 Minuteman Monthly Newsletter Issue 69 April 2007 |
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Welcome to this issue of the Minuteman Monthly Newsletter. This is the monthly communication from my Web site at www.SaveTheGuns.com. Thank you for reading this month's issue and for passing it on to a friend. The campaign for President of the United States is getting a lot of press-time much earlier than in past election cycles. Turning on the television or radio, the names Obama, Clinton, Guiliani, McCain, Edwards, Romney, Tancredo, Paul and Hunter are being heard much earlier than in past election cycles. The last three are not being heard as often however. I'm very disappointed at the popularity of the current field of candidates. The only candidates who are getting any meaningful face-time on television are not worthy of being President of the United States. Quite frankly, only the last three I mentioned Tancredo, Paul and Hunter are about the only three I'm looking at right now. What is the best way to go about choosing a candidate for public office? That's easy! Start by comparing the candidate's core principles and political agenda to the Bill of Rights and freedom first. Read on... SaveTheGuns.com Quotes of the Month "Guard with jealous attention the public liberty. Suspect everyone who approaches that jewel. Unfortunately, nothing will preserve it but downright force. When you give up that force, you are ruined."
"No one could make a greater mistake than he who did nothing
"One of the penalties for refusing to participate in politics is that you end up being governed by your inferiors."
"Of all tyrannies, a tyranny exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. It may be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies. The robber baron's cruelty may sometimes sleep, his cupidity may at some point be satiated; but those who torment us for our own good will torment us without end, for they do so with the approval of their consciences."
MILITIA, in general, denotes the body of soldiers, or those who make profession of arms.
In a more restrained sense, militia denotes the trained bands of a town or country, who arm themselves, upon a short warning, for their own
defence.
So that, in this sense, militia is opposed to regular or stated troops.
For the direction and command of the militia, the king constitutes lords-lieutenants of each country.
"Where liberty dwells, there is my country."
"I hope, therefore, a bill of rights will be formed to guard the people against the Federal government as they are already guarded against their State governments, in most instances." SaveTheGuns.com Gun Safety Tip of the Month Make a good impression upon any non-gun owner when handling firearms in their presence. Many times I have been cleaning firearms in the kitchen, either at home or at a relative's home and a non gun owner walks in and is immediately horrified that there is a real firearm on the table. Most non gun owners get their firearm education from the nightly news and entertainment industry. It's completely up to you to leave them with a good impression when they clearly see how conscientious and safe you are when handling a gun. Don't look "put out" by their reaction. Don't get aggressive with them. Just be sure to leave non gun owners with a good impression of a law abiding gun owner. I feel that if we could take every anti-gunner out target practicing at the range for a day, gun control groups would cease to exist. My gun safety tip of the month is simply to take extra care when handling a firearm around people who don't know anything about guns or have an irrational fear of them. Leave them with a good impression and you might convert an anti-gunner into a pro-gunner simply by your courtesy and conscientiousness.
NRA Membership Recruiter Corner http://membership.nrahq.org/default.asp?campaignid=XR017807 As you may already know, SaveTheGuns.com is one of thousands of NRA Membership Recruiters across America. As an NRA Recruiter, I'm officially a subcontractor for the National Rifle Association of America and not an employee. I make a small commission whenever you join, renew or give an NRA Membership as a gift. Please use the link above for all your NRA Membership needs. I have written a Web page with more information on membership in the National Rifle Association. It has a list of benefits as well as membership options and prices. For your convenience the above NRA Membership link is there as well. http://www.savetheguns.com/nra_membership.htm P.S. Remember, my link goes directly to the NRA Membership check out page. Using my special link is a lot more convenient than trying to find the page yourself. As of this issue of the Minuteman Monthly Newsletter, I've recruited 101 NRA Members through this link. As of right now, I'm in 12th place as an NRA Membership Recruiter in the nine (9) States of the Northeast Region. I want to get into the TOP TEN sometime this year! A Brief Message on Parker A brief message on the Washington D.C. gun ban reversal by the D.C. Circuit Appeals Court: The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) won't touch this case! I applaud the Parker Decision. It's been the best news for the
American concerned about their loss of firearm freedom in the past
century. We'll have to watch it very closely. Contributions to SaveTheGuns.com Please use the following convenient link to securely use a credit card online to give SaveTheGuns.com a voluntary contribution: http://www.amazon.com/paypage/P3GXU3PIEM5ST1 To write me a personal check, it's almost as easy! Write out a personal check made payable to Marc H. Richardson. Sign it and put it into a stamped envelope addressed to: Marc H. Richardson My contributors have kept this informative Web site going for seven years. Become a contributor today... please? P.S. I got one (1) $20.00 contribution this month! Thanks to a visitor! Item of the Month The item of the month is going to be a new feature in the Minuteman Monthly Newsletter. I hope you find it useful. Minuteman Monthly Newsletter Aiming Point What is the best way to go about choosing a candidate for President of the United States? Actually, what I should say is; what is the best way to go about choosing ANY candidate for public office? Of course, you may have your very own method of choosing a candidate for public office and that is certainly your decision and yours alone. But how should we go about making that choice really... Is there even a best way to go about choosing an elected official? It's my belief that there is indeed a best way to go about choosing a candidate to get behind for 2008. In fact, what I'm about to say should seem so simple, but many of us don't even consider it until maybe it's too late. First, look to the Bill of Rights. Hold your candidates core principles and issues up to the Bill of Rights. Take a close look at what they've done in the past and compare it to the Bill of Rights. Does any of their positions on important issues violate anything at all in the Bill of Rights? Obviously gun control is important to us. The Second Amendment protects our freedom and the rest of the Constitution itself. But what about the freedom of speech? Does your candidate's position on campaign finance reform openly and brazenly violate the First Amendment's protection of freedom of political speech as does Senator John McCain's? Have you actually looked closely at how many gun control bills were joyfully signed by Mitt Romney when he was Governor of Massachusetts? How about Rudy Guiliani and his troublesome positions on gun control when he was Mayor of New York City? Need I even mention the political aspirations of Hillary Clinton, Barack Hussein Obama, Joe Biden? How about your candidate's position on the troublesome evolution of Eminent Domain and the obvious violations of the Fifth Amendment's protection of personal property without due process? Do we as Americans even know the Bill of Rights enough to choose a political candidate or even a candidate for President of the United States? Amendment I +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ We should first closely compare the Bill of Rights with the candidate's stand on current political issues. We should make certain that anti-terrorism efforts and positions of a candidate do not violate the Fourth Amendment's protections. The candidate's stand on the issue of the recent power-grab of Eminent Domain could violate the Fifth Amendment's protections. If elected, it could get even worse. But of course, I could go on for pages and pages on this topic, but I won't... I will simply end this Minuteman Monthly Newsletter right here by saying that many of the current "front-runners" in the 2008 race have come out strongly against the Second Amendment either in past actions as Governors, Mayors or Congressmen. If you look closely at each of the 2008 candidates for President of the United States, you would easily find that most of them have current positions or past actions that violate items protected by the Bill of Rights. Biden, Clinton, Dodd, Edwards, Kucinich, Obama, Guiliani, McCain and Romney all fail the Bill of Rights test. Unfortunately, these men (and Hillary) are the only people getting any meaningful press. Once a candidate passes the Bill of Rights test, only then should they be considered on other issues such as Tax Reforms, Social Security, Abortion, Immigration, Energy, Healthcare, National Security and others. Closing Comments Thank you for taking the time out of your day to read the Minuteman Monthly Newsletter. I encourage you to pass it on. You may use this newsletter as you see fit. You may post it, blog it, print it, forward it and publish it. The only thing I ask is that somewhere in your material, make sure the URL www.SaveTheGuns.com appears prominently. Thanks, |
