By Nathan Barton
Sometimes, people can shock you. Maybe it is the bully that runs out into the street to rescue a kitten (or even one of his victims) from being hit. Sometimes it is the three-year-old who can’t remember his letters who suddenly started reading the back of the cereal box nearly perfectly. Or the puppy that, even if just one day, doesn’t poop in front of the fireplace.
So I’m talking about a “good” kind of shock.
By Nathan Barton
On behalf of everyone here, as today is Christmas and a week away is the New Year, may you and your have a wonderful holiday.
Continue to keep us all in your thoughts (and prayers, if you do), and keep the memory of Mama Liberty bright.
May 2019 be a year of growing liberty and peace and prosperity for us all.
By Nathan Barton
Although I disagree with my brother Phil Robertson on many things both religious and political, his comments as posted at The Blaze make me want to hug him. He’s cut straight to the point. (You can also watch him here on Facebook.)
The media and the Congress (both Dems and GOP) are really, really upset at The Donald for choosing to “shut down government” rather than not have any money appropriated by this Congress to defend the Fifty States.
Phil’s idea? Just shut down and stay that way. We don’t need you, FedGov.
By Nathan Barton
Last commentary I lamented the death of the young Guatemalan girl, while in custody of the Border Patrol in New Mexico. The tragedy, like so many others was a direct result of government policies and actions.
That sad event (and others) may be one reason that this Christmas season has an upsurge of comments comparing the Baby Jesus to 2018 illegal immigrants.
By Nathan Barton
Most of us here in the Fifty States (and around the world) pretty much take for granted that “liberty” is a desirable thing. The problem comes in defining liberty and how much of it we (well, at least, other people) should have. Even Thomas Jefferson wrote of “an appropriate degree of liberty.”
What’s a mirror got to do with this? Read on, please.
By Nathan Barton
As we enjoy the last day of Fall of 2018, there are some various issues being argued (some quite hot and heavy) on the day’s news and talk shows. Lets talk about two.
One is a tragedy: a seven-year-old Guatemalan girl, one of a group of 167 people sneaking across the border near Lordsburg, New Mexico died 27 hours after being detained by the Border Patrol. Although there are charges screamed by all sorts of people in the past week (since this death became national news), her father (who was with her) said that they were not mistreated or abused by the Border Patrol. The known symptoms match those of dehydration and exposure, although her father claims she was getting adequate food and water both before and after they surrendered to the Border Patrol in New Mexico. It is tragic.
The Media and various politicians and special interest groups blame Trump and his policies. And as usual, the fact that the last regime had the same policies is ignored.
This is saddening and disheartening, and it is understandable that her family is upset. And that other people are upset as well.
It is also a fact of life. And has been for millennia.
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By Nathan Barton
The Bill of Rights, added to the Constitution of 1787, and the various State Constitutions’ Bills of Rights, have a fairly concise list of “rights” which are recognized (NOT “given”) to individuals, with a tad bit of explanation, and a few “rights” (or powers) retained by the States which had joined together to form the united States and then accepted the new form of union and government.
But these, important as they are to list and recognize, are not necessarily (a) fundamental, and (b) anywhere near a complete list.
By Nathan Barton
The vast gulf between libertarians (lovers of liberty – NOT members of a Libertarian Party) and Authoritarians, or Controllers, applies to more than just the State, governments, and politics.
We find it in society, in the market (the economy), and in religion. I’ve considered society and economy in the past. Now let us look at religion, not just in the Fifty States but worldwide. The dominant religion is that broad grouping “Christianity,” having 1/3 of all humans. (Islam is a distant 2nd (21%) and non-religious (including atheists) are 14%.)
In Christianity, we find the Controllers many places. For example, the total depravity of humans is a key element in Calvinism – one of the largest branches of Protestantism. Indeed, the Calvinist goes so far as to say that free will is denied to men by God – that He compels some of us to believe in Him and to do His will in all things. So depraved humans must be controlled in every way humanly possible.
By Nathan Barton
As I mentioned, there are a lot of people who still cannot accept the legalization of marijuana.
They can’t stand the idea of someone walking down the street and walking into a shop that sells medical OR recreational cannabis – or even something made out of hemp because it might have some infinitesimal trace of THC in it. They search for excuses and reasons to get voters to repudiate the passage of laws (or even constitutional amendments) to legalize drugs.
They seek to continue to exploit the power of the state (government) to push their cause.
The Price of Liberty 
Too much time on their hands…
By Nathan Barton
I don’t know how long the legislative sessions of the sovereign State of Michigan are, but…
According to a story from the Daily Wire, it is apparently too long – way too long. Obviously, all the important and critical legislation was finished and they could get on to other things. Like fast-food toys.
The Michigan legislature has passed a resolution telling fast-food chains to stop giving out toys which are “gender-specific” in their children’s meals.
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