Choose Wisely!

How did we get to where we are today in the united States of America?  What did We the People do to deserve such a state of crisis on so many levels?

We grew complacent and allowed others to take responsibility for ourselves and our Fellow Americans. We trusted in those we elected to be of higher moral fiber than ourselves. I include myself, so it's not about pointing fingers. We as a people have been our own worst enemy.  We have allowed government and the corporations that control that government to dictate to us, what we may or may not do, what products or services to buy, what rights we may have the privilege of purchasing for a fee, what lands we may or may not own or even dwell upon.  But most of all, parents trusted a system to educate their children instead of assuming that parental right and responsibility themselves.  Fixing the educational system is a long term solution and not the First Aid care this nation requires to survive.

The past eight years have been a disaster for so many American families and the privately-owned major media ignores the facts and instead paints such a wonderful picture that will be marked in history as the end of the American Dream.

I look upon the choices that the criminal political corporations have offered to us and I can only shake my head and wonder how we ever allowed it to get this far. Then I remember the memes about how Hitler rose to power, and all of the dictators before and since. And I see the common thread.

We the People are the common thread that both built and destroyed empires throughout our recorded history.  We become complacent and trusting of those we elect to represent us, and they are not always the honorable men and women we expect them to be. Perhaps some self reflecting is required to see the truth.

It is not secret that Hillary Rodham Clinton is a criminal. The media can play it down all they want, but the truth is right out there for anyone interested to see for themselves. Facts and truth do not require they be reported by a 'major' news source. All that is required is good journalism and fact sources. In this case, plenty of emails that have been revealed and many of which that have been reviewed by the FBI and Congress. Like Obama, Clinton is the result of complacency on our part and a failure to have the moral character to demand the same from those we elected.

I am and have always been a fan of Ron Paul, and supported his bids for the presidency in 2008 and 2012. And I supported Rand Paul this year praying that he would reconsider the suspension of his campaign. He has chosen to represent the People of Kentucky and I respect his choice and support his re-election to the Senate.

I reviewed the 'minor' party candidates, but there is no Ross Perot among them. While I consider myself a lowercase 'l' libertarian, I cannot support the Libertarian Party choice for a presidential candidate. And then that old election time mantra played out across the media and social networks, about voting for the lesser of two evils.

I look at accomplishments and character in the person that I was to represent me and to protect my rights. I look to see what they stand for now and then, and check to see if they have changed any, and whether it is for the better or for the worse.

Now that I am an Oregonian, this election in particular I view as the most significant in my lifetime. For us to succeed as a sovereign nation of free States and People, we most choose wisely. We must replace as many incumbents with new representation as possible, but we must replace them with people who understand the Constitution and are willing to abide by it.

Like the choice for President, my top choice for Governor did not make the cut. So I looked at the other candidates and decided that Bud Pierce is the nest choice for Oregon.  I am also supporting Art Robinson for Congress, and Mark Callahan for US Senator representing the State of Oregon.

The most difficult choice for me was selecting a President. I read and watched, I listened and learned, and when it was time to decide, I chose Donald J. Trump. That was a difficult choice at first and then it became crystal clear to me.

Some have called Trump a bully and yet those who have worked for him say otherwise. Some call him disrespectful to women and minorities. Ask Jennifer Hudson about that, or ask Haitian Americans about his regards to minorities.

Some will point to the fact that Donald Trump's success was guaranteed with a million dollar seed from his father. Many wealthy fathers seeded their sons (and daughters) and may also have had to bail them out of debt because of failures in business or their personal lives.  Trump built an empire. Some will point out the few bankruptcies of Trump endeavors but will fail to mention the better than 95% success rate.

The most important factor to me and probably the one that convinces me that Trump is the smart choice is his absolute love of America and the free market capitalism that made his success possible. He is a capitalist and not a socialist. He is a nationalist and not a globalist.

So when you fill out your ballots or go to the polls this election day, put the emotions and party politics aside, and choose based on ethics and morals, and the future of this nation.

A Representative of the People

I am a supporter of Art Robinson. I have read his book "Common Sense in 2012" and agree with much of what he stands for, more so than his opponent Peter DeFazio. Here is an email I received from the Art Robinson campaign. I include it in its entirety.

Here Comes the Worst Pre-Election Smear Campaign Yet

Exclusive: David Kupelian documents multiple shameless lies in 1 pivotal race

By David Kupelian:

One of the most extraordinary and consequential races to be decided Nov. 6 is the challenge to powerful 13-term “progressive” Rep. Peter DeFazio by renowned scientist Art Robinson in Oregon’s 4th Congressional District.

This particular congressional race epitomizes everything that is rotten – and wonderful – about America today, and about the historic choice Americans will make Nov. 6.

Consider: Peter DeFazio is one of Congress’s most influential progressives, having co-founded the Congressional Progressive Caucus and served as its chairman. A true left-wing radical with a folksy Oregonian exterior, DeFazio supports socialized medicine (he voted for Obamacare) and partial-birth abortion. Just recently, as WND reported, he proposed a“Robin Hood Tax” on financial trades, a key demand of the Occupy movement and heavily supported by billionaire leftist George Soros.

Even worse than all this – and I’m choosing my words carefully now – DeFazio is a deceitful political hack, so desperate to hang on to his coveted congressional seat he’s occupied for 26 years that he’s willing to blatantly libel and slander his opponent with wild untruths, all crafted to scare voters right before election time – just as he did in 2010 when Robinson first challenged the long-entrenched Democrat

What Are You?

I am often asked if I am a Republican or Democrat. Some people hear me speak or read my posts and ask  if I am a Libertarian. I am not any of those.

I am a follower of the Constitution for the United States of America, A nation founded as a representative republic but often called a democracy. I have registered to vote as a Democrat, a Libertarian, even a Republican, but that wasn't because I feel loyal to a party.

I do subscribe to the representative form of government that our founders created with the ratification of  the Constitution. I support those individual candidates who also share my concerns that we have drifted far from those principles in America. But does that address the question, "What are you?" No.

To address that question, I have to search beneath my ideology and political visions. I must search my soul. In doing so, I can define myself as a loving human who cares more about how I can serve the highest good of all rather than serving self. I can define myself as the sum of two very different religious beliefs and how that has produced a spirituality that transcends theology. A reverence for the Creator and Master of the Universe that is not based in fear, rather a striving to commit myself to attaining the level of love for all that our Creator demonstrates in all that we experience in life.

I can also define myself as a patriotic American, who was born and raised in the city where independence and liberty are enshrined with the symbols that represent the nation from its birthplace. Yes, I do pledge my allegiance to the flag but not to the government that has usurped the very Constitution they swore to uphold and protect.

I am an American Patriot, who like many before me and many of my fellow patriots today, are not pleased with a system that has corrupted the basic institution of electing representatives. Party agendas have replaced the will of the people, and  the politicians who have become the prostitutes of the banks and corporations consistently demonstrate their lack of caring for the very people who entrust them to protect.

I am a free and sovereign individual and as such do not accept any form of government that deviates from that which our founders created as a limited form of governance, where the authority of the sovereign States and the People trump those of the nation government.

I am all of that which hates tyranny in all of its hideous and insidious forms of enslaving a free and sovereign people to the whims and wishes of a chosen few.

I choose to vote for the best candidates to represent me,who will defend, obey, and protect the Constitution from all enemies, including those within the Democratic and Republican parties.

What are you?

End Prohibition

I have never advocated the use of drugs regardless where they are obtained. That being said, I do advocate the use of herbs and natural remedies of all types.

Hemp is an industrial valuable plant. The ability of hemp to be useful in so many ways other than as a 'drug' is overwhelming testimony to the plants diversity.

I am not going to list all of the many uses of hemp in this blog post because it is well known to many that hemp has been useful for thousands of years in making clothing, rope, sails, etc. Smoking hemp is the only focus of our overbearing government. The media plays the game with them.



I do not drink alcohol nor do I take any prescription drugs at all. The last time I did was when I had my left hip replaced back in 1997, and only until I was released from the hospital. I did use cannabis in several forms to help with pain and swelling. I have smoked cannabis for over 40 years and contrary to the spin regarding it being a "steppingstone drug" I have never had the desire to try other drugs as a step up from cannabis.

I currently possess a medical marijuana card issued by the State of Oregon. It appalls me to learn that growers and providers cannot dispense the medicine for a profit. The State is afraid of that because that will ire the DEA and that means agents including the FBI will come to Oregon to "bust" the grow sites and dispensaries. Well it appears to me a quite simple solution is at hand.

First the State must end prohibition of hemp in all forms. Then it must include the language that explicitly includes the State and County law enforcement agencies with the authority to protect the citizens who choose to grow, provide, and use cannabis from the federal government. We the People must do more than merely complain about this, we must elect representatives at all levels of government who will do the right thing.

Here in the Congressional district represented currently by Peter DeFazio, we must elect Art Robinson to that seat in the House and vote for Ron Paul as our 45th President of the United States.