Chick Chat: Truth will set you free right?

Every once in a while I can't help but feel discouraged with the direction this country is going. I spend most of my free time researching, reading, writing about these major issues going on and yet I still feel completely helpless. Even going to the protests and the meetings, I still feel helpless. Every couple of weeks I start watching the news and see the spending and the socialism creeping up and I feel like I am swimming against the current and going absolutely no where. Because this isn’t about health care or spending, it’s about dependency, control and accepting all those things that are morally repugnant.

I never thought I would say this, but I can sympathies with the liberals who truly hated Bush. They would look at this and say stop whining because we had to put up with your idiot for 8 years. My problem is that I often wonder if we would survive another 4/8 years of this. I know Bush made mistakes during his presidency but I at least felt safe. Safe from foreign attacks, safe from our government and safe to speak out. I don't always feel so safe speaking out.

People in my family joke that we are all going to be thrown in a family cell one day because we are all so outspoken about our viewpoints. I'm starting to think its not that funny anymore. I don't know what will happen a few years down the road and the more research that I do, the less I feel I know.

I write this because I hope that there are more out there like me. I can't imagine I'm the only one that is tired of being on the wrong side of what is popular, what is easy, what is wealthy, what is powerful.

I take that back, the truth is powerful. "Truth will set you free" right? But where is the truth now? Is it being hidden?

Truth...Come out, come out, wherever you are!!

I just hope that the truth can overcome the layers and layers of bureaucracy and corruption. I’m not particularly religious person, but tonight I'll say an extra prayer for America.

I pray that we are given the strength to search for the truth. I pray that we are given the strength to spread the truth we uncover. I pray that we are given the strength to live by the principles of the truth we seek. I pray that those who need to hear the truth give us their attention. I pray that He doesn’t abandon America as we face our greatest threat yet. I pray that He hasn’t abandoned us already in our progressive secularization.I pray that we are given His guidance as we continue the ideological battle in which we are embroiled. I pray for His blessings.

Everyday Normal Republicans

Articles Spotlight: 8/31

Polls:
57% Would like to Replace Entire Congress

Obama ends frenetic vacation: Breitbart

Health Care:
GOP Senator signals fading hopes on health care: AP
Police: Health Care Reform used as NY crime Ploy: Newsday
New flu hit estimated 10% of New Yorkers: Reuters
Clinton, Gore speak on health care, energy to Tenn Dems: Commercial Appeal

Economy:
Meltdown 101: Why banks' struggles have worsened: Yahoo Finance
Regulators Shutter Three U.S. Banks, Bringing 2009 Toll to 84: Bloomberg
Commercial Real Estate Lurks as Next Potential Mortgage Crisis: Wall Street Journal
Orange County Register Filing for Chapter 11: Newsmax

Foreign Events/Affairs:
Gahafi Slammed at New Jersey Rally: Newsmax
Cheney: I Might Not Cooperate with Probe: Newsmax
Pakistan reality TV contestan, Saad Khan drowns performing challenge: TimesOnline
Japan Democrats take power, tough challenges loom: Reuters

Fires:
Strike force formed to save communications towers: Daily News LA
Station fire claims 2 firefighters, 18 homes: LA Times

Other:
Slow Start: No Rush for Same-Sex Weddings in Vt.: Newsmax
Cheney Admits He and Bush Disagreed at Times: Newsmax

Great little Video by Sophia Elena: Who Does Your Senator Work For?

Video: Dick Cheney - Obama & Holder's Political "Witch Hunt" Against The CIA !!!

Click here for more video's of Dick Cheney's interview.

Chick Chat: Living life with the liberty to pursue happiness

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The Bill:
Cybersecurity Act of 2009

Original Article:
Bill would give Obama power to shut down internet, networks during cyber attack: NetworkWorld

Updated Article:
Bill would give president emergency control of Internet: CNETNews

Details:
Cybersecurity Act of 2009 : Directs the President to establish or designate a Cybersecurity Advisory Panel to advise the President. Private networks could be shut down by government order and would be regulated by government mandated security standards and technical configurations


Thoughts:

This is an extremely scary thought. One of our basic rights is the freedom of speech and although Jefferson could not have conceived of the notion of the internet, it has become a staple part of the American conversation. What is scary is that there doesn't seem to be a clear definition of the"national security" reasons to shut down the internet. Also frightening is the fact that Obama will be putting together this Advisory Panel and they will report directly to him. Now considering teh wonderful job he has done of choosing socialist, anti-capitalist and communist to his current Czar-asters, I'M WORRIED! (Thanks to Glenn for Czar-asters info- check out posts about him)

What is there stopping this panel from deciding that people who speak out against our President or Congress aren't creating some sort of national security issue. There are plenty of ways to twist and turn people's concerns into some sort of evil plan. I personally don't like Barry O, but I wish him no harm. Especially since we have the dimwitted spill-national-security-secrets-Biden as the other option. Could you imagine how awful he would be as President?? God we would be blown up within a year because he would accidentally tell our enemies the codes to all our nukes.

Moving on, this issue is really quite a concern. It's not quite as much at the forefront as health care in all the news medias or in people's minds yet. But it poses a big threat to the health care debate, when people start to hear more about this there is going to be some major backlash on the internet, if there isn't already! That, conveniently, moves the debate away from health care.

However, the health care debate is (to me) about a lot more than just MRI's and gov't funded abortions. It's about the basic principles of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. Living life with the liberty to pursue happiness in whatever way we so desire. For me that means holding on to my freedom from government control, so I will continue to pursue my life with my liberties until I am labeled a national threat for my "un-American, racist" viewpoints.

I took a mental health day today to enjoy some shopping, panara and family time, but I will be back tomorrow with some good info, articles, cartoons, videos etc.

Less than two weeks until the Tea Party Protest in Washington D.C. !! Get excited!!!