Children of the State

on June 19, 2013 at 3:42 am
Posted In: Constitution, Potential Threats

Children of the State

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With all of the attention to our personal freedoms being thrown out the window lately, we must not forget the fight for our children. The liberal left is winning in getting a consensus on their opinion that your children belong to the state, not you. Between the shock and awe of learning that the DOJ is targeting the free press, the IRS is persecuting groups whose opinions differ from those of the administration and the NSA violating your personal privacy, we could get distracted from an important battle on another front.

Back in April, the liberal propaganda agency AKA MSNBC began promoting the idea that children belong to the state. This is the same notion that prevails in Cuba where children are taken away from their families and sent to work on farms from age 11. Beyond the threat of having your children sent to work camps, you are also losing your ability to make medical decisions about your children.

FOX News, which is predominately a a Neo-Con propaganda outlet that promotes the warfare state had excellent coverage of the couple in California whose child was ripped from its mother’s arms by police. The couple had taken the child to the emergency room where the doctor told them the baby needed surgery. The parents wanted to get a second opinion on the surgery. The hospital notified family services who came to the couple’s home with police to take the baby.   The video below gives all the details.

I admit to watching FOX on occasion. Stossel does produce some eye opening news worthy programs. While of the three major news outlets, FOX may be the cleanest dirty shirt, they are still a dirty shirt. No media outlet is perfect. RT produces better quality news programs than the big three, but even there, you have to watch out for a slightly leftist spin on occasion. We have lots of good alternative media on our links page and our economy links page.  Sorry to digress from the subject, but I must put in my disclaimer when I cite other news outlets.

Keep your eyes open. Tyranny is assaulting us on every side. We have to defend our rights and our children. Don’t get caught in the “right” “left” squabble. Watch what your Congressmen and Senators do; not what letter proceeds their name. Senator Rand Paul is fighting for freedom. He is initiating a lawsuit to shut down the NSA Prism program. Retired Congressman Ron Paul is still very active in fighting for freedom. Ron Paul has developed his own home school curriculum to help your children be free from the socialist Common Core curriculum that is being used to brainwash the children of the state.

Happy Prepping

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Prepper First Aid Kits

on June 17, 2013 at 2:43 am
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Prepper First Aid Kits for Bugging Out or Bugging In

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With hurricane season starting out, I have been reviewing my gear. I have been rotating everything and going over my preps with a fine tooth comb.  Preppers should have a very thorough first aid kit in their bug out bag as well as one in their car. Some estimates state that as many as 3,000,000 people per year are injured in auto accidents, so it only makes sense to have a good first aid kit in your car.

Their are a few key items that everyone should have in their first aid kits. Most items should be in both the bug out kit and the car kit. You never know where you will be when disaster strikes. Of course there are the basics. Your kit should have antibiotic gel, band-aids, alcohol swabs, pain relievers, gauze and medical tape. One thing that is easy to throw in there is a few Benadryl tablets. Not only are they good for an allergy attack, they can help with severe skin reactions. While not the best solution, Benadryl is better than nothing if you have a sudden allergic reaction to food or a bee sting.

Here are a few more upgrades I recommend adding to the basic first aid kit.

Betadine solution. This is what the hospital uses to fight bacteria in cuts. It is a bit pricey, but you can get it a much cheaper on Amazon than the drugstore. You can portion it out in to smaller bottles to keep in your go bag and you auto first aid kit. The little shampoo bottles that you get in a hotel are great once they are thoroughly cleaned out.

Suture Kit. Sewing up a deep cut is not that hard. You will want to be sure you clean the wound and use Betadine to keep the infection out. You will want to add some surgical gloves to this kit. I also keep a tube of Topicane to reduce the sensitivity to the area being sutured. Here is a link to Dr. Bones and Nurse Amy showing you how to suture.

When there is no time for sutures or you don’t have the equipment, super glue will seal a deep cut. You should also have a good flashlight in your car already. If you don’t,  throw one in your first aid kit.

Quickclot makes a sponge that will help deep cuts clot faster. I recommend having one in every individuals bug out bag as well as one for the car. An IBD or Israeli Battle Dressing is a self contained sterile bandage with a gauze area and bandage for holding it on the wound that should also be in every family members bug out bag and the auto first aid kit. IBDs were designed to keep soldiers alive after being shot until they could get proper medical attention. These are absolute life savers.

Online pet stores sell most every sort of antibiotic that is available to humans. They come in the same dosages and are manufactured in the same facilities as those that require an expensive visit to the doctor. I don’t recommend skipping a visit to the doctor and taking fish antibiotics, but in a TEOTWAWKI situation, you may not have any other choice. A bad infection can take you out permanently. Be sure you print out the size and frequency of the recommended dosages for humans while you still have power and and internet. Amoxicillin is sold for fish under the name Fishmox. Cephalexin, a wide spectrum antibiotic is sold under the name Fishflex. In a TEOTWAWKI scenario, people are often doing more physical work which increases the odds of injury that can lead to serious infections if not treated.

In this age of terrorism and earthquakes, we have to think of nuclear threats as well. Potassium iodate tablets help to keep your body from absorbing as much radiation as possible. After the Fukishima meltdown in Japan, they were nowhere to be found. They are one of those things that you buy before you need it or you don’t buy it at all. CampingSurvival.com sells potassium iodate. They offer free shipping and you can use coupon code PREPPERRECON  to get 5% off your entire order. CampingSurvival also carries  a wide array of first aid kits and components.

A simple ace bandage is also an often overlooked item in a medical kit. It is great for sprains, but it can also be used to secure a splint to a broken arm or leg. I also keep cold packs in all of my first aid kits.

Don’t be too quick to throw out expired prescription pain medication. Research your expiring pain medication before you toss it. Most of it will last for years longer than what is indicated on the bottle. In a bad situation, it may be the only thing available to suppress the pain of a severe injury.

A few minutes of watching videos on you tube can also teach you the proper way to preform CPR and clear air passage obstructions. Knowledge doesn’t take up any room in your kit, so why not throw it in there? Being able to take care of yourself and your loved ones in a bad situation will keep you from being helpless when disaster strikes.

Happy Prepping!

 

 

 

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Proverbs 26:17- Sunday Prepper Bible Study

on June 16, 2013 at 6:38 am
Posted In: Bible

Proverbs 26:17- Sunday Prepper Bible Study- Minding Our Own Business

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“Like one who grabs a stray dog by the ears  is someone who rushes into a quarrel not their own.” Proverbs 26:17

The US government has demonstrated its lack of ability to mind its own business in the past few weeks. The DOJ has been caught tapping the phones and hacking the e-mails of journalists. This undermines the very nature of our freedom. Without a free press, no society can consider itself free.

The IRS has been caught targeting groups with views different than those of the administration. These are the tactics of a totalitarian regime, not a republic.

This week, we learned that the NSA is collecting data on all of us. All of our e-mails, Facebook posts, and phone calls are being watched. We have crossed the line. We are no longer free.

Despite the hypocrisy, the US government has now launched another military exercise to promote freedom in Syria. Once again, our blood and treasure are being thrust in to a quarrel not our own. While we drown in debt, we will be supporting the rebels in Syria who are linked to Al Qaeda. We had a similar mission in the 1980’s where we supported rebel forces in Afghanistan. We helped to train and arm a young leader named  Osama Bin Laden. Like one who grabbed a stray dog by the ears, we were bitten from this involvement.

This weeks announcement has proven that we have not learned our lesson. We will continue to borrow money to arm our enemies. The Assad regime is no ally, but he represents a far smaller threat to the US than Al Qaeda. All this on the name of freedom while our freedom is stripped away. We sacrifice our young men and women in wars while we are treated like criminals here in our own country every time we get on a plane, send an e-mail, post to Facebook or make a phone call. Each and every one of us are being conditioned to accept the police state.

We must elect leaders that will adhere to God’s Word and to the Constitution. We must pray for the people of America to have the discernment to see through the lies that we are told to get involved in quarrels not our own. If it were truly freedom we were concerned with, we would have liberated the people of North Korea long ago. Unfortunately for them, they are not strategically located over an oil field. So we continue to “free” the people in areas that affect our interest even when they have no desire for our brand of freedom.

If you are new to prepping or would like to learn more about how to prepare for tomorrow, please read our 7 Step Preparedness Plan. The most important prep of all is knowing GOD. Jesus said “what does it profit a man if he gains the whole world yet loses his own soul?” Prepper translation: “What good will it do you to survive the coming economic collapse, nuclear war or even a zombie apocalypse if you don’t know you will go to heaven when you die.” A recent study found that 10 out of 10 people die! On that day we will meet our Maker. It only makes sense to be prepared for that day. Click here to learn more about knowing GOD.

Have a blessed week and happy prepping!

 

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Prepper Recon Podcast- David Quintieri Interview

on June 14, 2013 at 1:09 am
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Prepper Recon Podcast-David Quintieri Interview

Today’s guest on the Prepper Recon Podcast is the author David Quintieri. David has written The Money GPS which is an excellent book that explains the economic causes for the collapse. David has a talent for taking complex economic principles and putting them in easy to understand terms. David doesn’t just give an excellent case for why the collapse is completely unavoidable, he also gives very sound recommendations on how to prepare yourself to weather the storm.

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David and I discuss how governments neglect to teach their citizens financial literacy so that they more easily accept policies that are designed to pilfer their citizens. We discuss the causes for the coming collapse and David gives a chilling description of what society will look like in the apex of the collapse. Like many people who recognize the issues that our economy faces, David believes in owning precious metal to protect wealth during the collapse. We talked about the recent downturn in the gold and silver market and look at taking advantage of the current prices. I purchase my silver and gold bullion from JM Bullion. They have the lowest over spot price of any major online dealer.

Here is the link to the video of the police kicking in doors while looking for the Boston marathon bomber. We discussed this situation in today’s show.

If you have not yet started to get serious about preparing for what is coming, now is the time. Read our 7Step Survival Plan, it will help you be better prepared for everything form a hurricane to the end of the world as we know it. You can keep up with David Quintieri on The Money GPS YouTube channel or you can visit The Money GPS website. The book is a great read and very easy to understand. You can purchase it through Amazon by clicking the image of the book below.

Happy Prepping!

 

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The Many Uses of Para-Cord

on June 12, 2013 at 2:49 am
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The Many Uses of Para-Cord

Para-cord is prepper gold. Is has so many uses that make it a must have for every bug out bag. One of the things preppers look at when deciding what will and won’t make it into the bug out bag is how much room does an item take up compared to how many functions it has. For example, I would love to take an air conditioner and a small generator in my bug out bag. Unfortunately, that would use two bug out bags and not leave me with room for anything else. So picking items that have a lot of utility is key. Para-cord, takes up very little room and weighs almost nothing. The survival situation uses for para-cord are limited only by your imagination. Here are just a few to get you started thinking.

Shelter

Para-cord can be use to tie a tarp to a tree to make a shelter. If you do not have a tarp, para-cord can be used to lash a branch horizontally across two trees. Other branches can then be laid across that branch to make a shelter.

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Food

Para-cord can be used to make a snare to catch game. It can also be fashioned into a sling that can launch small stones to hunt or for self-defense. Para-cord has several individual strands inside that can be separated and tied together to make long lines to use for fishing. A hook can be made from a safety pin or could be carved from wood.

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Fire

Para-cord can be used to make a bow drill. Bow drills work best when humidity is low and all the materials are very dry. Some people carry a little dry tender to start their initial flame. Dryer lint is very flammable if kept in a sealed container.

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Security

We mentioned a sling that could be made for hunting, it can also be used for security. You can also set up trip lines around your camp for security. If you set the trip lines to topple loud objects, it will add an alarm feature to the trip lines.

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Para-cord can also be used to tie firewood together to make it easier to transport. It can be used to attach a knife or other equipment to the outside of your backpack. It can be used as a belt or to make a splint for fractures or sprains. You can use it to repair broken objects. The list goes on and on. Para-cord has so many uses that many people keep it as part of their everyday carry. One popular way to always have para-cord with you is to keep it as  your shoe laces. The problem is that the ends have to be melted which looks kind of raggedy if you work in a professional environment. Thomas Sciacca over at CampingSurvival.com now sells shoelaces made from para-cord. They come in a variety of colors and lengths.  For less than $2,  para-cord can be part of your everyday carry and you can still look like a million bucks. Below is a quick video on the para-cord shoestrings. CampingSurvival.com is our newest sponsor and is offering a 5% discount on all orders when you use coupon code PREPPERRECON.


Happy Prepping!

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Prism Whistle Blower Warns Against Tyranny

on June 10, 2013 at 3:50 am
Posted In: Constitution, Potential Threats

Prism Whistle Blower Warns Against Tyranny

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Edward Snowden left everything he knew in order to warn us of the tyranny facilitated by the NSA. The National Security Agency has been monitoring communications and postings through telephone calls, e-mail, Facebook, YouTube and Skype. Edward Snowden has escaped the country he loved so much to Hong Kong in hopes that he may live to tell the whole story.

Snowden gave an excellent interview to The Guardian on why he decided to come forward and tell the details of Prism as opposed to making his case anonymously. He tells The Guardian interviewer that he did not want to make his accusations in secret. That would be doing things the same way the government he was condemning does them. He goes on to explain that the ability of the government to spy on everyone and to store all of that data is growing at an exponential rate. Snowden warns that if the American public does not demand change right now, it will be to late.

This is your last chance America. You must throw your support behind the warriors for freedom like Senator Rand Paul or it will be too late. Senator Rand Paul seeks to sue the Federal Government to stop the NSA Prism program.  The liberals and the neo-cons both seek to control you and keep you hostage in your own country. While radical Islam may seek to destroy America in time, the most immediate threat is your freedom. The real enemy is in your own backyard.

This story is no longer the conspiracy theory of the nut job tin foil hat people. This story is conspiracy fact.This is being covered by even the mainstream media. It is time to wake up.

Fact: The government is watching your every move. They are monitoring all of your online activity, all of your e-mails, all of your phone calls, Skype calls, what you post on Facebook and what you watch and upload to YouTube.

Fact: The IRS targeted groups that were hostile to the administration.

Fact: The Department of Justice taped phones and e-mails of the free press. The press is our primary guardian of freedom.

Fact: Bostonians were dragged from their homes at gun point, frisked for weapons and treated as criminals with no warrants and no probable cause during the search for the marathon bomber.

Edward Snowden has most certainly signed his own death warrant to warn you of the tyranny that is taking root right now. What will you do with that warning? Will you stay awake? Will you take the time to see how your Senators and Congressmen voted on the NDAA indefinite detention nullification bill? Will you e-mail your representatives and demand they adhere to the constitution or will you go back to sleep?

If you are not mad, you are not paying attention.

Happy Prepping!

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Prepper Bible Study- King Asa

on June 9, 2013 at 3:40 am
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Prepper Bible Study- King Asa II Chronicles 14-16

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2 Chronicles 15:2“The Lord is with you when you are with him. If you seek him, he will be found by you, but if you forsake him, he will forsake you.”

King Asa was a great King over the Southern kingdom of Israel, Judah. Early in his life, he was wholeheartedly devoted to God. He would pray to God before battle and God would grant him victory. King Asa was very careful to not allow idolatry and pagan worship in the kingdom during the first part of his reign as king. He tore down the pagan temples and altars that were in Judah when he took the throne. He led by example in teaching the inhabitants of the land to worship God.

As King Asa grew older, like all of us, he was busy with the concerns of life. He allowed his business as a King to get in the way of his wholehearted devotion to God. This complacency brought consequences in the latter years of King Asa’s reign. The King from the Northern Kingdom of Israel attacked King Asa.  Rather than seeking God as he had done in his youth, King Asa used the treasure from the Lord’s Temple to hire an army from Aram. The plan succeeded in stopping the attack, but God was not pleased with King Asa and determined that he would be at war constantly. The  prophet Hanani brought this message to King Asa:

“For the eyes of the Lord range throughout the earth to strengthen those whose hearts are fully committed to him. You have done a foolish thing, and from now on you will be at war.” II Chronicles 16:9

After this, King Asa contracted a disease in his feet. He refused to ask God for help with the disease. He died soon after getting the disease.

It is so important to carve out time everyday to maintain your relationship with your creator. Business can get to all of us. There are so many things that we have to do to keep going that there is never any time left over. You have to make a priority out of spending time with God or it will never happen.

If you are new to prepping or would like to learn more about how to prepare for tomorrow, please read our 7 Step Preparedness Plan. The most important prep of all is knowing GOD. Jesus said “what does it profit a man if he gains the whole world yet loses his own soul?” Prepper translation: “What good will it do you to survive the coming economic collapse, nuclear war or even a zombie apocalypse if you don’t know you will go to heaven when you die.” A recent study found that 10 out of 10 people die! On that day we will meet our Maker. It only makes sense to be prepared for that day. Click here to learn more about knowing GOD.

Have a blessed week and happy prepping!

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Prepper Recon Podcast- Nathan Jefferson Interview

on June 7, 2013 at 2:43 am
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Prepper Recon Podcast- Author Nathan Hale Jefferson Interview

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Today’s guest is Nathan Hale Jefferson. Nathan has just released his new book, The Wayward Journey. The book is a fictional account of the coming economic collapse combined with encroaching resource scarcity and a major earthquake that creates the perfect storm. If you like survivalist, post-apocalyptic, dystopian and TEOTWAWKI books, this book is right up your alley.

With the economy slowing down and inflation heating up, John takes a new job to help make ends meet at home after his wife is laid off from her high paying job. This new job requires him to travel across the country and work long hours away from home.
While on one fateful trip away, the heartland of the country is rocked by a series of devastating earthquakes that cripple the nation by destroying massive amounts of infrastructure, killing and injuring hundreds of thousands, and displacing millions of inhabitants.

Now, John is stranded nearly 2,000 miles away from home with no easy way to make it back to his loving family in need. In his attempt to get home, he battles against the flow of refugees fleeing the devastated area and encounters many perilous–and sometimes deadly–trials along the way.

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Nathan and I talk about the similarities in the challenges our society faces now with those portrayed in the book. We take a look at several of the factors like inflation, high energy prices and natural disaster.

You can find Nathan on Facebook or check out his website at AbundantFuture.net .

Click the book’s image below to purchase The Wayward Journey from Amazon.

 

Below are some charts and graphs that are relative to today’s podcast. Use them to follow along during today’s conversation.

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Hurricane Season Check Up

on June 5, 2013 at 5:06 am
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Hurricane Season Check Up

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Hurricane Season is here again. For preppers on the East coast, this means paying a little more attention to the weather. Most preppers are always trying to perfect their preparedness, so being prepared for a hurricane is pretty well taken care of already. For me, the first month of hurricane season is not spent running around buying canned goods, bottled water, batteries and flashlights. We never allow our stock of these essential items to get depleted. I use this time of year to do annual or semi-annual maintenance on my preps.

Water

We keep our old plastic juice containers and fill them up with tap water. We have about 40 gallons stored. Water tends to get a bit stale after a year so this is a good time to change it out. If you want to be extra safe, you can add 8 drops of bleach per gallon to make sure your water lasts the entire year. This is also a good time of year to make sure your extra bleach stock is adequate. Bleach can also be used to purify water if the supply is tainted. Each gallon requires 8 drops for clear water and 16 drops for cloudy water. We also have 2 rain catch barrels that hold 50 gallons each. These may be needed to catch drinking water, so this is a good time of year to give them a good cleaning. We will pick up a few more water filters for our filter pitcher also. If you have to sterilize your water with bleach, you will be glad you have a filter pitcher to remove the taste.

Recharge

This is a great time of year to top off all of your rechargeable batteries and devices. We have Midland 2 way radios that can be charged on a charger or with batteries. I will be recharging them this week so we won’t have to use precious batteries if the power goes out. The Midlands are also our weather radios. I will also recharge all of the miscellaneous rechargeable batteries including those for tactical lights.

Rotate

This is one of two times per year that we rotate everything. The other time is after Christmas.  I will go through our bug out bag and rotate all of the long term food storage items. I will also rotate the stored gasoline by filling up the car with the stored gas and refilling the gas cans and adding fresh stabilizer. This is also a good time to check your fire extinguishers and change your batteries to your smoke detectors. You should also rotate all of your semi automatic fire arms magazines. The springs in the magazines can take a set and loose their tension. Don’t fill them all the way to the top either. Fill them one round short for pistol magazines and two rounds short for 30 round rifle magazines.  If you don’t have extra magazines to be able to rotate, get them now while they are available. We just saw how tight the market can get on magazines.

If you are new to prepping and not sure what you need for hurricane season, read our 7 Step Survival Plan. You will be very well set for hurricane season if you follow all of the tips there. Click here to view The NOAA 2013 Hurricane Season Predictions.

Happy Prepping!

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Amendments 3 and 7 Still In Tact!

on June 3, 2013 at 3:17 am
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Amendments 3 and 7 Still In Tact!

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As far as I can tell, Amendments 3 and 7 of the Bill of Rights are still in tact. They seem to have survived 4 and 1/2 years of the present administration. I often point out the short comings of US government and rarely give applause to what is still right. While the other 8 Amendments to The Constitution have been all but abolished, today we celebrate 3 and 7.

Amendment III

No Soldier shall, in time of peace be quartered in any house, without the consent of the Owner, nor in time of war, but in a manner to be prescribed by law.

Amendment VII

In Suits at common law, where the value in controversy shall exceed twenty dollars, the right of trial by jury shall be preserved, and no fact tried by a jury, shall be otherwise re-examined in any Court of the United States, than according to the rules of the common law.

Let’s enjoy them while they last. This administration still has 3 1/2 more years to completely eradicate The Bill of Rights. As for the other 8, let us take a moment to remember them as they once were.

Amendment I

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.

I am sure we are all aware that this Amendment is no longer enforced. The recent wire taping and e-mail hacking by the DOJ ensures that the press will always fear the government and stay in line. Likewise, groups using words like “Constitution”, “Tea Party”, and “Patriot”. have been targeted by the IRS as a means of intimidation. King George must be rolling in his grave. Had he known the American people would be intimidated so easily, he could have focused more on France.

Amendment II

A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.

While falling far short of her goal of banning all weapons of every sort except those used to police, temporizer and suppress a free people, Diane Fienstien can be proud that her rhetoric helped Andrew Cuomo ban most modern pistols in the state of New York. The NY 7 round magazine limit effectively banned most all types of semiautomatic pistols. Most manufacturers of these pistols do not make 7 round magazines. This law renders them unusable.

Amendment IV

The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.

In case you missed the video footage of the search for the Boston bombing suspect on YouTube, here is a link to a video featuring US citizens being dragged from their homes at gun point, then led down the street to be frisked like criminals. Of course it was not covered by the mainstream media because they are to scared of the DOJ.

Amendment V

No person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a Grand Jury, except in cases arising in the land or naval forces, or in the Militia, when in actual service in time of War or public danger; nor shall any person be subject for the same offence to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb; nor shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself, nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation.

Amendment VI

In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury of the State and district wherein the crime shall have been committed, which district shall have been previously ascertained by law, and to be informed of the nature and cause of the accusation; to be confronted with the witnesses against him; to have compulsory process for obtaining witnesses in his favor, and to have the Assistance of Counsel for his defence.

Amendment VIII

Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted.

The 2012 National Defense Authorization Act contained a provision that allows the government to arrest a US citizen without charging them and to detain them indefinitely without bail. This provision directly violates Amendments IV,V, VI, and VIII.

Amendment IX

The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people.

Not only have those right not enumerated been trampled under foot by an ever growing all consuming government, but those that were specifically granted have been tossed out the window while we have enjoyed our bread and circuses.

Amendment X

The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.

The federal government has assumed power never intended for itself. It has taken the place of state government in the arena of education and made a mess of the entire system. It has intruded into the business of the Church and turned charity into a means of purchasing votes through social welfare programs. It has set itself as master and will force us to purchase health insurance by the barrel of a gun. If you think I am being over dramatic about health care, try not purchasing the mandated policy, then try not paying the fine imposed by the IRS. See how long it takes before you are staring down the barrel of a gun.

The author of the Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson said ”

“When the people fear the government there is tyranny, when the government fears the people there is liberty.”

If you are not mad, you are not paying attention.

Happy Prepping!

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