“Free republics are not known to have long life expectancies,” says Constitution Party presidential hopeful Chuck Baldwin. “At the ripe old age of two hundred and thirty-two, America is definitely showing her age. She is long past her prime, and some are predicting her demise. No, some are planning her demise.”
“Thomas Jefferson and the other founders of this once-great country believed there was a controlling cabal that was crafting America’s servitude. With the assistance of Heaven, they decided to fight those forces. Pastors fought with fiery sermons from the pulpit; newsmen fought with the power of the pen; statesmen fought in the halls of Congress; and merchants fought with the sacrifice of their material gain. Together, they lifted Lady Liberty to her feet and defeated the powers of darkness.
“It took the global elite a long time to recover, but they have reemerged with a vengeance. They are now on the precipice of accomplishing what their great granddaddies failed to do: bring the ‘Liberty or Death’ colonists under their power and control.
“Sadly, we no longer have the will to resist servitude. Our pulpits are too busy preaching a prosperity gospel; newsmen are in bed with the forces they once disdained; statesmen have been replaced with opportunistic, self-serving politicians; and merchants know no god but money. Hence, it is left to a small–and I mean very small–remnant to sound the clarion call for freedom and independence. Unfortunately, few seem to be listening to their cries.
“2010 seems to be a banner year for these designers of despotism. That is the target year for the implementation of the North American Community, which will commercially unite the United States with Canada and Mexico. The global elite suffered a minor setback when the U.S. Senate failed to pass the Bush/McCain/Kennedy/Graham amnesty-for-illegal-aliens bill. But if you think that John Mccain is going to let that bill lie on the floor of defeat, you don’t understand these people. Should McCain become President, He will do everything he can to implement some kind of amnesty law. Barack Obama will do the same. The reason? It is essential to the designers of despotism that our borders be eliminated.
“Yes, I am saying it: George W. Bush, John McCain, and Barack Obama are part of the global elite that seeks America’s entrance into an international New World Order. In fact, neither Presidential candidate from the two major parties will offer any resistance to this obstinate and oppressive oligarchy.
“Perhaps one day the American people will wake up and realize that they are being led as sheep to the slaughter. I’m just not sure that it will be soon enough, however. 2010 is just around the corner.
“There seems to be only one obstacle standing in the way of the globalists: America’s citizens are the most heavily armed people in the world. That fact must surely stick in the throats of the globalists like a chicken bone.
“Thank God that America’s founders put the Second Amendment in the Constitution. Without America’s deep-rooted commitment to the right of the people to keep and bear arms, we would have been sold into slavery decades ago.
“Without the intellectual understanding of the principles of freedom and the moral resolve to maintain those principles, however, guns, by themselves, will only protect us for so long. In the end, our strength and protection come from God, and not too many people these days seem to be interested in His opinion.
“Lady Liberty is walking very gingerly these days, and the path she treads is laden with traps and quicksand. The globalists have their handpicked puppets positioned to take up where The Three Amigos (George Bush I, Bill Clinton, and George Bush II) have left off. The pieces of the puzzle are almost all in place. 2010 just might be the year that Lady Liberty lowers her torch, folds her arms, and falls fast asleep.
“For what it is worth, however, I pledge no loyalty to this emerging New World Order. Neither will I let Lady Liberty die without a fight. I will say it again: the battle today is not between conservatives and liberals or Republicans and Democrats. It is a battle between Americans and globalists. And, Ladies and Gentlemen, I am an American!”
I completely agree with Baldwin about how America is being taken down by globalists and globalization.
The Corporatists and Globalists constantly regurgitate the “competitiveness” nonsense, claiming American workers just need to be more competitive with their slave-wage foreign counterparts. The competitiveness soundbite, is completely idiotic.
It’s impossible for American workers to compete with Chinese workers based on such low labor costs. While the The average Chinese worker makes only 50¢/hour, while the average American worker makes roughly $18/hour, or 36x as much as a Chinese worker.
(See: http://unlawflcombatnt.proboards84.com/index.cgi?board=globalization&action=display&thread=4014&page=1#12704 )
In order to be “competitive”, American workers would have to be 36 times as productive as Chinese workers. This is absolutely impossible when Chinese workers receive the same amount of productivity-increasing capital investment. This is not a battle that the American worker can win, nor should even be trying to win.
This is a battle that only our Congress and government can win. The only way to offset this wage differential is through
TARIFFS.
Chuck Baldwin is the only candidate with the courage to advocate tariffs. As such, he’s the only candidate I’m supporting for President.
http://unlawflcombatnt.proboards84.com/index.cgi?board=globalization&action=display&thread=2341&page=1#7205
The TRUTH could set you free…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vo5CZvD3-QM
All this “Us vs. Them” New World Order globalist conspiracy-sounding stuff isn’t really rhetoric I find appealing.
I agree with many of Baldwin’s policy views, but quite often it seems we arrive at them for totally different reasons…
In his “Call to Renewal” Keynote Address of June 28, 2006, Barack Obama initially expressed the sentiment that secular people are no less capable of being moral than religious theists:
In fact, because I do not believe that religious people have a monopoly on morality, I would rather have someone who is grounded in morality and ethics, and who is also secular, affirm their morality and ethics and values without pretending that they’re something they’re not. They don’t need to do that. None of us need to do that.
When he first announced, he said something about welcoming “unbelievers” or something, to which the PC secularists took offense. But he was trying to be friendly, kind of like an old person saying “colored” or something, I guess. I took no offense at being called an “unbeliever” — I don’t believe. Why should I be offended? It’s not like he said “infidels.”
More recently, he specifically — unsolicited — declared the right of individuals to not worship God and that religion is “none of the federal government’s business, quite frankly.”
Listen to IPR’s interview:
https://independentpoliticalreport.com/2008/07/listen-ipr-exclusive-interview-with-chuck-baldwin-from-july-7/
How did he reach out?
Can you say, specifically, what about his views or philosophy ought to attract the non-religious (especially if his strong religiosity might make them wary if not offset by other aspects of his platform)?
If millions of Americans did not own guns you’d best believe that the situation would be much worse right now (from a pro-liberty perspective).
I doubt that. And regardless, the 2nd Amendment does nothing to prevent the government from violating the natural right to keep and bear arms. It is worthless, as evidenced by Heller. Unless you talk to Bill Redpath, of course.
“Considering that Chuck Baldwin is a Christian Preacher, the fact that he is reaching out to atheists makes my level of respect for him go up”
I agree. And while I have plenty of other issues with Baldwin, this is not one. After all, do you think Barack Obama or John McCain or even Bob Barr have anything nice to say about atheists?
“Chuck, but we have been sold into slavery, and the supposed right to keep and bear arms did nothing to stop it.”
If millions of Americans did not own guns you’d best believe that the situation would be much worse right now (from a pro-liberty perspective).
“I think Baldwin has done more to ‘reach out’ to atheists than any other candidate. He acknowledges they exist, that they’re Americans, and that he welcomes their support. He’s actually gone out of his way to do this on no less than two occasions.”
Considering that Chuck Baldwin is a Christian Preacher, the fact that he is reaching out to atheists makes my level of respect for him go up, as it shows that he is not just some religious extremist that wants to use government to force his religion on others.
Matt – We are in concurrence in our understanding of the Constitution. Why is everyone else so blind? 🙂
AC: Although I have decided that I will not support Baldwin — I may still vote for him if my Jay vote cannot be counted in Michigan — I will still answer the question: I think Baldwin has done more to “reach out” to atheists than any other candidate. He acknowledges they exist, that they’re Americans, and that he welcomes their support. He’s actually gone out of his way to do this on no less than two occasions.
What appeal, if any, should Chuck Baldwin have for atheists or secularists? I’m not asking the question to bait anyone; this is sincere inquiry. I’m asking Baldwin supporters or sympathizers to articulate whatever appeal Baldwin should have to people who are indifferent (at best) to the religious planks of his platform.
I like how Lew Rockwell described this column: “Chuck Baldwin says he is an American.”
I have the right to be bad at HTML, apparently.
Crap.
“Thank God that America’s founders put the Second Amendment in the Constitution. “
Why? The Second Amendment denied no power to the federal government that was enumerated elsewhere. Why not instead curse God for allowing the Articles of Confederation to be overruled?
“Without America’s deep-rooted commitment to the right of the people to keep and bear arms, we would have been sold into slavery decades ago.”
The Supreme Court just made up a bunch of B.S. out of thin air in the Heller case. There is no such “deep-rooted tradition” that cannot be thwarted by judicial fiat, and, I hate to break it to you, Chuck, but we have been sold into slavery, and the supposed right to keep and bear arms did nothing to stop it.