Aug 25 2010

The Beginnings of Public Virtue?

Our founding fathers were very concerned over the lack of public virtue in the colonies prior to the Revolution. Without public virtue, we were not “good” enough to be able to handle or set up our own government. Over a period of three years, the people came to realize that they had to put aside their petty differences and come together for the greater good. This greater good gave their descendents the very freedom that we are in danger of losing today. What is the measure of our public virtue today? Read more »

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General news announcements.
Aug 20 2010

Making Of America Seminar

 

Date: Saturday, October 16, 2010
Time: 8:15 – 4:30
Where: North Raleigh Christian Academy – Raleigh, North Carolina
7300 Perry Creek Road, Raleigh
Price: $20/person (includes manual and lunch)  non-refundable

Come join us as we go back to the basics of the Constitution. Our founding fathers had a dream for this great country and its citizens. Unfortunately, many citizens are unfamiliar with the Constitution and its basic principles. As a result, we invited the National Center for Constitutional Studies (NCCS) to come teach us these founding principles. This event will be on Saturday, October 16, 2010 at the North Raleigh Christian Academy in Raleigh, North Carolina. 

Tickets can be purchased above in our online store at  http://makingofamerica-raleigh.com/

Contact us:
anna@makingofamerica-raleigh.com

The ticket price will be $20 per person (purchased online at the store), which will include a manual provided by NCCS and lunch. 

Tickets can be purchased above in our online store via paypal.
Who should attend: Families, young adults, and any other concerned citizen regardless of political affiliation that want to learn the principles of the Constitution, Bill of Rights, and the Amendments. 

Tickets should be purchased by September 1, 2010. This will allow us to finalize arrangements with NCCS and manuals.

Many people have attended the seminar all across the country and have shared their comments:

  • In Bath, North Carolina a participant took the class because she was unsure of the roles of our governement. As a result, she has decided to run for County Commisioner and she urges everyone, young or old to take the course. She says “You will never view America in the same light.”
  • In Libby, Montana, we were discussing the Founders’ principle that public officials only have the right to do what the people have legitimately authorized them to do, and the people can only authorize something that they have authority to do themselves. This principle alone, if followed, would eliminate over half of all proposed laws which are swamping our legislative bodies. One man came up to me during the break and said there are about ten state legislators in attendance and this is the first time they had heard such doctrine. It so impressed them that they were talking of having the whole legislature go through this course.
  • In Tyler, Texas, an attorney came up to me on the break and enthusiastically said he had learned more about the Constitution today than during all three years of law school.
  • A home schooling group in Scottsdale, Arizona suggested this be a regular course of study each year for their older students.
  • A Baptist minister in Texas was so impressed with the Founders’ story that he invited us back later and we held the seminar in his church to which every member of the congregation was invited—and many of them came.
  • The host for a seminar near Detroit, Michigan, was so impressed that he immediately booked another seminar for a month later and took advantage of the enthusiasm of those who attended the first to fill up the second.
  • At a seminar in Boston, Massachusetts, seven different states were represented and from that several seminars were planned to be held in each of the other states.
  • I wasn’t going to come but I am sure glad I did. I did not realize the answers to America’s problems were so simple.
  • I have been floundering in my understanding of the events of the day because I did not know where to turn. This has been miraculous for me today.
  • I wish I would have made my husband come. I know he would have enjoyed this.
  • NCCS has made the Founders’ story so easy to understand and so economical to have in our home. From now on, our family will be into this much more!
General news announcements.
Aug 17 2010

A Common Goal or A Common Enslavement?

The following two videos of my speech at the Restore the Constitution Rally on August 14th had two underlying themes: we need to unite to be effective and we have to restore public virtue. Without a common goal, our future will become one where our actions will become focused on one common enemy. Our forefathers warned us about the dangers that a republic will face in order to destroy it. I believe that our Constitution Republic has been overthrown and that most of the country is in denial. Of course that is only my opinion: only you can decide if you will stand up now or cower later.

The speech’s theme was based on Thomas Jefferson and John Dickinson’s Declaration of the Causes and Necessity of Taking Up Arms. All of my resources will now be devoted to one cause: I will do anything that will restore freedom to our children. If anyone has a better goal to unite us, let me know. Read more »

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Aug 16 2010

David Price Shreds the Constitution Again

The following video by Dr. BJ Lawson again documents how the 4th District of North Carolina is represented by one of the top level politicians who is destroying our country. Mr. Price’s sellout for health care, SEIU, Acorn and now immigration are only some of the examples of how he has no regard for the future of our children or the Constitution. I fully support and endorse Dr. Lawson in the upcoming election for the 4th district. Dr. Lawson has the courage to defend our laws and Constitution in front of 1500 people supporting illegal legislation. Imagine what he will do against approximately 260 Democrat representatives in the House.

David DeGerolamo Read more »

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Aug 16 2010

Bubba McDowell – Restore the Constitution Rally

Bubba McDowell is well known for his blog “What Bubba Knows“. His rousing speech at the Restore the Constitution Rally in Greensboro, NC on August 14th is shown below. Read more »

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Aug 03 2010

Was John Hancock the Best President of the United States?

I suspect that most people do not realize that George Washington was actually the 11th President of the United States. John Hancock was the seventh president and served the standard one year term starting in 1785. He may also have been our best president. Hans’ comment below is correct: President Hancock never recovered his health during the entire term of his presidency.David DeGerolamo

General news announcements.
Jul 29 2010

Response from David Price to an email instructing him to vote AGAINST the financial reform bill

From: Congressman David Price [mailto:nc04ima@mail.house.gov]
Sent: Wednesday, July 28, 2010 5:14 PM
To:
Subject: Reply from Congressman Price Read more »

General news announcements.
Jul 23 2010

Did You Pledge Your Freedom Instead of Your Fortune?

The following quote from Samuel Adams should be considered in its entirety:

“If you love wealth more than liberty, the tranquility of servitude better than the animating contest of freedom, depart from us in peace. We ask not your counsel nor your arms. Crouch down and lick the hand that feeds you. May your chains rest lightly upon you and may posterity forget that you were our countrymen.”

Currently, the American people “love wealth more than liberty”. Take the passage of the extension of the unemployment benefits to 2-1/2 years yesterday. Let’s call this “benefit” what it really is: welfare payments to stay dependent on the state. According to www.usdebtclock.org, the current real unemployment rate is 18.17%. What would happen if a large portion of these people were not being paid off? Welfare vs. Liberty? At this point in time, we the people are choosing welfare over liberty.

We do not understand liberty and freedom as our founding fathers did. George Washington would not accept any limitation on his freedom since this was an affront to our God given rights. We talk about the loss of some of our freedoms as acceptable only because we have been indoctrinated to accept dependence in steps. Let’s talk about the section of the Declaration of Independence which states:

“we mutually pledge to each other our Lives, our Fortunes and our sacred Honor”

I challenge everyone reading this article to think how this applies to you. The phrasing in our society today is:

“we mutually pledge to each other their lives and their fortunes”

Sacred Honor is not part of our culture anymore since it is not politically correct to refer to our religious foundation. When was the last time you voted for a politician because you felt he or she had honor?

The first thing to understand about freedom is that the concept is not plural. If we talk about freedoms, we already are willing to give up some of our “freedom”. Freedom is not divisible into smaller parts that can be traded or sold. Consider this quote from Johann Wolfgang von Goethe:

“None are more hopelessly enslaved than those who falsely believe they are free.

Our politicians and ruling class have mastered this principle. We have been led to the trough of slavery through legislation designed to “protect” us and our rights. The list includes TARP, stimulus legislation, health care legislation, finance reform legislation and limiting our right to free speech by implementing a kill switch on the Internet.

Are you confident that you understand the concepts of Liberty and Freedom? Lord Halifax put it succinctly:

“If none were to have Liberty but those who understand what it is, there would not be many freed Men in the world.”

So where does this leave us? Consider this quote from Alexis de Tocqueville:

“The American Republic will endure, until politicians realize they can bribe the people with their own money.”

So I ask not your counsel nor your arms as you follow a path to slavery. Crouch down and lick the hand that feeds you. May your chains rest lightly upon you and may posterity forget that you were our countrymen.

David DeGerolamo

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Jul 20 2010

NAACP AND GREAT SCHOOLS CHAOS CREATION COMES AT GREAT COST

The following information was sent to NCFreedom by wakeactive.com (including the title of this article). Some days it seems like Cloward Piven is the goal of the “ruling class”.

Raleigh, NC – Beyond their manufactured turmoil and attempts to sully Wake County’s image are very tangible costs brought on by the NAACP and Great Schools’ antics. Data provided by the Wake County Public School System shows dramatic security cost increases directly attributable to their ongoing chaos creation activities.

 Unfortunately these costs have undoubtedly increased significantly since April and show no signs of abating. 

  Security
July, 2009 $91.72
August, 2009 $155.22
September, 2009 N/A
October, 2009 $119.96
November, 2009 $84.68

Total July 2009 – November 2009: $451.58

  Private Security Law Enforcement
December, 2009 $1,686.38 N/A
January, 2010 $1,379.36 N/A
February, 2010 $1,852.18 N/A
March, 2010 $2,287.90 $2,720.00
April, 2010 $1,886.07 $2,907.50

Total December 2009 – April 2010: $14,719.39

 Since the December 1, 2009 Board of Education Meeting the system has spent $14,719.39 on hiring both private security officers and off duty police officers for security for the Board of Education Meetings.  These funds are paid from our Security Department’s contracted services budget.  I have attached a month by month breakdown of these expenses.

Michael Evans
Chief Communications Officer
Wake County Public School System

Source: Wake County Public School System

General news announcements.
Jul 13 2010

An American Citizen’s Response

The following is an email sent to NCFreedom concerning the Islamic religion/culture as part of our country’s story. This article is only presented to show that our nation was founded on Judeo-Christian religious concepts. Why our president is rewriting history is left up to the reader.

President Obama, during his Cairo speech, said: “I know, too, that Islam has always been a part of America ‘s story.”

Dear Mr. Obama:

Were those Muslims that were in America when the Pilgrims first landed? Funny, I thought they were Native American Indians.

Were those Muslims that celebrated the first Thanksgiving day? Sorry again, those were Pilgrims and Native American Indians.

Can you show me one Muslim signature on the United States Constitution?

Declaration of Independence ?

Bill of Rights?

Didn’t think so.

Did Muslims fight for this country’s freedom from England? No.

Did Muslims fight during the Civil War to free the slaves in America? No, they did not. In fact, Muslims to this day are still the largest traffickers in human slavery. Your own half brother, a devout Muslim, still advocates slavery himself, even though Muslims of Arabic descent refers to black Muslims as “pug nosed slaves.” Says a lot of what the Muslim world really thinks of your family’s “rich Islamic heritage,” doesn’t it Mr. Obama?

Where were Muslims during the Civil Rights era of this country? Not present.

There are no pictures or media accounts of Muslims walking side by side with Martin Luther King, Jr. or helping to advance the cause of Civil Rights.

Where were Muslims during this country’s Woman’s Suffrage era? Again, not present. In fact, devout Muslims demand that women are subservient to men in the Islamic culture. So much so, that often they are beaten for not wearing the ‘hajib’ or for talking to a man who is not a direct family member or their husband. Yep, the Muslims are all for woman’s rights, aren’t they?

Where were Muslims during World War II? They were aligned with Adolf Hitler. The Muslim grand mufti himself met with Adolf Hitler, reviewed the troops and accepted support from the Nazi’s in killing Jews.

Finally, Mr. Obama, where were Muslims on Sept. 11th, 2001? If they weren’t flying planes into the World Trade Center, the Pentagon or a field in Pennsylvania killing nearly 3,000 people on our own soil, they were rejoicing in the Middle East. No one can dispute the pictures shown from all parts of the Muslim world celebrating on CNN, Fox News, MSNBC and other cable news networks that day. Strangely, the very “moderate” Muslims who’s asses you bent over backwards to kiss in Cairo, Egypt on June 4th were stone cold silent post 9-11. To many Americans, their silence has meant approval for the acts of that day.

And THAT, Mr. Obama, is the “rich heritage” Muslims have here in America.

Oh, I’m sorry, I forgot to mention the Barbary Pirates. They were Muslim.

And now we can add November 5, 2009 – the slaughter of American soldiers at Fort Hood by a Muslim major who is a doctor and a psychiatrist who was supposed to be counseling soldiers returning from battle in Iraq and Afghanistan.

That, Mr. Obama is the “Muslim heritage” in America.

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