedom.
Can there be a doubt we are in a world war and a civil war?
Maybe we should bring the troops home. If the nation is to be destroyed from within
why should they die abroad?
Why are we surprised Iraq and the World questions the pleas for
democracy from a near dead Republic?
Do you think they are learning anything good about being a
representative republic or a democracy?
Look at our recent Presidential primary races. Is government for the people or in spite of
the people?
Is anyone in the world fighting a revolution to become like
U.S.? No? Is this because of who we were or what we are
becoming?
There are certainly many revolutions in the world changing the type
of statist regime to be imposed.
How amazing is it we can be lectured about Freedom from the
President of Georgia?
Nicolas Sarkosy for President!
His words demonstrated he understands who we were meant to be. Maybe the French can come to our defense once
again?
Where are George, Thomas, John, Benjamin, and the rest when we need
them the most? There is little doubt in
my mind that if we could get the Founding Fathers back they would immediately
form a new Continental Army. They would
not know communism but they could smell the growing stench of tyranny.
“The Tree of Liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the
blood of patriots and tyrants. It is its
natural manure.”
Statism versus Freedom.
Is America a Free Nation or not?
We are either the United States of America (USA) or the Union of
Socialist States of America (USSA).
It is time to choose. God
help U.S. if we allow politicians to get it wrong.
So what will it be? Hail
Caesar or God Bless America?
///---SIGNED---///
Keith D. Castan
Manassas, VA