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This is the fourth article by Kent Brandenburg on Christian Nationalism. It would be worth your time to read the first three. 2Chronicles 7:14 If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.
‘On August 31, while announcing his new initiative to restrict gun rights, Joe Biden reportedly stated that if “brave right-wing Americans,” as he mockingly dubbed them, wanted to exercise rights under the Second Amendment to “fight against the country” that had become tyrannical, they “would need an F-15.” “You need something more than a gun,” he added, later referring to perhaps “nuclear weapons.”
Such is a common trope from the Left, but it completely misunderstands the Second Amendment.
Here is the understanding of the Second Amendment offered by Supreme Court Justice Joseph Story, whose 1833 Commentaries on the Constitution is widely (and rightly) regarded as among the most authoritative treatises about the Constitution’s original meaning: “The importance of the Second Amendment will scarcely be doubted by anyone,” he wrote, because a well-regulated militia, comprised of the citizenry, “is the natural defense of a free country against sudden foreign invasions, domestic insurrections, and domestic usurpations of power by rulers.” (Emphasis added). “The right of the citizens to keep and bear arms has justly been considered, as the palladium of the liberties of a republic,” he continued, “since it offers a strong moral check against the usurpation and arbitrary power of rulers; and will generally, even if these are successful in the first instance, enable the people to resist and triumph over them.”
As Justice Story makes explicit, the purpose of the Second Amendment is three-fold: 1) for defense against foreign invasion; 2) for defense against domestic threats (whether “insurrection,” rebellion, or from just ordinary thugs and thieves); and 3) as importantly, for defense against domestic tyranny by the government itself.
Was he blind to the concern that armed citizens could not “out gun” the military capacity of the government? Hardly. Indeed, he expected the latter would be successful “in the first instance,” but he saw the right to keep and bear arms primarily as a “moral check” against tyrannical government, not a physical one. His description therefore speaks more to the character of the people being willing and able to resist tyranny, not to whether the weapons owned by individual citizens had to be on a par with those of the military itself.
A citizenry habituated to provide for its own defense is also one that has the character to oppose tyrannical tendencies of their government. F-15s and nuclear weapons are not necessary if the people remain vigilant in opposing usurpations of power by their own government. (Though having once been in an F-15 when my brother was an F-15 pilot, that sure would be neat to have!) ‘https://amgreatness.com/2022/09/04/president-bidens-egregious-misunderstanding-of-the-second-amendment/
How much will a true conservative, lover of the United States and the Constitution have to endure under a Biden/Harris China administration? Enjoy your freedom in the few days you have left!
‘A preview of the executive actions that President-elect Joe Biden will take shortly after assuming the presidency shows that “the racial equity crisis” and the “climate crisis” are among his top four priorities for the first 10 days in office.
“We face four overlapping and compounding crises: the COVID-19 crisis, the resulting economic crisis, the climate crisis, and a racial equity crisis,” according to a Jan. 16 memo by incoming White House chief of staff Ron Klain.
“All of these crises demand urgent action.”
Klain noted that the executive actions will be “bold” but said, “the legal theory behind them is well-founded.”
In his first full week in office, Biden “will take significant early actions to advance equity and support communities of color and other underserved communities,” Klain said. Biden will also move “to address the climate crisis with the urgency the science demands.”
Klain says congressional action will be necessary to deliver on the president-elect’s agenda and cited an immigration bill that Biden will send to Congress on his first day in office.
Last week, Biden introduced his legislative priorities for tackling the CCP virus pandemic. The proposed legislation includes an apparently unrelated mandate for a $15 federal minimum wage, which Congress has estimated will wipe out an estimated 1.3 million jobs. The president-elect plans to introduce his legislative priorities for a CCP virus recovery bill in the coming weeks.
On Inauguration Day, Biden will take roughly a dozen executive actions, including an order for extending a pause of federal student loan payments, rejoining the Paris climate accord, and canceling President Donald Trump’s ban on travel from nations posing a terror threat to the United States.
On the same day, the president-elect will impose a mask mandate on federal property and interstate travel. The mandate is part of Biden’s “100 Day Masking Challenge,” according to the memo. The list of actions on the first day also includes an extension of nationwide restrictions on evictions and foreclosures.
On Jan. 21, Biden’s second day in office, the president-elect “will sign a number of executive actions to move aggressively to change the course of the COVID-19 crisis and safely reopen schools and businesses, including by taking action to mitigate spread through expanding testing, protecting workers, and establishing clear public health standards,” the memo states.
Klain noted that the list of actions isn’t exhaustive, with more actions expected to be added to the to-do list in the coming days.’https://www.theepochtimes.com/biden-priorities-in-first-10-days-in-office-include-systemic-racism-and-climate-crisis_3659830.html
After two terms of this lawless administration it is almost a joke to hear that Hillary is a contender for the Democrat Party’s 2016 Presidential run! However, this is no laughing matter. But, wait what does the Republican Party offer that is truly a respecter of the US Constitution? Whatyareckon?
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