Inauguration Day

Monday, 20 January 2025: It is a cold but sunshiney day in Washington, DC.  Her Excellency the President Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton relaxes in her leather club chair on the West Front of the Capitol, comfortably observing the proceedings as she awaits the inauguration of her successor, President-elect Kamala Harris, as the 46  ^th President of the United States.  It is altogether fitting that the first black woman to hold that office should be sworn in on the Federal holiday honoring Martin Luther King, Jr.’s birthday, setting yet another milestone in this great country’s history. A great day to be alive, she thinks – indeed, a great day to be an American!

And as she waits, Her Excellency the President reflects on the milestones passed in her own career, the monuments to a career unmatched in American politics, starting with helping drive the loathsome Richard Nixon from office, then First Lady of Arkansas, First Lady of the United States, United States Senator from New York, Secretary of State and finally the brass ring itself, the grand prize, the Oval Office.  No-one else could have done it, no-one else had the combination of intelligence, drive, commitment, supreme patience and ruthlessness required to maneuver through scandal and infidelity and Congressional investigations for forty-five years to the most powerful office in the world, and as she transitions to her next role – Secretary-General of the United Nations – she leaves behind a legacy unmatched in American history:

·         After passing the largest tax increase in world history, unemployment stands at 12%, the economy contracts at an annual rate of -1.5% and the national deficit stands at $30 trillion. However, the minimum wage is raised to $25 per hour, the retirement age is lowered to 55 with a month’s paid vacation every year, Washington, DC, is granted full voting rights in Congress, community college is now free, all student loans are forgiven and a minimum 2.0 GPA upon graduation is guaranteed.

·         When Obamacare goes bankrupt, Her Excellency promptly cancels it and replaces it with the National Health Care System, the single-payer, government-controlled program she’s dreamed of for fifty years.  The Federal deficit explodes and such cancellation and replacement are entirely illegal, as are her other actions, but Congress is afraid to confront her for fear of being called sexists, just as they were afraid of confronting Barack Hussein Obama “unh, unh, unh!” for fear of being called racists, and the Republican Party splits in two.

·         By Executive Order, all convicted felons have their voting rights restored and all illegal immigrants are pardoned and granted full U.S. citizenship.  In addition, Her Excellency appoints the first transgender person to her Cabinet and the first lesbian as Chairperson of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

·         To prevent corporations from fleeing America’s oppressive tax and regulation regime, Her Excellency places an indefinite “hold” on all corporate moves overseas involving fifty or more employees; moreover, executive salaries are capped at $250,000 and ordinary stock trades are taxed at 15%.

·         California declares bankruptcy,  followed by Illinois and New York.  They then sue Arizona, Florida, Nevada and Texas for “predatory” policies that attracted millions of their citizens to relocate, taking their incomes with them.  The U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals awards a $100 billion judgment in their favor.

·         Every oil refinery in the United States is nationalized, all coal-fired power plants are closed and energy rationing is instituted.

·         The United States Supreme Court rules that polygamy is constitutional.

·         Christian churches, hospitals, clinics and community service organizations lose their tax-exempt status and insurance coverage unless they hire homosexuals and Muslims and perform homosexual weddings.  Christian schools and universities lose these benefits but also lose their accreditation, and Christian students are denied Federal student loans.  Christian ministers lose their licenses to preach and some are prosecuted, Christian business owners are jailed for refusing to participate in homosexual weddings and over 1000 Christian organizations of all kinds are forced to close.

·         Concerning foreign policy, Russia overruns Ukraine, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, and although the United States is obligated by treaty to defend the Baltic states from attack, Her Excellency avoids a military confrontation with Russia and NATO collapses.  Iran violates the treaty it signed with Barack Hussein Obama “unh, unh, unh!” and detonates a nuclear bomb.  The Iranians annex Yemen and that part of Iraq not controlled by the Kurds or ISIS, prompting Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Turkey to buy nuclear weapons from North Korea and Pakistan for sheer self-defense.  ISIS overruns Damascus, forcing Bashar Assad to flee to Tehran, and seizes Syria’s remaining stockpile of ballistic missiles and chemical weapons.  As she did with Russia, Her Excellency declines to retaliate against Iran and ISIS but as Israel is surrounded by fanatical enemies armed to the teeth, she demands that the Israelis immediately withdraw from the Golan Heights, Gaza and the West Bank in exchange for “peace.” In the background, China annexes the entire South China Sea.

She could go on, but what would be the point?  No other President, not even her despised predecessor (she’ll never forgive the stab in the back in South Carolina in 2008!) had accomplished so much in only eight years, so it was time to move on, time to take her talents truly global, time to ascend the pedestal of world fame and bathe in the glory that she had earned.  Ah, there’s the fanfare!  The President-elect approaches!  The oath is about to be administered, so Her Excellency stands, beaming with pride and satisfaction, knowing that the greatest days of her career were still ahead of her.  “Today, America,” she thinks, “tomorrow, the world!”

Leviathan 2015

It may be useful to review how we got here:

Romer v. Evans (1996):  The United States Supreme Court ruled that an amendment to the Colorado state constitution prohibiting special protection to homosexuals violated the U.S. Constitution.

Goodridge v. Department of Public Health (2003):            The Massachusetts state Court of Appeals ruled that homosexuals have a right to marry.

Then-U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder refused to defend the Federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), which restricts legal marriage to one man and one woman,  against legal challenges although it was his sworn duty to do so (2011).

Priest-King announced his support for homosexual marriage, reversing a position he had vigorously advocated during his first campaign for President (2012).

Sweet Cakes by Melissa (2013): Melissa and Aaron Klein, Christians who operated a bakery in Oregon, refused to serve a homosexual couple who wanted a cake for their wedding, based on their Christian beliefs.  The Kleins were fined $135,000 and ordered not to even discuss their case, and face the loss of their business if they don’t comply.

Gortz Haus Gallery (2013):           Betty and Dick Odgaard, Christians who operated a wedding chapel in Iowa, refused to perform a homosexual wedding, based on their Christian beliefs.  The Odgaards were prosecuted, fined, repeatedly threatened with physical violence and ultimately driven out of business.

Hollingsworth v. Perry (2013):    The United States Supreme Court ruled that Proposition 8, an amendment to the California state constitution limiting marriage to one man and one woman and overwhelmingly approved by California voters, violated the U.S. Constitution.  The Court also ruled that the sponsors of Proposition 8, who defended it in Federal court when the State of California refused to defend it themselves, had no legal standing.

United States v. Windsor (2013):               On the same day that they ruled in Hollingsworth v. Perry, SCOTUS ruled that Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act described above was unconstitutional.  The majority insisted that the right to regulate marriage properly belonged to the states, not the Federal government.

Hitching Post Wedding Chapel (2014):    Donald and Evelyn Knapp, Christian ministers who operated a wedding chapel in Idaho, refused to perform a homosexual wedding and are threatened with prosecution.

Indiana Religious Freedom Restoration Act (SB101, 2015):             An Indiana state law intended to protect Christian business owners from government retaliation if they refuse to provide service because of their Christian beliefs, as cited in the examples above, was met with outrage, street protests and boycotts by the liberal Left, and was rapidly amended.

Obergefell v. Hodges (2015):       Two years after ruling that the states have exclusive right to regulate marriage and after 31 states had either amended their constitutions or passed legislation banning homosexual marriage in accordance with that ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed itself, ruling that those state bans violated the U.S. Constitution and that marriage was so important that only the Federal government should manage it.  SCOTUS redefined marriage to include homosexuals, ruled that states must recognize homosexual marriages performed in other jurisdictions and effectively legalized homosexual marriage throughout the United States and its territories.

And this:

Kelo v. City of New London (2005):           The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the government can seize private property under the doctrine of eminent domain and transfer that property to another private owner for economic reasons, grossly expanding government power and undermining individual property rights.  It is worthwhile to note that the property seized by the City of New London, Connecticut, for a waterfront project anchored by the Pfizer corporation, is now an empty lot:

The developer failed to obtain the necessary financing and dropped the project, Pfizer walked away when its tax breaks expired and closed its New London facility at the cost of 1000 jobs, after Hurricane Irene in 2011, the 91-acre property was used as a dump for storm debris and the City of New London, after all the litigation, clearing the property, relocating existing homes and compensation paid, lost $78 million. Instead of creating 3169 jobs and generating $1.2 million annually in tax revenue, the property in question generates nothing.

Between 2008-2013, Priest-King lied at least 37 times about Obamacare, e.g. "If you like your health care plan, you can keep it.”

Since its passage in 2010, Priest-King has arbitrarily changed, delayed or suspended parts of Obamacare 51 times although he has no legal or Constitutional authority to do so.

National Federation of Independent Business v. Sebelius (2012):                The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that individual citizens can be forced to buy health insurance at their own expense because, in SCOTUS’ interpretation, the word “penalty” in the text of the legislation really means “tax” and Congress has the power to levy taxes, despite testimony and Congressional records indicating that Congress deliberately chose the word “penalty” to mask the overall cost of Obamacare and to minimize political resistance to the law.  The ruling not only saved Obamacare but established a new precedent, that the government can not only regulate commerce but compel private citizens to engage in it.

King v. Burwell (2015):   The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that under Obamacare, the Federal government may establish and operate health care exchanges in states choosing to participate in the program, and provide subsidies to people within those exchanges, although the text of the legislation reads exactly, “an Exchange established by the State.”  This ruling saved Obamacare again and set yet another precedent,  that laws as written do not mean what they say, but may mean whatever the Supreme Court decides they mean.

So where do these two trends leave us? In the first, we see the relentless, jackbooted march of homosexuality across our country, rainbow banners waving, going from mere toleration to protection to radical advocacy to full legalization in less than twenty years.  The full power of government at all levels is wielded against ordinary citizens to force them to accept contemporary liberal orthodoxy, bludgeoning them with lawsuits, prosecution and a few threats of physical violence thrown in for good measure, bulldozing over every barrier in their path.  State laws and constitutions and DOMA itself are overturned, the Attorney General and the President of the United States both abdicate their responsibility, the Supreme Court repeatedly intervenes to further a degenerate lifestyle, the right of the people to govern themselves is annulled, inconsistency and hypocrisy are liberally – no pun intended – employed to achieve the goal of full integration of homosexuality, crushing everything except an individual’s conscience, and they are battering at that.  “You stubborn, stiffnecked Christians better get on board if you know what’s good for you.  You either give homosexuality your unqualified support and celebrate it and approve of it or you’ll lose your job, your business, your home and even your freedom, the First Amendment be damned.”  In the second trend, we see the inversion of the basic principle of the United States itself, that the government is the creation and the servant of the people.  The government can condemn and seize your property now not only for a government purpose but because the government thinks that someone else can make money with it, regardless if that other someone actually does.  Priest-king lies repeatedly to ensure the passage and survival of Obamacare and then capriciously alters that odious law whenever it is politically advantageous to do so, with absolutely zero legal or Constitutional authority.  Not to be outdone, SCOTUS just as capriciously reinterprets the law not once but twice to save it from itself, because God forbid that people be allowed to make their own choices or that words actually mean what they say – Obamacare would collapse if they didn’t intervene!  And if we superimpose these two trends atop each other, we see the growth and menace of Superstate, a Leviathan beyond what Thomas Hobbes imagined:  Congress, the President and the Supreme Court working in concert with each other, merging with each other, supporting and protecting each other, forcing political and economic and social change on the country through any means necessary, seizing property, jailing its opponents, trampling on individual rights, lying, breaking laws, creating laws and reinterpreting laws such that the people have no protection under the law, and if the law provides no security, where are the people to turn?  To Leviathan, of course.  Submit to Leviathan, serve Leviathan unquestioningly and Leviathan will allow you to exist, under whatever conditions Leviathan deems fit.  Your rights mean nothing, laws mean nothing. RESISTANCE IS FUTILE, as the Borg would say. This sort of bondage, of course, is the exact condition the Constitution was designed to prevent through its system of divided government and strict limits on government authority, and was indeed prevented for some 186 years until the Supreme Court discovered a heretofore invisible right to privacy in the Ninth Amendment and then a right to abort human fetuses cloaked within that right to privacy, implementing the will of a hyper-vocal feminist minority with the assent of a liberal Congress and a liberal President.  Alexander Hamilton warned us about such a convergence of power in Federalist #51: “But the great security against a gradual concentration of the several powers in the same department, consists in giving to those who administer each department the necessary constitutional means and personal motives to resist encroachments of the others… Ambition must be made to counteract ambition.” And again, particularly applicable to the present homosexual juggernaut: “It is of great importance in a republic not only to guard the society against the oppression of its rulers, but to guard one part of the society against the injustice of the other part. Different interests necessarily exist in different classes of citizens.”  The whole point of divided government is to prevent the urge to concentrate power and destroy liberty, but the assumption of the Founding Fathers that government officials would faithfully discharge their duties in accordance with the Constitution has been superseded by Leftist ideology, for which concentrating power at the expense of liberty is the highest virtue.

Nonetheless, it is not too late.  Further damage to our Republic does not have to be sustained.  We can stem the tide, as it were, by doing three things:

1)      Keep your guns clean and ready

2)      Vote Republican in 2016

And most importantly:

3)      “Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.”