Posted by
Grace M. Alvarez on Thursday, April 30, 2009 5:27:00 PM
We have become a nation under the control of one party - the Democratic Party. While some may think it is not of major importance, I offer the following major legislation fast-tracked through the House and Senate. Legislation that will impact our lives in negative ways leading to total control of every aspect of our lives. Alarmist? You bet! I remember WWII - the era preceding and following to date. I have seen this country go from a nation that honored, revered and appreciated the freedoms which made us content and productive to a nation of disconnected people, without a common loyalty to God, country or flag. And we have become less productive - despite the flowery words of Mr. Obama who proclaims the united states worker as the finest in the world. - Today's worker performs only as much as he is obligated to by his union. It's not that initiative has been eliminated, it's that true honest talent is generally overshadowed by special interests. So, on the eve of a new presidential reign, on the occasion of his first 100 days, we have already lost all hope of surviving as independent thinkers.
There has been a rush of legislation pushed through without debate or even pretense of open examination by members of either Congress or Senate, much less the public at large. Of these there are two which should raise the hair on the back of all decent Americans! The so-called "Hate Crime" passed today (Apr. 30) and will no doubt be signed into law with great fanfare. Make no mistake, granting any one single group of citizens special protection under the law is tantamount to disregarding the majority of us who are just ordinary, plain, normal heterosexual. (I am quite aware that I have committed a slur against such a group by use of the word normal) - so be it. The Hate Crime Bill will leave all of us vulnerable to prosecution for expressing opinions about certain life-styles. Welcome to the new america.
Bill HR 1388 - grandiously entitled "Generations Invigorating Volunteerism and Education" (GIVE) is in actuality Obama's Youth Brigade which will (in time) become the civilian militia Mr. Obama dreamed about and talked about during his campaign. This bill was introduced to the house on March 9, 2009, passed by the House on March 18, 2009, and the Senate on March 26, 2009; subsequently sent to the White House on March 21, 2009 and signed (without fanfare or news coverage) by the president on April 3, 2009. That is fast-tracking! What dissention was offered was not allowed to affect the pre-ordained outcome. What Obama wants, he gets!!!
What is so frightening about the HR 1388? It will require all students who accept state/federal grants or loans for higher education to "volunteer" a period of time in one of the programs. High school drop-outs will be required to enter the volunteer program also. That doesn't sound too bad - nothing wrong in paying back a debt with service to a good cause. However, those in the program will be under very strict control - without any religious influence whatsoever. Not even when "off-duty". These young people will be a police force akin to the Hitler Jugend. - Alarmist? Yes, I've read the text!
There is virtually no opposition - except for the silent majority who wave tea bags and are derided as fringe loons or right-wing terrorists. I can no longer be silent. I have grandchildren who should be allowed to live their lives with the same
freedom that I did. A freedom their grandfather fought for and their cousin recently died for and another's husband is currently protecting in Iraq.
America, where is our backbone? God save us - from ourselves and from an insidious ideology that does not understand that the founding fathers intended to keep God as a solid foundation from which we could be that "City of Light on a Hill."