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Rights Lost Through Government
"Crisis" Management

Jim Butler
March 2009 GunNews







It appears the the bloom is already starting to fade on the Obama Administration as they face reality in trying to govern this great country of ours.  Some of their supporters are openly talking about changing America to a socialist country.  Even China is smarter than that.  China has become an economic powerhouse by embracing the capitalistic system with its obvious advantages in modernizing their country.  They are trying to move their country forward not backward.  Anybody remember the dismal record of socialist East Germany?

Rahm Emanuel, Obama's Chief of Staff, is reported as saying never let a good "crisis" pass without taking advantage of it.  These elitist politicians and their followers always claim authority by scientific, reasonable or enlightened reasons.  Their rules are for the good of everyone as they take authority over all aspects of our lives.  These include:

. Health
. Welfare
. Morality
. Safety
. Education
. Economy

These people believe that we are not smart enough to live without their rules, power, and say they "care" about our future.  They believe anything not under government control is by definition out of control.  Governments always gain power during times of crisis.  Unfortunately the people never get them back!  The crisis doesn't have to be a war.  It can be any sort of "crisis", real or manufactured, that manipulates the people to give up their freedoms.

Firearm owners who have borne the brunt of such "crisis" know how these schemes work, but it is basically the same for the others listed above.  Remember the events leading up to the enormously expensive stimulus package which our great grandchildren and even their children will have to pay for.  And when it doesn't work there will be calls for another huge amount of money.  Then the specter of hyper-inflation along with government control of business, socialism, and higher taxes.  The economic stimulus package will end up costing us more than World War II.

Keep in mind how lawful firearm owners and their firearms have been demonized throughout the years.  A good example is the phony 1994 "Assault Weapon Ban", against semiautomatic firearms which have been owned and used by American citizens for over 100 years.  This was done by exploiting the public's confusion over fully-automatic machine guns versus semiautomatic firearms.  The Obama Administration would like  to see the ban which expired in 2004, expanded and renewed again.

Here is how the "crisis" schemes work.  A "crisis" is discovered by interest groups, the politicians who cater to them and the media who are in the politicians pocket.

Then the horror stories and statistics suddenly appear everywhere!  Isolated tragedies or diseases are proclaimed as "Plagues", affecting millions!

Advocacy groups than target "Greedy" private interest groups that "caused" the problem.  We are then told that our only hope is to pass Federal Legislation.  Anyone who questions the "crisis" is damned by the media.  Sound familiar? 

New polls suddenly appear showing huge support for legislation to fix the problem.  The public "demands" immediate action.  Politicians then churn out massive legislation.

True facts are ignored as the public continues to accept the original exaggerated claims and lies.

Unfortunately, the nation has to live with these ill-conceived laws for years perhaps even centuries -- because oppressive laws are rarely repealed, nor are bad programs done away with.

When costs soar people suffer and corporate lawyers and bureaucrats are the real beneficiaries.  When the laws and programs fail, the standard response is more laws and regulations along with more and harsher punishment.

When all this still doesn't work pass more and more laws, regulations, and still harsher punishment.

So now you have a slight inkling of where the Obama Administration is heading.  Things don't look good for Americans especially if they happen to be entrepreneurs or firearm owners.



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 "A Constitution of government once changed
from freedom can never be restored.
Liberty once lost is lost forever."
John Quincy Adams.....U.S. President 1825-29

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