A police officer‘s proper role is to humbly serve his fellow citizen.
A police officer’s function is to preserve liberty and protect the rights of those he serves. The very first thing he swears to do is uphold the U.S. Constitution; a set of rules to limit the power of government.
A police officer never forgets that the law is a means to an end, and not an end in and of itself. Enforcing the law simply for the sake of enforcement is what dictators and tyrants do.
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Chuck Norris
townhall.com
September 6, 2011
Ten years ago, after 9/11, Americans chanted, “We will never forget.”
Today the White House is chanting that it is not “just about us.”
Terrorism has been tempered and transformed ever since 2009, when President Barack Obama took office and turned the global war on terror into an “overseas contingency operation” and coddled the global Muslim community from Cairo by saying that part of his “responsibility as president of the United States is to fight against negative stereotypes of Islam wherever they appear” and create a “partnership between America and Islam.” Since those actions, a slew of terrorists have slipped through the cracks of U.S. international and homeland security.
Alex Jones‘ Infowars.com recently documented several examples of how the feds have “dispensed with all pretense of the war on terror being focused on Al-Qaeda Muslims.
“Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God.
Whosoever therefore resisteth the power, resisteth the ordinance of God: and they that resist shall receive to themselves damnation.
For rulers are not a terror to good works, but to the evil. Wilt thou then not be afraid of the power? do that which is good, and thou shalt have praise of the same:
For he is the minister of God to thee for good. But if thou do that which is evil, be afraid; for he beareth not the sword in vain: for he is the minister of God, a revenger to execute wrath upon him that doeth evil.
Wherefore ye must needs be subject, not only for wrath, but also for conscience sake.
For for this cause pay ye tribute also: for they are God’s ministers, attending continually upon this very thing.
Render therefore to all their dues: tribute to whom tribute is due; custom to whom custom; fear to whom fear; honour to whom honor.”
– Romans 13:1-7, King James Version
At first blush, it would seem that Paul is telling us to submit to any and all government, good or evil, no matter what, because God put that government in place. I have spoken to a great many Christians who sincerely believe exactly this. These are a great many Christians who are sincere, honest, good, God-fearing people who are also flat wrong.
After just a moments thought, the reasons for this should be obvious. Adolf HItler, the murderous tyrant responsible for the deaths of six million Jews, used this epistle regularly to gain obedience from his citizenry even as he conducted such horrific acts, ostensibly in their name.
Byron Richards
CCN
Saturday, July 23, 2011
Under the cover of the July 4th holiday, Senator Richard Durbin (D-Illinois) and the FDA launched an unprecedented and coordinated assault on the dietary supplement industry – in essence a direct attack on consumers who rely on dietary supplements to support their health.
Without a massive consumer protest of this abhorrent abuse of regulatory power, consumers will be denied access to many dietary supplements they currently take. Furthermore, the cost of dietary supplements will skyrocket due to the unnecessary regulatory burden imposed upon supplement companies, ongoing legal wars, and reduced competition in the industry.
Scott Rubin
sfgate.com
13 August 2011
The verdict is in – Ron Paul won last night’s GOP Presidential debate in Ames, Iowa. Much to the chagrin of the neo-cons at Fox News, the polls, and applause, overwhelmingly showed that the people thought Ron Paul won the debate. Fox News was even forced to take down its own poll from its website after Paul crushed the competition in a landslide. Readers can can view that poll here. This is the largest online GOP debate poll, and just under 30,000 Americans have voted. Ron Paul has received a whopping 16,188 votes thus far, which is more than triple the support of runner-up Newt Gingrich.