By Kelly O'Connell ——Bio and Archives--February 10, 2021
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"As in any insurgency situation, you have committed insurgents who are typically a relatively small proportion of the affected population. But what enables them to carry forward their program is a large number of people from whom they can draw tacit support..."
"I hold it that a little rebellion now and then is a good thing, and as necessary in the political world as storms in the physical. Unsuccesful rebellions indeed generally establish the incroachments on the rights of the people which have produced them. An observation of this truth should render honest republican governors so mild in their punishment of rebellions, as not to discourage them too much. It is a medecine necessary for the sound health of government."But isn't this right-to-rebellion the same attitude Democrat leadership argued as grounds to allow the BLM and Antifa rioting to continue? Some also reacted to mob statue removal as no more important than taking out the trash. It works both ways. Conservatives & Church Failed America: We are stuck in purgatory today for past failures of Republicans, conservatives and the church to battle progressive innovations. Just like voter laws in PA were changed to illegal standards, but not challenged in time. Mao stated, "the journey of a thousand miles begins with just a step." So Americans on the right for decades repeatedly failed to stand up to ruinous changes which, added up – led to a toxic sea-change of epic, unacceptable proportions. Here is the classic frog in the hot water pot. The "sex revolution," abortion laws, internet porn, gender wars and easy divorce all destabilized the family, which is now a wreck. Each was a battle that could have been won. Pulling God out of schools, replacing US History with radical theories, teaching socialism, supersizing the welfare state were all winnable wars but leave us now with an angry, ignorant and deluded populace demanding freebies, socialism and cursing our Republic. Will Banned Christians Die? Finally, as Christians are banned from public life, will the Church in America eventually be closed? What are we doing about it? Sadly, while more Americans identify with the label "Conservative" than "Liberal," people of the right are either too scared, or embarrassed to stand up for what they believe. But what if soon, the fight is no longer about your opinion on any given subject – but about your very life itself?!! Fiat Lux!!
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Kelly O’Connell is an author and attorney. He was born on the West Coast, raised in Las Vegas, and matriculated from the University of Oregon. After laboring for the Reformed Church in Galway, Ireland, he returned to America and attended law school in Virginia, where he earned a JD and a Master’s degree in Government. He spent a stint working as a researcher and writer of academic articles at a Miami law school, focusing on ancient law and society. He has also been employed as a university Speech & Debate professor. He then returned West and worked as an assistant district attorney. Kelly is now is a private practitioner with a small law practice in New Mexico.