Henry Lamb

Control your government, or it will control you!

Few people know that there is currently legislation pending in Congress that, if enacted, would allow President Obama to run for a third term. House Joint Resolution 5 would repeal the 22nd Amendment which limits the president to two terms in office. This is not new legislation. Congressman Jose Serrano, a Democrat who represents New York City, has introduced similar legislation in every Congress since 1997. No one has paid much attention – until now.

A litmus test for leadership

The media appear to delight in exploiting the plight of the Republican Party, particularly the flap between Dick Cheney and Colin Powell. Cheney’s comment that he thought Powell had left the Republican Party because he endorsed Obama, provided a perfect opportunity for Powell to take the TV podium to tell Republicans they must become more moderate to reverse the flight from their ranks.

Warning to Washington: Here comes the freedom movement!

You’ve probably never heard of the Freedom21 Federal Credit Union. It wasn’t among the “big” financial institutions getting bailouts from the federal government. It was not in the news because its managers got million-dollar bonuses. In fact, it is a relatively new financial institution created by, and for, the organizations and individuals who believe the federal government has gone way beyond the authority granted to it by the U.S. Constitution. It is a part of a new awakening, a mobilization in preparation to stop what is perceived as a march toward socialism.

The Great Water Heist

The federal government is now considering legislation that will expand the definition of "navigable waters of the United States," to simply "waters of the United States." This will mean that all water, everywhere, belongs to the federal government. The bill also defines the land, on and under which water flows, to be the waters of the United States. The bill also explicitly authorizes federal regulation of all "activity that affects" the water of the United States or the land on which it may fall.

Safe in the arms of government

They don’t sit around and plot ways to destroy freedom; they really think that what they are doing is good for the people, and for the nation. But they are wrong. Freedom restricted is freedom lost, and he who holds the authority to restrict freedom wields tyranny with each new restriction.

Sovereignty surrendered

Five international treaties stand poised, ready for ratification by the new nearly filibuster-proof Senate, pushed by the new, nearly-giddy administration. Each of these treaties surrenders a little more of our national sovereignty to an international body governed by a majority of nations that despise the United States.

Killing the golden goose

When the President announced last week that he would “cut out the middle man” and make direct government loans to students, he laid bare his contempt for free enterprise. He is fulfilling a campaign promise by overhauling the system through which he claims “Private lenders are costing America’s taxpayers more than 15-million dollars every day and provide no additional value except to the banks themselves.”

What about a water-board?

Your daughter is a member of a 12-person supply team whose job it is to carry supplies to the front lines in Afghanistan. Watching the news, you learn that an Improvised Explosive Device killed six Americans and six were taken hostage. You pray that it was not your daughter’s unit.

Obama’s bootlicking backfires

Did anyone squirm or feel embarrassed when President Obama allowed Dictator Chavez to give him a book about the evils of the United States? The initial diplomatic handshake could be overlooked, but it was definitely embarrassing to watch Obama accepting, with a smile, a gift from this guy who had previously called him an “ignoramus”, and had called another U.S. President “el Diablo” at the United Nations.

How to save America

There is only one way to save this great nation: by returning to the principles of freedom set forth in the U.S. Constitution. This week, hundreds of thousands of people expressed their frustration with government-gone-wild by gathering in more than 300 cities across the nation in modern-day “Tea Parties.” That is T-E-A - as in Taxed Enough Already – parties. The common theme among all these people is – “we’ve had enough of big government!”

Obama administration: It’s all about control

The people who created the government were absolutely convinced that the people had to control the government. The people who now run the government are absolutely convinced that the government has control the people. This transformation of the function of government is the primary reason why America’s manufacturing industry has moved offshore; it has created an “entitlement” society; and it has made America’s educational system devolve into an embarrassment.

Sovereignty stolen

Sovereignty means “supreme, independent authority….” National sovereignty means “supreme, independent authority in government.” The United States bought its sovereignty with the blood of sovereign individuals who laid down their lives so this nation could be free from the dictates and demands of another nation. The United States joined the community of nations as a sovereign nation. Over time, however, little by little, this sovereignty has been stolen.

Playing President

Obama’s performance as POTUS is pretty convincing, if not Oscar-worthy. From the moment CNN called the election, Obama’s rehearsed swagger emerged. He won; he is entitled to gloat. What’s pitiful is that he really thinks he is in charge.

Let’s have a constitutional showdown

Every Congressman swears an oath to “…preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States.” To a casual observer, these words could be interpreted to mean that laws enacted by Congress should be consistent with the requirements of the Constitution. To the majority of Congress, these words mean something else, or have no meaning at all, because much of the legislation produced in Washington has no relationship at all with the Constitution.

Lawmakers trash the Constitution

It appears that the lawmakers who assemble in Washington have no idea what the Constitution says, or worse, they simply don’t care. The 4th Amendment says quite clearly, that:

World citizens welcome world government

The United Nations first adopted a “New International Economic Order” in 1974 (A/RES/S-6/3201). It called for a global socialist economic system under the auspices of the United Nations. Fortunately, the United States ignored the idea and it faded away, but it did not die.

World citizens welcome world government

For more than a century, the idea of a world government has persisted. From Cecil Rhodes’ vision of a global British Empire, to Woodrow Wilson’s vision of a League of Nations, to Franklin Roosevelt’s creation of the United Nations, this dream of a world government has advanced. In Berlin, Barack Obama announced that he is a “citizen of the world.” He and his administration are about to pay homage to that global citizenship.

New State Sovereignty movement mobilizing

The Tenth Amendment is not all that hard to understand:

“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.”

Meet the D.C. Hypocrites

Democrats, and three RINOs, just spent nearly $800 billion to: (1) stimulate the economy; (2) create or save 2.5 million jobs; and (3) reduce dependence on foreign oil, according to President Obama, Senate Majority Leader, Harry Reid, and Speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi.

Marching toward the ‘ideal’ society

Since Franklin Roosevelt’s election expelled Republicans from control of government in 1932, Democrats have controlled the White House, the Senate, and the House of Representatives for 31 years; Republicans controlled all three centers of government for only four years during this period. Democrats controlled Congress for 53 years; Republicans held the majority for only 12 years. (Link)