Your Own Best Interests - who knows them best - you or the government?

I happen to be someone who wants MORE than the government can give me. I also know my own best interests much better than some bureaucrat!

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Obama says Netanyahu doesn't know his own best interests.  http://www.middle-east-online.com/english/?id=56500 

There is an entire encyclopedia of information on Obama in that simple statement.  The truth is Obama's actions show that he believes that NO ONE – including you and me – have the mental capacity to know our own best interests.  His actions also show that he believes that HE knows our best interests and that gives him the right to circumvent our will.  That is exactly what he is attepting to do with his massive 'executive orders'. The only possible equal to Obama at this time in the arrogant narcissistic field is Michael Bloomberg who believes he has the right to determine what size soda pop people should be allowed to drink and that he knows better than a doctor in an ER how much pain medication someone should have. They want the government to be in charge of everything and dole it out to the people on an 'as needed' basis.  Of course 'as needed according to them - not the people standing in need.'

I happen to be someone who wants MORE than the government can give me.  I also know my own best interests much better than some bureaucrat! 

Here are some things that I KNOW beyond a shadow of a doubt:

It is not in my best interests to give up my first amendment right to freedom of religion! Since I am also guaranteed freedom of speech in the same amendment I am also guaranteed that I may speak freely about my religion.  I am guaranteed to be able to write what I want to write, assemble publicly and petition the government as a means of addressing grievances. 

(1. Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.) 

It is not in my best interests to give up my second amendment right to have guns!

(2. 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.) 

It is not in my best interest to give up my third amendment right to privacy in my home!

(3. No soldier shall, in time of peace be quartered in any house, without the consent of the owner, nor in time of war, but in a manner to be prescribed by law.)

It is not in my best interest to give up my fourth amendment right to unreasonable search and seizure in the name of ‘safety’.

(4. The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.)

It is not in my best interest to give up my fifth amendment right to grand jury indictment and the freedom to refuse to give testimony against myself, or double jeopardy.

(5. No person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a grand jury, except in cases arising in the land or naval forces, or in the militia, when in actual service in time of war or public danger; nor shall any person be subject for the same offense to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb; nor shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself, nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation. 

It is not in my best interest to give up my sixth amendment right to a speedy public trial!

(6 In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury of the state and district wherein the crime shall have been committed, which district shall have been previously ascertained by law, and to be informed of the nature and cause of the accusation; to be confronted with the witnesses against him; to have compulsory process for obtaining witnesses in his favor, and to have the assistance of counsel for his defense.)

It is not in my best interest to give up my seventh amendment right to trial by jury in matters over $20. (civil court)

(7. In suits at common law, where the value in controversy shall exceed twenty dollars, the right of trial by jury shall be preserved, and no fact tried by a jury, shall be otherwise reexamined in any court of the United States, than according to the rules of the common law.)

It is not in my best interest to give up my eighth amendment right to freedom from excessive bail, excessive fines, or cruel and unusual punishment.  (I have a concern that expressing freedom of religion will cause this amendment to become increasingly important.)

(8. Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted.)

It is not in my best interest to give up my ninth amendment right to all freedoms not expressly given to the government in the Constitution.

(9.The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people.)

It is not in my best interests to give up my tenth amendment right to live in a state where the state has powers not expressly delegated to the US by the Constitution.

(10. The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the states, are reserved to the states respectively, or to the people.)

It is also NOT in my best interests to give my life to the government in exchange for entitlements and so-called safety.  It is not in my best interest to let food police tell me what kind of milk I can drink!  (I don’t actually drink milk, but it is infuriating that the government is wasting tax payer dollars prosecuting people for drinking fresh milk!  People have the mental capacity to weigh the risks involved and make a choice.  To the US government I say, ‘Get your nose out of my business!)

Here is an interesting quote by a president that is still revered by most Americans.

‘We the people are the rightful masters of both Congress and the courts, not to overthrow the Constitution but to overthrow the men who pervert the Constitution.’

Abraham Lincoln

Now, I wonder exactly what he meant when he said that? 

I know that the America we are facing now has potential for violence.  If Obama – who claims to know our own best interests better than we do – doesn’t stop circumventing the Constitution of the United States of America then violence may be in the future.

Currently Texas is introducing bill in congress stating that it will arrest federal agents who come to Texas to enforce rules that are unconstitutional.  http://www.texasgopvote.com/issues/stop-big-government/tx-reps-toth-simpson-texas-will-arrest-feds-enforcing-obama-gun-orders-and-tsa-005027

Since the big issue is gun control, I believe violence is more than likely.  Actually the big issue has nothing to do with gun control.  It has 100% to do with control period!  The government wants to control YOU and they know that is much harder when the second amendment is in effect. So, once again, those who ‘know your own best interests better than you do’ are attempting to change the public’s perception of the problem.  Total control of the citizens begins with controlling the guns.  There is not one single shred of evidence that taking guns away from citizens who have broken no laws will reduce crimes.  In fact, the evidence proves just the opposite!

Here are some frightening statistics from Australia regarding crime increase after the gun ban there.

‘AUSTRALIA: MORE VIOLENT CRIME DESPITE GUN BAN

April 13, 2009

It is a common fantasy that gun bans make society safer.  In 2002 -- five years after enacting its gun ban -- the Australian Bureau of Criminology acknowledged there is no correlation between gun control and the use of firearms in violent crime.  In fact, the percent of murders committed with a firearm was the highest it had ever been in 2006 (16.3 percent), says the D.C. Examiner.

Even Australia's Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research acknowledges that the gun ban had no significant impact on the amount of gun-involved crime:

In 2006, assault rose 49.2 percent and robbery 6.2 percent.

Sexual assault -- Australia's equivalent term for rape -- increased 29.9 percent.
Overall, Australia's violent crime rate rose 42.2 percent.
Moreover, Australia and the United States -- where no gun-ban exists -- both experienced similar decreases in murder rates:

Between 1995 and 2007, Australia saw a 31.9 percent decrease; without a gun ban, America's rate dropped 31.7 percent.

During the same time period, all other violent crime indices increased in Australia: assault rose 49.2 percent and robbery 6.2 percent.

Sexual assault -- Australia's equivalent term for rape -- increased 29.9 percent.

Overall, Australia's violent crime rate rose 42.2 percent.
At the same time, U.S. violent crime decreased 31.8 percent: rape dropped 19.2 percent; robbery decreased 33.2 percent; aggravated assault dropped 32.2 percent.

Australian women are now raped over three times as often as American women.

While this doesn't prove that more guns would impact crime rates, it does prove that gun control is a flawed policy.  Furthermore, this highlights the most important point: gun banners promote failed policy regardless of the consequences to the people who must live with them, says the Examiner.

Source: Howard Nemerov, "Australia experiencing more violent crime despite gun ban," D.C. Examiner, April 8, 2009.

http://www.ncpa.org/sub/dpd/index.php?Article_ID=17847 ‘

Here we are in America liberals are attempting to circumvent the second amendment ‘in our own best interests’ when they obviously have no care for those who have to live with the consequences of their vile actions.  Honestly – all they are doing is what is in THEIR own best interests.  They want more power. They are willing to take it if we let them. 

 

 

 

 

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