Sonia Sotomayor...........a Minority quota Pick?

President Obama has nominated the anti-Second Amendment Judicial Activist Sonia Sotomayor to replace retiring Justice David H. Souter as the next Associate Justice to the Supreme Court of the United States. This is unacceptable in more ways than one to a huge segment of the American people. She has a preconceived adverse opinion on what the Second Amendment means. She has publicly stated that she believes that judges in the courts should have a large part in making government policy. It is the Executive Branch of Government that sets policy, not the Judicial Branch. She believes that empathy should be a part of judicial decisions. These are not characteristics we look for in a nominee to the Supreme Court.

It appears that Judge Sotomayor is a minority quota pick, she is Latino, and she is a woman. She has a strong disposition on issues that would not allow her to make rational opened minded decisions on some cases brought before the court. Neither Empathy, nor preconceived notions on certain issues should enter into a judges decisions on cases presented to the court, whether they be assenting or dissenting opinions.

As a Constitutional Scholar, President Obama should know better than to nominate anyone that cannot be impartial, and open minded when hearing the cases argued before them. It is the mission so to speak of the Supreme Court to apply the Constitution to the law or case presented to them, and to make their decisions based solely on how the Constitution applies to the case being presented; Constitutionality is the key, no biases, no preconceived notions or opinions, and no empathy. Judge Sotomayor is a very bad choice to fill this Supreme Court Vacancy. Sadly, she will be confirmed and we will be burdened with a bad choice for life.

Letter to Madame Secretary Napolitano

Secretary Janet Napolitano May 24th 2009
Department of Homeland Security
U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Washington, DC 20528

Madame Secretary,

I am writing to you in reference to the Homeland Security Assessment Document titled “Rightwing Extremism: Current Economic and Political Climate Fueling Resurgence in Radicalization and Recruitment” The title is quite cumbersome to type, to say the least. I take great umbrage to virtually the entire content of this document. It paints “we the people” with the same broad brush, If you are a veteran, if you believe in God, and in prayer in school, are pro-life, and cling too our guns; somehow we are painted as “potential domestic terrorists”. Why is this label applied only to “Rightwing Extremists”? Quite frankly, I have the feeling that this “Assessment” was developed, and published by “radical left wing extremists”.

On a personal level I not doubt fall under your Assessment’s description of a “Potential Domestic Terrorist”. I am a 73-year-old male; I joined the U.S. Military 7 January 1955, and served honorably and proudly until my retirement on 1 August 1977. In 1968 I under went a background investigation and a National Agency Check and was granted a Top Secret Clearance I held that clearance for six years (1974) at which time it was down graded to Secret without prejudice. I took my Oath of Enlistment very seriously, and have continued to live up to that Oath to the best of my ability. I have been a gun owner for 60 years, I have never been arrested, I believe in God and prayer, and believe that life begins at conception, and that abortion is the taking life of what would become a human being just like you and I. I resent your organization, or any other government entity providing law enforcement agencies with my name without empirical data justifying such action.

I have read your resume’ and you are an amazingly accomplished woman. However it appears that you are totally out of touch with mainstream America. May I ask what direction you want to see our country headed? Are you an advocate for Global Governance? Unfortunately, this President is taking us headlong into a Statist government. There are tens of millions of people out here in mainstream America who vehemently oppose the possibly of becoming nothing more than a state within a world government, and our National sovereignty the detritus of a destroyed proud Republic. That is not what millions of Active duty military, and veterans have fought for, and countless numbers have paid the ultimate price with their lives to keep our Republic free.

With the Federal Government taking over the Automobile industry, Nationalizing the Banking system and Insurance industries, and providing the American people with an absolutely devastating “National Health Coverage Plan”, we see Fascism, and we are seeing tyranny between the three branches of government. When are we going to get back to the Declaration of Independence? When are we going to get back to the United States Constitution? When will the Federal Government stop tying to abrogate our Bill of Rights? Lastly, When are the elected officials going to start taking their Oath of Office as something other than a formality?

In closing, and in further reference to your “Assessment”, What I see that your organization is labeling as “Potential Domestic Terrorists” are just people who want their country back, it seems the more we want that, the numerous tentacles of this government are choking the life out of our country, and are becoming more intrusive and oppressive every day.



Sincerely yours,
A red white and blue American Patriot



Gary P. Grubb
United States Air Force (Retired)
254 Shore Drive, SW
Edwardsville, IL 62025-5341
(618) 656-6014
grubby1@madisontelco.com

Potential Domestic Terrorists or Honored Veterans?

I have just finished reading the Department of Homeland Security's Assessment titled "Right- wing Extremism: Current Economic and Political Climate Fueling Resurgence in Radicalization and Recruitment", which just to reading the title is tiring. I suggest that everyone who cares about the country read this treatise on Government paranoia. I have picked out one short quote from this assessment, and a quote from Mr. Obama's tribute to our veterans: first the quote form the assessment, and second President Obama's quote; "Returning veterans possess combat skills and experience that are attractive to rightwing extremists. DHS/I&A is concerned that rightwing extremists will attempt to recruit and radicalize returning veterans in order to boost their violent capabilities."

President Obama Urged Americans to pay tribute to veterans on Memorial Day, saying the nation too often has "Failed to live up to that responsibility." These are two very disparate statements.

Being a Veteran mililtary retiree I take great umbrage to the DHS Assessment, not only the quote, but the document in its entirety. In my humble opinion what these 'Leftwing Extremists" are trying to identify are the true Americans that just want their country back sans Federal government meddling in our lives, and our rights. Get back to the Constitution, the Bill of Rights, and the Declaration of Independence. Stop this insane spending, and emphatic no to Universal Health Care.

Potential Domestic Terrorists or Honored

The Inanity of the Department of Homeland Security

I have just about finished reading this "Department of Homeland Security Assessment" Boy talk about paranoid! The model for this assessment could theoretically be one used by Josef Goebbels, Hitler's Propaganda Minister. I am formulating a letter to Janet N. I only hope I can maintain some semblance of being polite in pleading the case for the American people. What these Washington elitist don't realize is that Ronald Reagan was absolutely correct when he stated” Government is not the solution the problem, government is the problem". First of all, just to put things in perspective, who is responsible for the stewardship of our financial and national resources? Right the Federal Government. The Legislative Branch of our government is responsible for...........legislation! The Executive branch ( the President) signs those bills into law, and Voila!!!!!!!!!!we the citizens are stuck with living with their mistakes. Several decades of administrations are responsible for the screwed up mess we are living in now. No doubt there is plenty of blame to go around. Who is responsible for the financial apocalypse we are currently experiencing? The Federal government is responsible, and without equivocation attempts to place blame on we the American people for living beyond our means. They (the government) are now afraid of the general population, and fear civil unrest, rebellion, or domestic terrorism, hence this onerous U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Assessment "Rightwing Extremism: Current Economic and Political Climate Fueling Resurgence in Radicalism and Recruitment". I am beyond pissed off. I as well as millions of other patriotic Americans put our lives on the line for a country that we loved and would have given our lives to protect, untold thousands of young men and women did make the ultimate sacrifice, and in most cases with little notice or recognition for that sacrifice. One issue that everyone I ever served with took seriously was the Oath of Enlistment. This is one of the issues that politicians apparently take lightly, I believe they look at the Oath of Office as just a formality, and manage to breach that oath on a daily basis after their swearing in.

Did you see the latest Nasty Pelosi's faux pas on the televised news conference? Totally pathetic! SHE NEEDS TO GO.

Our 2nd Amendment under attack

This article is verbatim from the Human Events Conservative news paper and was written by Mr. Brian Darling, Director of U.S. Senate Relations at The Heritage Foundation, and is reproduced and being circulated with Mr. Darling’s Permission.

Obama Nominee Koh Advocates Global Gun Control

Last week, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee held a hearing on the nomination of Harold Koh, a former Dean of the Yale Law School, to be legal advisor to the State Department. One of the many concerns about Koh us his belief that international organizations should be empowered to regulate the 2nd Amendment right to own a firearm.

On April 2, 2002 Koh gave a speech to Fordham University School of Law titled “ A World Drowning in Guns” where he mapped out his vision of global gun control. Koh advocated an international “marking and tracing regime.” He complained that the United States is now the major supplier of small arms in the world, yet the United States and its allies do not trace their newly manufactured weapons in any consistent way.” Koh advocate a UN-governed regime to force the U.S. “to submit information about their small arms production.”

National Database?

Koh supports the idea that the UN should be granted the power “to standardize national laws and procedures with member states of regional organizations.” Koh feels that the U.S. should “establish a national firearms control system and a register of manufacturers, traders, importers and exporters” of guns to comply with international obligations. This regulatory regime would allow UN members such as Cuba, Venezuela, North Korea and Iran to have a say in what type of gun regulations are imposed on American citizens.

Taken to their logical conclusion, Koh’s ideas could lead to a national database of all firearm owners, as well as the use of international law to force the U.S. to pass laws to find out who owns guns. All who care about freedom should read this speech. Senators need to think long and hard about whether Koh’s extreme views on international gun control are appropriate for America.

This is serious business, and I urge everyone to call or write your congressmen, and tell them in no uncertain terms that this man's (Koh) plan or vision will not stand with the American people.

Those who refuse to learn from the past..........

Does this quote ring a bell:"We have tried spending money. We are spending more than we have ever spent before and it does not work..........We have never made good on our promises..........I say after eight years of this Administration we have just as much unemployment as when we started........and an enormous debt to boot!" This quote is extracted from FDR's treasury secretary, Henry Morgenthau, Jr's." private dairy by Lawrence W. Reed of the Mackinac Center for Public Policy.

I believe the same thing can be said in reference to the out of control spending in Washington. What do you think?