Stand Your Ground

Stand your ground; don't fire unless fired upon, but if they mean to have a war, let it begin here.
- Captain John Parker, Lexington, MA, 19 April 1775

Get Involved!

If you're like me, every day you wake up wondering if you shouldn't just unplug and forget about it all. The task seems so overwhelming, and after all, you're just one person. How can one person possibly make a difference against the onslaught of socialism in this country?

However, before you unplug and give up, you need to know that you are NOT alone. You are NOT one person trying to make a difference all by yourself. There are many, many more people just like you -- people who still believe in common sense, the rule of law and the Constitution of the United States of America. One of my goals with this blog is to encourage like-minded people to connect with each other, because there are things you can do to get involved and make a difference before its too late.

Here's one action item: Visit No Stimulus! (http://nostimulus.com/) and sign the petition against passage of the so-called "Stimulus" and encourage your family and friends to do likewise. No Stimulus! is a project of Americans for Prosperity (http://americansforprosperity.org/).

You CAN make a difference. Our country is the result of a few like-minded people coming together and encouraging others to stand up with them against tyranny. How do you think the individual private felt in the dark days of that bitterly cold winter at Valley Forge? He and his fellow soldiers shed their blood so that YOU can enjoy freedom today. After all they suffered for you, are you going to give up and allow our country to fall into socialism and tyranny or are you going to stand up in their memory and honor to continue the fight for freedom they began?

Remember, yes, YOU can!

Liberalism 101

I'm beginning to understand why Liberals have no problem continually raising taxes on all of us -- they don't bother to pay taxes themselves. And now, it seems like every time they're caught cheating, we're told it was just a "mistake" or "misunderstanding." What would happen to the rest of us if we made the same "mistakes" on our taxes? I seriously doubt we'd get the same "free pass."

Liberals claim they're for helping the "little guy." As far as they're concerned, "helping" is great as long as it doesn't involve them actually paying anything from their own pocket. Even studies from Liberal organizations show Liberals give very little to charity. Not only that, we're finding out now that most of them don't even pay their taxes. Instead, the Liberal solution is to take OUR money in the form of overburdening taxes to give the money to bloated government bureaucracies that end up squandering the money on worthless programs.

Real Americans see someone in trouble and they reach into their own pocket to help the person in need. Not only that, they show the person in need how to solve his own problems and better himself without relying on Big Government. Liberals on the other hand see someone in need and reach into someone else's pocket, taking that persons money and giving it to some or the other government program or special interest. In the meantime, they tell the person in need there's no solution for their problem and the best they can hope for is perpetual dependence on Big Government.

What kind of pinhead can't figure out which one is the better solution?

How much longer are YOU going to give your representatives a "pass" before you're fed up and ready to take back control of OUR government?

Hyperinflation: It's Coming

The chart above shows the monetary supply of the United States from the early 1900s through today. If you understand economics, this chart should scare the hell out of you! Our monetary supply remained fairly steady until 1971. That year, President Nixon took the dollar off the gold standard. From that point on, the Fed has been free to print as much money as they wanted. Even after going off the gold standard, we maintained a fairly even slope, but then, just a few months ago, the monetary supply spiked. The Fed is now running the presses 24-hours, printing money like there's no tomorrow -- which there won't be if we keep going the way we are.

A large monetary supply is not a good thing. Too large a monetary supply leads to inflation. A huge over-supply of money leads to hyperinflation. To understand hyperinflation, we only have to look at German's Weimar Republic in the 1920s. As a result of simply printing more money, the Mark became worthless. It literally took a wheelbarrow full of money to even buy a loaf of bread.

Click here for a more in-depth explanation: http://www.glennbeck.com/content/articles/article/198/20816/?ck=1

We are in a very dangerous situation today. Our politicians refuse to make the hard decisions to solve our problems. Instead, they sellout our children's and grandchildren's futures with things like a so-called "Stimulus Bill" that's nothing more than money and pork for special interests.



The photo above from 1923 shows a woman in Germany feeding Marks into a furnace as the money had become so worthless, it was cheaper to burn the money than to buy coal. THAT is what we have to look forward to if we allow our current situation to continue and end up with hyperinflation.

Concentration Camps: Coming Soon to an America Near You

Still not convinced we're not just strolling, but flat our sprinting towards Marxist socialism? Rep Alcee Hastings, D-FL, has introduced a new bill, HR 645, which calls for the creation of no fewer than six national emergency centers for controlling civilians on military installations.

Read the story here: http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=87757

Kinda sounds like concentration camps to me. Let's see, didn't we do that to American citizens of Japanese decent at the beginning of World War Two and didn't that Hitler guy create those for his "Final Solution," oh and didn't Stalin have something like that called "Gulags?" I don't recall any of those working out too well for the cause of liberty and freedom.

Why isn't the mainstream media all over this? My God, what is it going to take for YOU to get involved? Are you going to wait until you or your family are behind the barbed wire of one of those camps to decide that perhaps the politicians and the self-appointed intelligentsia are taking us down the wrong path?

Hello? Is This Thing On?

While talking to yourself may be the mark of genius -- or insanity, depending on how you're looking at it, I really am writing these words to share them with others. I hope that at least a few people read these ramblings. If you are reading this blog, I'd like to hear from you. Please drop me a line at SPSchultzBlog@gmail.com. Thanks!

Save the Environment: Eliminate All Humans

Want to save the environment? Then kill yourself. Yes, the only way we can truly save the planet is by eradicating the human population. From an article entitled "Having More than 2 Kids Will Destroy Planet, Environmentalist Says":

Couples who have more than two children are being “irresponsible” by creating an unbearable burden on the environment, the British government’s green adviser warned.

Jonathon Porritt, who chairs the government’s Sustainable Development Commission, says curbing population growth through contraception and abortion must be at the heart of policies to fight global warming. He says political leaders and green campaigners should stop dodging the issue of environmental harm caused by an expanding population.

A report by the commission, to be published next month, will say that governments must reduce population growth through better family planning.

“I am unapologetic about asking people to connect up their own responsibility for their total environmental footprint and how they decide to procreate and how many children they think are appropriate,” Porritt said.

“I think we will work our way towards a position that says that having more than two children is irresponsible. It is the ghost at the table. We have all these big issues that everybody is looking at and then you don’t really hear anyone say the “p” word.”

See the full story here: http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,486390,00.html

Why in the hell are we tolerating these wacko nutjobs and not only tolerating them, but placing them into positions of leadership? Again, when are YOU going to get fed up enough to do something about this?

I'm From the Government and I'm Here to Help

Damn it, people, when is enough, enough? When are enough of you going to get fed up so we can take back our government? Are YOU going to just sit around on your butt until it's too late? Are YOU going to wait until you wake up one morning to a Marxist socialist, New World Order United States? Or are you going to have the guts and courage to stand up and act NOW?

"Green" cars are a great idea, right? A wonderful way to make you feel good about yourself, that you are "doing something about the environment?" (Never mind the dirty little secret that all of us could drive two-passenger, deathtrap SmartCars and still have NO, NONE, ZERO impact on the environment due to the pollution spilling out of places like China and India -- it really is a big planet, boys and girls.) Anyway, it turns out "green" cars are not such a good idea after all. Why? Because in our big government, big tax society, road and infrastructure budgets depend on tax revenue from gasoline taxes, and as more people buy "green" cars, those revenues are falling.

So what's the solution? In typical big-government fashion, tax you for EVERY mile that your drive in your car. How is that going to be accomplished? By installing a "device" in your vehicle which will track your movements. Did ANYONE else read 1984 and Animal Farm in high school? Do you remember the stories? You may want to read them again.

Here's some links to these proposals:

http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/asection/la-na-gas-tax4-2009jan04,0,1063687.story

http://www.dhonline.com/articles/2008/12/28/news/local/1aaa02_road.txt

First, big government is NEVER the answer to our problems. Second, do YOU really want the government to track your every movement? How long does it take to go from tracking you in your car to tracking you as an individual? We already have the technology to do just that. In fact, if you have a newer cell phone, you're already holding it in your hand. Don't think that could happen? Using the logic of this "mileage tax" proposal, what happens tax revenue starts dropping because people aren't driving? Well, then big brother would just need to track our individual movements and tax us on those instead.

Folks, we are treading on EXTREMELY dangerous ground when ideas like a "mileage tax" with mandatory government tracking devices in you vehicle is even seriously considered.

As Benjamin Franklin observed, "We must all hang together or surely we will all hang seperately."

Let's Get Down to Business

Now that the election and inauguration have come and gone, it's time to get down to business without the distractions of a Presidential election. The middle of a Presidential election year was NOT the time for a third party to jump into the race (Ross Perot already proved how well that works). However, with all that over for another couple years, NOW is the time to get serious.

I think most Americans are finally coming to the realization that the two major political parties, Republicans and Democrats, are only interested in "politics as usual" and increasing their own power instead of representing the people and working for the common good. If you're like me, and many other Americans, you feel completely disenfranchised from those you elected to represent you at all levels of government. Instead of just complaining about it, why don't you get serious and DO something about it?

If our country is going to survive as the United States of American and not become the United SOCIALIST States of America, like minded people must come together NOW to take charge, get involved and do something about it. We need to start talking seriously about a third party alternative to our current de facto two-party system.

One option I believe worth considering is the Constitution Party (http://www.constitutionparty.com/). According to their platform, they are dedicated to restoring the Constitution and the Bill of Rights to their proper place, limiting government and returning power to the people.

We MUST come together NOW if our Union is to be saved. You have already seen what's gone on in ONE week since the inauguration: proposal to close GITMO and bring EXTREMELY dangerous Islamic extremists to facilities in the states, implementation of Rule 13 from Rules for Radicals by Obama against Rush Limbaugh as the start of shutting down any opposing voices, passage of a bill allowing fired employees to sue companies YEARS later for supposed "wrongs" (disguised with a catchy "Equal Pay" title), and a push for more Big Unions (remember, the employer with the largest number of unionized employees is the Federal Government). So far, everything people like me and others warned would happen if a socialist was elected president are already starting to happen.

Stand up! Get involved! Take charge! We must reclaim OUR United States of America before its too late! Remember, yes, YOU can!

Are You Prepared to Prevail?

A little background for anyone not from the area: In Plant City, FL, Friday morning, 5 December 2008, around 0900 detectives were attempting to apprehend a 25-year old known gang member with a prior arrest record in connection with a daylight murder of a rival gang-banger and shooting of another on Thursday afternoon. A vehicle pursuit ensued during which the gang-banger waived a semi-automatic rifle (misleadingly reported in the media as an “AK-47 assault rifle”) at the pursuing police. The gang-banger then slammed on his brakes, jumped out of his car and began firing at the detectives. He managed to disable two of the three police cars and, most tragically, one of his shots hit a car traveling in the opposite direction, striking a passenger in the back of the head and killing him. The gang-banger then jumped back in his car and traveled a few more blocks before bailing out into a residential neighborhood with a near-by elementary school. The police reported that while the gang-banger left the semi-automatic rifle in the car, they believe he was armed with a handgun. Over 250 officers from three agencies converged on the neighborhood and spent the rest of the day searching for the gang-banger. The thug was finally apprehended late in the afternoon. See more information here:

http://www.theledger.com/article/20081205/NEWS/812050374/1410?Title=Innocent_Man_Slain_While_Manhunt_Grips_Plant_City

http://www.baynews9.com/content/36/2008/12/6/411223.html?title=Rangel+denied+bond+at+first+appearance

This incident, along with the recent terrorist shooting attacks in India, brings up some vital questions. First, are you prepared to prevail in the face of adversity? Have you taken the time to get trained so you know how to defend yourself and your family? If you have trained, when was the last time you took a refresher or drilled your skills under the eyes of a competent instructor? Just because you knew how to do something years ago doesn’t mean you are still sharp in those skills today. Likewise, a Concealed Weapons Permit in your pocket is just a piece of paper without the training that goes along with the responsibility of carrying a firearm. Moral of the story: Get trained NOW!

At a minimum, you should know some basic self-defense skills, including formal firearms training and use of deadly force laws for your state if a handgun is part of your self-defense plan, and just as important but often over looked: at least basic first aid training. In the middle of an active shooter situation (or any kind of major terrorist attack or man-made or natural disaster for that matter), emergency medical aid is most likely not going to be able to reach you immediately. If you, or people around you, are injured, it will be up to you to provide care until more advanced help can reach you. Depending on the situation, that could mean that you are on your own for quite some time.

While Basic First Aid training is better than no training, keep in mind the major assumption for this level of training is that you have ready access to the emergency medical system (EMS). With that in mind, I strongly recommend enrolling in a Wilderness First Aid (WFA) course as a minimum level of first aid training. Don’t let the “wilderness” in the title fool you. WFA is applicable anytime you need to provide care on your own for an extended period of time. WFA is generally about 20 hours of training and is based on the assumption that EMS is not readily available. The next step up from First Aid is First Responder, which is about 40 hours of emergency medical training. First Responder is considered the minimum level of professional emergency medical care certification. Beyond the First Responder level is Emergency Medical Technician – Basic (EMT-B) certification. Some states recognize an intermediate level EMT, however for most the follow on training is paramedic. Various organizations also offer both First Responder and EMT as more in depth “wilderness” programs.

The second lesson from the Plant City and India incidents is the vital importance of maintaining situational awareness. Situational awareness means being continuously aware of what is going on around you. The best way to survive a hostile situation is to avoid getting into it in the first place. If something doesn’t look right, GTFOOT (Get The F* Out Of There)! The only way you are going to know if something doesn’t look right is to pay attention to what is going on around you at all times, in other words maintain situational awareness.

If you’re like so many people on the roads, driving along in your car focused on your cell phone conversation or listening to music so loud the whole car is shaking or engaged in boisterous conversations with your passengers, your situational awareness is not where it needs to be. Keep your situational awareness focused on what is going on around you (including behind you). ALWAYS leave yourself an out (for example, one rule of thumb is if you stop behind another car and can see the bottom of its back tires, you have enough room to make an emergency turn out of traffic if you need to do so).

This is not at all meant to Monday morning quarterback a poor guy who had to watch his father get shot in the heard by a vicious animal, but perhaps if the driver had noticed the scene ahead of him a split second sooner, he might have had time to bug out (perhaps and might being the key words). The bottom line is: maintain situational awareness and do whatever it takes to try to avoid a bad situation to begin with. If, God forbid, you do end up in the middle of the fight, then be prepared to do whatever it takes to prevail, which goes back to point number one and training.

The third point is: when will the politicians and anti-gunners ever accept the fact that legally armed, law-abiding citizens REDUCE crime, not increase it as those politicians and anti-gunners claim? If you look at crime statistics for concealed weapons permit holders in states like Texas which release that information, you will find that concealed weapons permit holders are involved in extremely small percentages of crimes. When compared with the whole population, the percentage of concealed weapons permit holders involved in crimes is barely even a blip. Isn’t it funny how law-abiding citizens tend to obey the law?

What happens though when you take guns out of the hands of law abiding citizens? In India, private ownership of firearms is severely restricted. When the terrorists launched their coordinated, two-man team attacks, citizens were left to fend for themselves while the poorly paid, poorly armed (surplus W.W. II British Enfield bolt-action rifles) and poorly trained “police force” cowered or ran for their lives. It took Indian Special Forces arriving on scene, after the majority of people had been killed, to take out the terrorists. The average citizen was left completely defenseless. As one British journalist lamented, if he’d only had a gun, he could have killed the two terrorists he saw.

A similar situation occurred in Plant City, but fortunately with less tragic consequences. Schools in Florida are “Gun Free Zones,” so had the gang-banger decided to barge into the elementary school in the neighborhood he’d fled to, there would have been no one armed to defend the children against this animal. Besides, didn’t he realize he was in a “Gun Free Zone” and thereby breaking the law by having his firearm with him? Perhaps the reality is what most intelligent people have always said: By definition, criminals do not respect the law; law-abiding citizens are the ones who respect the law. The media of course isn’t mentioning it out of “political correctness,” but there are indications this gang-banger is an illegal alien, which means it was illegal for him to posses firearms to begin with (not to mention the fact that his prior arrest record, which included domestic violence charges, made him ineligible to posses firearms in Florida as well). There are strong indications that if the existing laws had just been enforced, this guy would not even have been in the community and able to pose a threat.

As we face the specter of the most anti-gun administration ever, we need to remember this is a government of the people, by the people, for the people. We must not sit by and allow politicians and special interest groups who think they know better to disarm law abiding citizens. I for one don’t want to be involved in a situation where for the rest of my life I have to live with the lose of a loved one and hear that voice over and over in my head: “If only I’d had a gun.” Do you?

What are your action steps? First, get trained and then keep your skills sharp with regular practice and refresher training. That training needs to include some type of first aid certification and absolutely must include training in firearms and use of deadly force laws for your state if you choose to avail yourself of a concealed carry permit and go armed. Second, keep up your situational awareness. Keep yourself aware of what’s going on around you. Avoid the situation if you can (GTFOOT). If not, then have the mindset that you will do whatever it takes to prevail. Finally, be a good law-abiding citizen and become politically active. Join the National Rifle Association, as well as groups like Gun Owners of America and the Second Amendment Foundation. Then go beyond just joining and take an active role in defending our right as law abiding citizens to own firearms. Only vote for representatives who are on record as defenders of the Second Amendment (not people like Barack Obama who said in the campaign he supports the Second Amendment, but has a track record which proves the exact opposite). For the ones who are already in office, continually remind them in writing that as your representative, you demand they protect your rights under the Second Amendment.

If we fail to defend our rights, we could very soon find ourselves disarmed and living in a society where only the bad guys and the government have guns. I certainly don't think armed criminals would ever have our best interests at heart, and as for the government, we would do well to remember the words of President Ronald Reagan: "The most terrifying words in the English language are: I'm from the government and I'm here to help."