tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-71216112011-12-09T19:15:00.354-05:00Thoughts, ponderings, opinions and occasional rants and screeds on a myriad of topics that pertain to the South,South Carolina, Anderson County - our liberty and the dream for the Republic our forefathers envisioned.El Cidnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3021100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7121611.post-51858909517336068432011-11-11T16:36:00.000-05:002011-11-11T16:36:10.497-05:00

Under common law this is exactly what a county sheriff is supposed to do: Otero County decided to put the State law to thin out the forests to the test and notified the feds.  The US Forest Service threatened to ARREST Congressman Steve Pearce and Otero County Commissioners!  Otero County Sheriff Benny House reportedly advised the feds that if they made any arrests, he would then arrest the feds

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I will not discuss the pros and cons of this law. I do have thoughts on the notion of a foreign nation suing a state. How could they have standing, how is such constitutional? Well under article III Section 2 such a circumstance is authorized by the Federal Constitution - The judicial Power shall extend to all Cases, in Law and Equity, arising under this Constitution, the Laws of the United

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A Little Rebellion Scandalously, Thomas Jefferson once wrote to James Madison, “I hold it that a little rebellion now and then is a good thing, and is as necessary in the political world as storms in the physical.” writes Dr. Clyde N. Wilson -retired professor of History at USC and one of my favorite authors. He continues: Persistent misrepresentation of Jefferson’s words here and elsewhere by

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ANDERSON COUNTY, S.C. -- While John Olihan was at his wife's side during a chemotherapy treatment, burglars targeted his boat repair shop on Highway 187. The burglary at J's Marine was the second time thieves had broken into the shop. Twelve hours earlier, Kristopher Paul Liebe was arrested after Anderson County deputies said Liebe was spotted with burglary tools on the property.... Read more:

Barrynoreply@blogger.com0Anderson, SC, USA34.5034394 -82.6501332000000334.4654064 -82.69384720000002 34.541472399999996 -82.60641920000003tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7121611.post-4655844526519269082011-11-05T19:16:00.001-05:002011-11-05T19:17:42.491-05:00

From South Carolina Campaign for Liberty Friends of South Carolina, How does an obscure study by an out of state think tank become the law of the land? In South Carolina, Hugh Leatherman teams up with his Democratic buddies to create a new government agency tasked with implementing it, that’s how! You read that right! Republican (in name at least) Hugh Leatherman teamed up with seven

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Mary Boykin Chesnut’s diary offers a first-person view of the Civil War from the upper reaches of Southern society. She details what it was like to sit atop a house in Charleston, S.C., and watch the shelling of Fort Sumter, and, later, what it was like in Chester, S.C., to receive news of Robert E. Lee’s surrender at Appomattox, with “the Elite of the Confederacy — going and coming — and when

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Let us hope our government stands firm against the Feds.

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SPARTANBURG COUNTY, S.C. -- The Spartanburg County Sheriff is known for speaking his mind, and at a news conference on Monday, he didn't hold back his anger and frustration after a woman was attacked in a park over the weekend.[…]He said Lance should not have had the right or opportunity to "violate a good, upstanding woman." […]Wright said, "It's too bad someone with a concealed weapons permit

Barrynoreply@blogger.com0Spartanburg, United States34.94899092813541 -81.9360355312500134.64118392813541 -82.19340203125002 35.256797928135406 -81.67866903125001tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7121611.post-42027338892896107972011-10-30T22:49:00.004-05:002011-10-30T22:57:00.917-05:00

Powdersville Post — The Three and Twenty Fire Department is soon going to have a brand new tanker.Sen. Jim DeMint’s office recently announced that the fire department would be receiving a $190,000 grant from the Department of Homeland Security’s Assistance to Firefighters program. The fire department will also chip in another $10,000, according to Three and Twenty Fire Department volunteer fire

Barrynoreply@blogger.com0The Upstate, United States34.746972783732936 -82.5897220546875134.44166478373294 -82.92876255468751 35.05228078373293 -82.25068155468752tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7121611.post-200605647841136822011-10-30T17:34:00.002-05:002011-10-30T17:34:43.668-05:00

LIBERTY, S.C.-- A black Labrador puppy has a new home in South Carolina after being rescued from the top of a freight train. Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/us/2011/10/26/puppy-spotted-on-boxcar-rescued-finds-new-home-in-south-carolina/#ixzz1cJ7KfBTp Not all news is bad news!

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On 20 December 2007 the Lakota Nation took the first steps toward reclaiming their independence - we should all be inspired and provide support and prayers.Read More

El Cidnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7121611.post-51157360372625641202007-12-01T03:00:00.000-05:002007-12-01T03:51:32.886-05:00

I am a native son of South Carolina. I am a Christian, a father and an active duty military officer and I support Ron Paul for president. I do not make this claim of support lightly - I have not fully supported any candidate since Ronald Reagan (and I was young then). To be certain I liked the ideas of Pat Buchanan and Alan Keyes but each of those elections were different. Different in that

El Cidnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7121611.post-32829174322757162272007-10-27T11:06:00.000-05:002007-10-27T11:07:34.435-05:00

View the Ron Paul Archive over at LOSP

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DailyPaulAmerica's Brave Heart Catholics for Ron PaulCitizens for Ron PaulConservative TimesThe Crossed PondDisinterFor Sound MoneyGranny WarriorsThe Knight ShiftLDS 4 Ron PaulLibertarians For Ron PaulMindBody PoliticNew LibertyOnline RallyOzarks VoterPaul for Ron PaulPrimarily PaulProtect Ron PaulRed State EclecticRepublican RenaissanceRetro RepublicanRon Paul FanRon Paul KCRon Paul 2008 NYCRon

El Cidnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7121611.post-23115899274264175422007-10-14T00:45:00.001-05:002007-10-14T00:45:37.400-05:00

Read The Chattanooga Declaration here and be sure to sign the Declaration of States' Rights.

El Cidnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7121611.post-83625508261562952892007-03-10T05:01:00.000-05:002007-03-10T05:02:49.572-05:00

Argument: The American Revolution was not a War of Secession Counter-Argument: America’s most prominent secessionist, Thomas Jefferson, the author of the Declaration, was very clear about what he was saying: Governments derive their just powers from the consent of the governed, and whenever that consent is withdrawn, it is the right of the people to "alter or abolish" that government and

El Cidnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7121611.post-27644578712543600892007-03-09T08:44:00.001-05:002007-03-09T08:52:03.889-05:00

WASHINGTON (AP) - A blistering Justice Department report accuses the FBI of underreporting its use of the Patriot Act to force businesses to turn over customer information in terrorism cases, according to officials familiar with its findings. To thinking people this is not a surprise. I suppose those that are still firmly deluded into the belief that the government is incapable of doing

El Cidnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7121611.post-17624103328368584542007-03-08T10:16:00.000-05:002007-03-10T05:04:28.441-05:00

I have been rather disappointed the last two days by the goings of over at The Cocklebur forum. I see the same tired old arguments and accusations. I now remember full-well why I have never been very interested in online forums, they generally reflect a very select viewpoint and the laws of group dynamics indeed apply. A couple of points that seem to come up occasionally is the notion

El Cidnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7121611.post-17100049814158517472007-03-07T06:25:00.000-05:002007-03-07T06:26:46.418-05:00

RICHMOND, Va. -- Gov. Timothy M. Kaine said Thursday he would sign legislation requiring all sixth-grade girls to be vaccinated against the sexually transmitted virus that can cause cervical cancer. (Link via Elena Maria Vidal) First Texas, now Virginia. What on Earth does this say about our society that we have to vaccinate sixth-grade girls against sexually transmitted diseases? I

El Cidnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7121611.post-80059834915712743342007-02-20T04:19:00.000-05:002007-02-20T04:34:19.111-05:00

Don't be so easily fooled by this guy either. Kudos to him for his service in Vietnam - what he endured there as a POW was far worse than anything I encountered in Iraq or Afghanistan. That point being accepted and set aside. It seems he has come to SC to court conservative Christians. WLTX- The Arizona senator returned to South Carolina Sunday to try to build support among Christian

El Cidnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7121611.post-67716787988454948112007-02-20T03:57:00.000-05:002007-02-20T04:59:56.928-05:00

That woman, you know the one - she wears those big britches, talks loud and funny and is married to that philander - seems she recently came down to our state with stupid things to say and money to buy votes. WRAL-Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton on Monday denied that her campaign traded money for an endorsement from one of South Carolina's most influential black

El Cidnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7121611.post-33824280043207647062007-02-19T08:35:00.000-05:002007-02-19T11:32:14.761-05:00

In my last post I established that it is impossible for a Christian to disagree with the "mere Christian" statement of faith espoused by Christian Exodus. In point of fact almost all of the Christian congregations and all of the historic Christian congregations in South Carolina have as part of their statement of faith each of the points listed on the CE organizational website. Disagreement

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My Fellow South Carolinians, I invite you to consider for a moment the recent disparagement of Christian Exodus within the pages of our local papers and on our local radio talk shows. I will admit, the idea seems radical, and on the face of it the notion seems dangerous. Dangerous if we accept the secular hobgoblins we are presented. Let us address those hobgoblins - the idea that this is

El Cidnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7121611.post-72621601034703947262007-02-17T21:18:00.000-05:002007-02-17T21:22:16.441-05:00

Lest we forget, read Paul C.'s words-No, this post is not about the war in Iraq, but it could be. All acts of aggression against a sovereign people might be described thus. (read on)

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Heidi Cenac wrote a piece in the 10 February Anderson Independent that simply must be repudiated. Read the entire thing and then come back for analysis. The story begins "objectively" enough - Some people read the Bible and some people use the Bible. This is of course a true statement but it is an odd way to begin a fact based article. Local ministers and religious experts are concerned

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Here is a story of a woman - bullied as a girl - that spent her adult life working toward getting a law passed to outlaw bullying in schools - Called the "Safe School Climate Act," it was signed by the governor over the summer and school districts must implement it by next month. "This law is a big step for South Carolina, and it creates more awareness for staff and teachers to identify

El Cidnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7121611.post-43173896539856052162006-12-10T03:02:00.000-05:002006-12-10T03:03:23.597-05:00

(Post and Courier) Hampton County has been a place where the big jury verdicts grow. For years this rural farmscape of 21,000 people 75 miles west of Charleston was a favorite for lawyers who wanted to make corporations pay. A combination of low-income jurors and South Carolina's old-time laws that favored plaintiffs seemed to encourage it, some said. I was a fan of tort reform for 37 of my

El Cidnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7121611.post-53990581512428641092006-12-09T10:51:00.000-05:002006-12-09T10:52:05.898-05:00

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) Two senators have filed a bill calling for South Carolina to have a minimum wage of $6.15, a dollar more than the current federal minimum. The minimum wage makes no sense to me at all - the market ought to dictate what a person makes for a job. Of course that assumes that artificial entities with person rights (i.e. corporations) were not able to achieve undue

El Cidnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7121611.post-1165590667497040382006-12-08T10:06:00.000-05:002006-12-10T08:35:09.285-05:00

My dream is that all persons living in Anderson County, South Carolina will one day be entirely debt-free - Joseph SanglI like this sort of thinking - being debt free would allow folks to live decent lives and focus on what is important. Money will not buy happiness but debt certainly buys a lot of unhappiness and slavery.

El Cidnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7121611.post-1165240864050401962006-12-04T09:01:00.000-05:002006-12-10T08:29:31.567-05:00

We, the people of he State of South Carolina grateful to God for our liberties, do ordain and establish this Constitution. (Via Yankee Doodle)

El Cidnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7121611.post-1165129090125176392006-12-03T01:58:00.000-05:002006-12-10T00:32:17.023-05:00

While I neither agree with the premise of this article nor the silly nod to racism at the conclusion (obviously a feeble attempt to take the "moral high-ground" in the essay). I do agree that trespassing hunters are a problem. A Hartsville resident that owns 378 acres that he purchased for his family's hunting pleasure describes it thusly - "I don't feel that any landowner should have to turn

El Cidnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7121611.post-1165076294915680492006-12-02T11:18:00.000-05:002006-12-10T08:30:34.997-05:00

(Anderson Independent) Area officials learned about responding to hazardous materials and weapons of mass destruction incidents this week during a class put on by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. Is it just me or does anyone else have a problem with Federal folks coming into our county to do, well anything? Last time I dusted off my copy of The Constitution I failed to find any

El Cidnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7121611.post-1164812427164019642006-11-29T10:00:00.000-05:002006-12-10T08:31:49.876-05:00

by Jim Hanks Jr. On 13 January, 2000, 139 years to the day after South Carolinians opened fire on Fort Sumter, State Senators Arthur Ravenel and Glen McConnell, both of whom had staunchly supported the flag, led the vote to take it down. Just five days before, Senator Ravenel had attended a flag rally, where he had encouraged them to continue their fight. Later, Senator Andre Bauer observed that

El Cidnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7121611.post-1164810673228738542006-11-29T09:31:00.000-05:002006-12-10T08:32:53.413-05:00

The man's motives may or may not have been pure but things like this put a thumb in the eye of Leviathan. A federal judge in Greenville, S.C., has permanently barred John Howard Alexander of Greenville from promoting several tax-fraud schemes, the Justice Department announced today. The civil injunction order, to which Alexander consented, bars him from promoting schemes that promise tax

El Cidnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7121611.post-18935032670753364092006-11-26T20:10:00.000-05:002007-02-19T20:11:29.344-05:00

It seems the new Anderson County Economic Development Director Heather Simmons Jones has been on the job for a mere few days but has already warmed up to the idea of adding another tax to the good citizens of the county. Among the various projects she is batting around in bringing sewer service to the S.C. 24 exit 11 area. Of course to actually make this work the road and bridge must first be

El Cidnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7121611.post-1164544163974922602006-11-26T07:29:00.000-05:002006-12-10T08:33:37.592-05:00

The Confederate Battle Flag is not the sum and total of everything the South or South Carolina was or will be. The period between 1861-1865 is not the only period of note in our history. The plain fact is WE KNOW THAT. Some folks fail to understand that we know that. (Washington Post)A Confederate heritage group plans to challenge the NCAA's ban on championship events in South Carolina as long

El Cidnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7121611.post-18616309592264786122006-11-24T20:13:00.000-05:002007-02-19T20:14:25.364-05:00

First reading of an ordinance to permanently suspend the Blue Laws was approved Tuesday night by the Anderson County Council. Blue Laws prohibit residents from buying anything other than groceries or medicine before 1:30 p.m. on Sundays. (Anderson Independent) I cannot imagine why such a proposal came up in the first place. Even if you were to theoretically remove the notion that the Sabbath

El Cidnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7121611.post-3077394766641319622006-11-23T20:15:00.000-05:002007-02-19T20:16:19.417-05:00

In a letter dated October 30, the SC Law Enforcement Division (SLED) informed the County of the successful results of its annual review of Anderson County’s Homeland Security funds. Read more... Well the discerning among us have to ask the question...why on God's green Earth does Anderson County need any funding from the Department of Homeland Insecurity? Make no mistake these are Federal

El Cidnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7121611.post-1161675765225555152006-10-24T02:40:00.000-05:002006-12-10T08:34:30.936-05:00

My father was a digital man - he was an engineer by education and a career infantry officer by profession. His mind's eye functioned all of his life in terms of black and white. He was a good man and open-minded in terms of new ideas related to his profession but he had his limits. In his waning years he has opened his mind to other possibilities - I am glad to have the fleeting moments I

El Cidnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7121611.post-1160380473533465682006-10-09T02:53:00.000-05:002006-12-10T08:35:50.524-05:00

Nuclear Test in North Korea that I predicted would occur (the opinions of the talking heads notwithstanding) Technorati tags: "North Korea", "nuclear test"

El Cidnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7121611.post-1159543363265109682006-09-29T10:22:00.000-05:002006-09-29T10:33:28.656-05:00

Free Market News NetworkVermont wants to secede from the Union - or at least some are embracing this movement. According to an article in the New York Sun, the First North American Secessionist Convention in Burlington, VT, organized by the pro-secession think tank, the Middlebury Institute is making plans for a November meeting.It simply cannot hurt to keep mentioning this fact and this event

El Cidnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7121611.post-1158159476396120762006-09-13T09:52:00.000-05:002006-09-13T09:58:58.236-05:00

My last post was incomplete. I shall do all of my blogging at the League of the Scarlet Pimpernel for the foreseeable future. I am joined there by two old friends and one new. In the words of Gomer Pyle "SURPRISE, SURPRISE". I shall not tell who they really are behind the mask and if you figure it out from times past you best not let on either.

El Cidnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7121611.post-1157732591843290072006-09-08T11:22:00.000-05:002006-09-08T11:23:11.863-05:00

El Cidnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7121611.post-1157500265139342642006-09-05T18:49:00.000-05:002006-12-10T08:36:31.031-05:00

101 signatures to date. Have you signed the petition?States' Rights

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I jacked this entire thing from rense.com. This is not good blogging but this article has much merit._____________Just Walk AwayBy Reuven Schossen Former Captain, IDF9-3-6The idea is frightening at a very basic level. We are taught that we need a lot of things to live. We seek material comfort instead of a clear conscience. Material comfort is perceived as physical security, which we want to

El Cidnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7121611.post-1157419891412582612006-09-04T20:26:00.000-05:002006-09-04T20:35:14.633-05:00

With the Neoconservatives it is a dangerous thing to let them call you 'friend'Read the entire article here."What made Mr. Rumsfeld's speech noteworthy wasn't its toxic effort to impugn the patriotism of administration critics by conflating dissenton Iraq with cut-and-run surrender and incipient treason. That's old news. No, what made Mr. Rumsfeld's performance special was the preview it offered

El Cidnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7121611.post-1157418574266457792006-09-04T20:07:00.000-05:002006-09-04T20:16:59.163-05:00

May we all die doing what we love. Here is the storySteve Irwin

El Cidnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7121611.post-1157285103290883442006-09-03T07:05:00.000-05:002006-12-10T08:37:14.398-05:00

"SULAIMANIYAH, Iraq - Kurdistan president Massoud Barzani has ordered the Iraqi national flag to be replaced with the Kurdish one in his northern autonomous region in what appeared to be another move toward more self-rule in the north, local officials said Friday." Read More...ARBIL, Iraq, Sept 3 (Reuters) - "The leader of Iraq's ethnic Kurds brandished the threat of secession on Sunday as a row

El Cidnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7121611.post-1155555091118844812006-09-03T06:28:00.000-05:002006-12-10T08:38:19.469-05:00

Here is something inflammatory and dangerous, the most dangerous thing I have ever written. Now do not take me wrong, I am not advocating violence as the solution to achieve political freedom. My point here is to dispel a constant argument I hear articulated in opposition to secession or for that matter any real discussion of taking back liberties and freedoms that are rightfully ours.The

El Cidnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7121611.post-1156601592702136852006-08-26T09:13:00.000-05:002006-12-10T08:40:22.600-05:00

"The Security and Prosperity Partnership of North America (SPP) was launched in March of 2005 as a trilateral effort to increase security and enhance prosperity among the United States, Canada and Mexico through greater cooperation and information sharing.....Looking forward, President Bush, Prime Minister Harper and President Fox have identified emergency management; influenza pandemics,

El Cidnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7121611.post-1155645437485093312006-08-15T07:32:00.000-05:002006-08-15T07:52:35.623-05:00

I may someday owe a large apology to Keith, a compatriot of mine. I am always hesitant to buy into conspiracy theories, even though I disbelieve most of what the government says.Watch this piece and keep an open mind as more of this sort of stuff surfaces. I may indeed have to tell Keith that he was right and I was all wrong someday.9/11

El Cidnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7121611.post-1155367364132376182006-08-12T02:22:00.000-05:002006-12-10T08:48:23.246-05:00

Max Boot - Los Angeles Times: "Among the more surrealistic moments of my travels was pausing at a base near Baqubah - a far-from-pacified Iraqi city that was Abu Musab Zarqawi's last base of operations - to enjoy a fresh-brewed iced latte at a Green Beans coffee shop. It hit the spot, but when I later told a Marine captain about the experience, he took away some of my enjoyment by asking, 'I

El Cidnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7121611.post-1119195783475092392006-08-11T10:43:00.000-05:002006-12-10T08:50:17.805-05:00

Here is an post I saved as a draft over a year ago. I found this when doing a little blog clean-up.Reuters" Israel publicly apologized to the United States on Sunday over arms exports to China that have drawn criticism from Washington and strained U.S.-Israeli security ties."Interesting-The neo-conservatives support the fundamentalist belief that the United States MUST support the man-made nation

El Cidnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7121611.post-1155124429484796602006-08-09T06:49:00.000-05:002006-08-09T06:53:49.506-05:00

I will not comment on this video. I ask only that you watch it and ponder the possibility that some of what this guy has to say is correct.This is exactly why Washington warned of taking sides in foreign conflicts. Watch the video here.Lebanon ; War

El Cidnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7121611.post-1155118457755684962006-08-09T05:14:00.000-05:002006-12-10T08:49:11.881-05:00

Fredericksburg.com: "THINK THE BATTLE OVER states' rights is over? Not so: At the National Governors Association summer meeting in Charleston, S.C., Democrats and Republicans alike are lashing out at the federal government for its intrusion into issues formerly within the purview of the states and its incompetence in dealing with national problems. Somewhere, John C. Calhoun is grinning. "We will

El Cidnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7121611.post-1154878209690692752006-08-06T10:26:00.000-05:002006-12-10T08:39:31.210-05:00

Murray rejected what Mises called the cultural destructionism of the left because he saw it as a back-door to state building. If you attack the family by impinging on its autonomy, the family can no longer serve as a bulwark against state power. So it is with leftist rhetoric that ridicules the habits, prejudices, traditions, and institutions that form the basis of settled, middle-class community

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HT to OrthoCelt. This is pretty funny

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From Proud Liberal "Sure this is coming from the House of Representatives, but no matter how you dress it up it's still another power grab by this power hungry administration. Do we really need to give the president the power to take control of the National Guard? The House seems to think so.'The measure would remove the currently required consent of governors for the federalization of the Guard,

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It has be quite some time since I debated seriously with anyone why the Confederate Battle Flag ought not offend people so and why Southerners have not only a right but a duty to display the flag at least once a year (Confederate Memorial Day).I began commenting on a guy named Dave Trotter's blog (Democratic Hotspot) reference to a question he presented, 'What does the flag represent'. His

El Cidnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7121611.post-1154709717536559482006-08-04T11:41:00.000-05:002006-08-13T03:49:37.073-05:00

"The NCAA may ban postseason games in South Carolina because the secession flag flies on the statehouse grounds."Folks just need to back off us in SC. We took the flag off the statehouse dome and moved it to a memorial. I am personally ok with that. I have friends that swore that was just the first move. They were right.So do other people believe that an entire period of state history should be

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"But there is another group of Christians in the military that there is hope for. This group recognizes that the Iraq war is not a good idea. Some of them would go further and say that it is unconstitutional. Others would even say that the war is unjust. But still, they choose to fight. Why? There are, of course, a variety of reasons for this behavior. " Read More...Much of the year I spent on "

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"In Iraq, the Iraqis fighting against us in Baghdad used to be insurgents, fighting an army of occupation. More and more, it looks like they're fighting in a civil war, faction against internal faction. This is not an improvement, particularly when your troops are caught in the middle. It's distinctly possible that we'll eventually see a war of secession, as Kurds, Shiites and Sunnis draw borders

El Cidnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7121611.post-1153403545921615912006-07-20T08:52:00.000-05:002006-07-20T08:55:55.383-05:00

"This is to inform you of the launch of our website representing the New Hampshire Independence Movement. Click here for Republic of New Hampshire. We look forward to working with our neighbors in Vermont to establish true freedom in our lifetime"Wake up Southerners!!!

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"SVR Launches The 'Vermont Sovereignty Declaration' Ad Campaign!"Why is Vermont leading the way while Southern States sit on their lazy behinds as the leviathan grows in power each day? Shame on us all!!

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I encourage all bloggers to read The Declaration of States' Rights and if you agree join the States' Rights Bloggers' Alliance. Political affiliation does not matter, you must simply agree on the principle of states' rights. States' Rights; blog alliance

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Here is a Partial List of Recommended Books that I would recommend to anyone in the Cause or interested in freedom and self determination.

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I spent the weekend updating the code on Shouting From the Mountaintop. During my Hiatus things got a little messy.I have also been busy reconstructing the American Secession Project. Arkie I am calling you out in public buddy. When you get back in the fight I need your help.Matt, Lee, Larry, Joseph and any of you other good fellow out there I am calling you out too. Back in 2004 when The

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Take a gander at this trailer. This very well may be the most important film of our time.fascism

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[4th-of-July]It is again time for Americans of all ilks to place meat on grills celebrate the essence of being Americans. All patriotic occasions dedicated to the symbols of the United States cause me much anguish, it has been ever increasingly so for the last ten years.I am not un-American, I am certainly not un-patriotic. I love my country, its people and the principles upon which it was built.

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A Partial List of GrievancesFirst: In violation of the War Powers Clause of the Constitution(Article 1, Section 8), the President has colluded with the Congress to pass legislation that transfers to the President the power to apply the armed forces of the United States of America in hostilities in Iraq without a Congressional Declaration of War.Second: In a hasty response to widespread fear and

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Read Dedication & Leadership by Douglas Hyde. There will be a discussion later. If I can convince you that things are as bad as I have said and will say and if you are truly convinced that you should have a part in changing things you must read this book.

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It is not merely that speeches, statistics, and records of every kind must be constantly brought up to date in order to show that the predictions of theParty were in all cases right. It is also that no change of doctrine or inpolitical alignment can ever be admitted.George Orwell, 1984No real comment on the Orwell quote required for the thinking man.I am happy to see that the fellows over at

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The Constitution Party, possibly the last best hope for the restoration of the Republic, is dying. It is possible it has yet to die, thus I say dying. I have, as mentioned previously been remiss in keeping up with the particulars of all that has occurred and is occurring currently in the world outside of my daily focus. I do still receive a lot of email and have begun again the task of reading

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Just so to set the record straight that I am not all doom and gloom I intend to relate some observations about a small nation comprised of a heterogeneous people group. There is a purpose to my story, as I believe my observations here will directly relate to points in later posts.The people that I refer to fought a bloody war with their northern neighbors and former country men. Families fought

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Much has occurred since I left the blogshere last June. For starters I allowed my domain name (southernnationalist.org) to expire. The group I started that project with is an interesting lot. It consists of fellows I made a vow with back in 1989. We will someday renew our cooperation but the work of Southern Nationalist ran its course. I also allowed the domain name for the American Secession

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There is so much to say, there always is. It seems that there is more to say than there is time in available.I could talk about the Department of Defense's new policy requiring bloggers in Iraq and Afghanistan to "register" their blogs. Imagine that, I guess they got their lead from China and their mandate to bloggers. You know it is just impossible to tell a lie believably if pesky folks keep

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" Could a hotel be built on the land owned by Supreme Court Justice David H. Souter? A new ruling by the Supreme Court which was supported by Justice Souter himself itself might allow it. A private developer is seeking to use this very law to build a hotel on Souter's land."

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Y'all please welcome our newest member in the Rebel Alliance Sarx. I think I will enjoy his posts.Also check out Brandi over at Book of Beginnings; Story Without End. I am very pleased to have another South Carolina blogger join our alliance.

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Obama, who occupies the U.S. Senate seat from Illinois that Lincoln lost to Stephen Douglas in 1858, wrote about how Lincoln shaped his life in an upcoming special issue of Time magazine."'I cannot swallow whole the view of Lincoln as the Great Emancipator,' Obama said. 'As a law professor and civil rights lawyer and as an African-American, I am fully aware of his limited views on race. Anyone

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"A divided Supreme Court ruled Thursday that local governments may seize people's homes and businesses against their will for private development in a decision anxiously awaited in communities where economic growth often is at war with individual property rights."SCOTUS property rights

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Below are a few interesting excerpts from a woman named Karen E. Pansler. Some poor woman sent me a dozen emails begging me to "turn from my pagan ways and accept the bounty and peace provided to us by God in the form of our perfect Union". She sent me links and snippets from this Pansler woman as well as other sites such as Justice at the Gates and Global Harvest. This was essentially the

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I read a very interesting attack on those of us that revere our Southern heritage recently. It seems that some equate our dedication to the heroes of our cause and to our prominent forefathers as nothing any less sinister than pagan "warrior-god" worship.Ah, before we turn off all consideration of this apparently ridiculous viewpoint let us consider for a moment the real facts.It is undeniably

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Donnie Kennedy is gearing up for a presidential run in 2008. We in the Southern Movement know Donnie for his work with his brother in The South Was Right. This book did so much to bring a voice to the feelings of so many. In a very large part the modern Southern nationalism movement owes its very existence to this book.James Ronald Kennedy has a new book entitled Reclaiming Liberty which is an

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Open letter to my Southron Nationalist, Traditionalist, Paleo-Conservative, Libertarian, Constitutionalist and Patriot friends:I invite you to take a look at a recent article I rote dealing with the de facto nature of the Federal government (versus de jure). Located HEREI am attempting to begin and articulation and formation of an ideological foundation of our collective cause. At the very core

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SAM ADAMS SCHOOL OF PREPARATION FOR THE SECOND AMERICAN REVOLUTIONvery funnyMy boy is enrolled in the distance education portion of the school.

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Why Bush conservatives are looking more like leftists.socialist

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Reuters AlertNet - Strained US Army relaxes new officer requirements: "The U.S. Army, facing recruiting woes and a reorganized force, will relax requirements for new officers, welcoming older candidates and allowing more tolerance of past minor crimes, officials said on Thursday"I mentioned the other day that this entire recruiting thing would have a long-term and significant impact on the

El Cidnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7121611.post-1118368127692568952005-06-09T20:47:00.000-05:002005-06-09T20:51:52.006-05:00

Glad to have Tennessee Patriot join with us in the Rebel Alliance.

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A highly classified intelligence report produced for the new director ofnational intelligence concludes that U.S. spy agencies failed to recognizeseveral key military developments in China in the past decade, The WashingtonTimes has learned.The report was created by several current and formerintelligence officials and concludes that U.S. agencies missed more than a dozenChinese military

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A little more on the Neo-Conservatives, taken from an article by Michael Blumenthal in the Guardian (yes a liberal wacko but even they get parts of the truth right some time)But now George Bush is building a leviathan beyond Nixon's imagining. The Bushpresidency is the highest stage of Nixonism...the CIA is being purged, the justicedepartment deploying its resources to break down the wall of

El Cidnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7121611.post-1118283184139909162005-06-08T20:53:00.000-05:002006-12-10T08:57:09.325-05:00

"Officials said Wednesday that although the Army will not release its numbers until Friday, it fell about 25 percent short of its target of signing up 6,700 recruits in May. The gap would have been even wider but for the fact that the target was lowered by 1,350" from The Washington PostThis is the fourth month in a row the recruiting goal has been missed.Prior to four years ago I dedicated a lot

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I am amazed at the amount of email generated by my last three post. Some folks ask if I have slipped off the edge of reality. Other state that my assertions are just too nefarious and nobody in a position of power would actually consider planning policy in such a way.I can only say that you will never find any neo-con fully articulating what I have assigned to their position. Obviously they could

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"Amidst the many uncertainties looming over China's future political and economic circumstances, one thing is evident: whatever the pace of economic development may be, China must address its rapidly growing demand for natural energy and resources. Oil will be at the top of this list. Though China's energy mix will continue to be based on coal, with oil accounting for only about 20-25% of its

El Cidnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7121611.post-1118114296885520662005-06-06T22:18:00.000-05:002006-08-13T06:00:39.983-05:00

"One of Beijing's worst nightmares seems to be coming true. Having apparently steadied the course in the Middle East, the Bush administration is turning to Asia to tame its long-standing 'strategic competitor.' While this particular term has been shelved since 9/11 and Sino-U.S. relations have improved thanks to China's cooperation with Washington's global anti-terrorist campaign there are signs

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I will share something with you that will be uncomfortable. People often talk of the nature of the war in Iraq, how it began and the lies that precipitated it. We often talk of the utter and complete disregard for the Constitution in the waging of the war (i.e. no Congressional declaration of war).None of this answers the real question as to why. Simple answers from the left claim it is all for

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I have either just finished up or I am in the process of reading several books. I generally do not read a single book at any one time. Usually I begin several and pick them up at various times depending on what strikes my interest at the moment.Books I have recently finished.The Grey Book Blueprint For Southern Independence by The League of The South.I would hardly call this a blueprint, at 84

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My last post on Fundamentalism left a lot to be said. Mark highlighted this when he asked in his comment what my point was.I should clarify. The very definition of a fundamentalist is elusive. It all depends on who is actually using the term and who they are speaking of. By the standards of most non-Christians I am a fundamentalist. Using their definition a fundamentalist is generally defined as

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I am reading a fascinating series of books dealing with the history of evangelism. On the one hand evangelism was probably the greatest thing to happen to Christianity since the Day of Pentecost. On the other hand the ramifications of watered-down doctrine, "heart-felt" religion and misplaced theology stemming from the notion that everyone can interpret the Bible independent of historic

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As close as I can tell 25 May 2004 was the birth date of Southern Loyalist. Twelve months and 210 posts on this site and what do I have to show for it?I am a Large Mammal on TTLB, 317 incoming links according to Google, Pagerank 5 according to Google and a mere 6,917 visitors according to SiteMeter. In fact I average only 41 unique visitors per day!!!! Heck I doubt I have really changed the mind

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Former NFL player Pat Tillman's family is lashing out against the Army,saying that the military's investigations into Tillman's friendly-fire death inAfghanistan last year were a sham and that Army efforts to cover up the truthhave made it harder for them to deal with their loss. More than a year after their son was shot several times by his fellow Army Rangers on a craggy hillside near the

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