My Cold Dead Hands

For years now, actually as long as I can remember, liberals in this country have been looking for a way to outlaw guns but that damn Constitution kept getting in the way of their best laid plans. They may have finally come up with a plan though. Although I hate what they are doing I have to admit it was a pretty foxy move.

Since the Constitution says "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." Some have tried to argue that what the amendment really means is that only state militias like your local national guard can keep weapons. Anyone with half a brain could see through that scheme though and the courts have upheld that individuals can keep their own personal weapons. For those of you who don't understand what the national guard is, I will try and explain. The guard is a reserve unit where people usually drill one weekend a month and two weeks in the summer. When they are needed, they can be called to active duty by the governor of each state for emergencies, the kicker is that they not only belong to the state but they also fall under the jurisdiction of the U.S. Army and U.S. Air Force which makes them federal organizations. We can't fight against federal oppression if we are also employees of that same federal government. I hope that makes sense, it doesn't sound like it came out right.

The entire purpose of the second amendment was to keep the feds from becoming too powerful and oppressive. If we didn't own guns the people in Washington would have no reason to fear us. They would have total control over us. Even Adolf Hitler understood this concept when he said "The most foolish mistake we could possibly make would be to allow the subject races to possess arms. History shows that all conquerors who have allowed their subject races to carry arms have prepared their own downfall by so doing." The point is it is all part of the checks and balances idea that our government was formed on.

Our founding fathers were no fools either. You have to remember they just left European countries where they were oppressed and they wanted no part of that in the brand new good old U.S.A. George Mason once said "I ask, sir, what is the militia? It is the whole people, except for a few public officials." James Madison was quoted as saying "[The Constitution preserves] the advantage of being armed which Americans possess over the people of almost every other nation...(where) the governments are afraid to trust the people with arms." And finally Thomas Jefferson said "What country can preserve its liberties if its rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms."

The point is that these men got it. They understood why people should be able to keep arms as long as they are peaceful law abiding citizens. Now we are the exact people who are being targeted. What President Obama, Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid have finally figured out is that it is OK to let them keep the guns but they have no constitutional right to own ammunition. So hey, lets go after the ammo. Anyone who has been to Wal-Mart, Academy, Cabela's or any other sporting goods store lately have noticed two things. The ammunition shelves are nearly empty and whats left is priced through the roof. It is a back door gun control policy and it is wrong!

Your federal government is looking for another way to cheat you out of one of your basic rights. This is not what our government was created for. We don't need a nanny state. The basic job of the federal government is to defend us against all enemies foreign and domestic and to make treaties and trade agreements with other countries and that is about it. Anything that is not specifically spelled out in the Constitution is left up to the state's discretion.

This is just one component of the Tea Parties that have sprung up all over the country on April 15th and July 4th. The people (of both parties) feel like they are not being represented properly. The taxes and spending is the main issue but the assault on the bill of rights is also a big concern of everyone too.

I don't have a quick fix answer to this problem. The best advice I can give is to research your congressmen and senators and vote in people who share your values. If they go to D.C. and forget all about you then vote them out every two or six years. The next Congressional election is 2010. Get involved learn about the issues and candidates and you can make a difference, you can give your kids and grand kids the same country we enjoyed years ago. Also I would advise you to join organizations like the N.R.A. and the Heritage Foundation. These are organizations dedicated to defending the traditional American rule of law. I am begging all of you who read this, change the leadership in Washington. Fall is coming up soon and I want to go hunting!

God and Texas,

Jason Watson