Diary
Clint Ellison
January 10
Thursday
221.5 (lost 6 pounds in 3 days)
Cindy to the store for
supplies and then to the Cutting Crew where Kelly cut her hair, which was
getting long. Actually, Kelly didn't
take enough off---in my opinion. Still
looks good, though.
I finished cleaning out the
shower drain, which clogs up about twice a year, mostly from my hair, which is
longer than the average bear's. Ha.
I keep seeing in the media
that our president and his minions are aiming to confiscate and control
Americans' right to own arms. I loathe
government. Our leaders are an arrogant,
Godless bunch. May they burn in
hell. What a shame we citizens must
suffer loss of liberty while they live exhorbitant, spoiled lifestyles. Is there a George Washington or John Hancock
still walking among us today?....you know---a leader for our times to help us
rise up against this ever increasing yoke of government control?
We have kicked God from our
schools and our public places and our government. We have legalized the murder of millions of little
babies in the name of "choice".
We have forced religious entities to pay for contraception against their
core mission statements. We have encouraged
and glorified homosexuality and raised it to a level equal to marriage between
woman and man. We have banned free
speech in the name of political correctness.
We have disproportionately taxed the achievers in our society and
rewarded those who profit from sloth. We
have given monies to foreign nations of ill moral standing to entice their
favor. We have maimed and killed scores
of thousands of our youth in questionable wars that have no prospect of
finality.
I could go on and on. Thomas
Jefferson said:
--- "The strongest
reason for the people to retain the right to keep and bear arms is, as a last
resort, to protect themselves against tyranny in government"
--- "The beauty of the
second amendment is that it will not be needed until they try to take it"
--- "The policy of the
American government is to leave their citizens free, neither restraining or
aiding them in their pursuits"
--- "When the people
fear their government, there is tyranny; when the government fears the people,
there is liberty"
--- "What country can
preserve its liberties if its rulers are not warned from time to time that
their people preserve the spirit of resistance?"
--- "I predict future
happiness for Americans if they can prevent the government from wasting the labors
of the people under the pretense of taking care of them"
And finally, my favorite:
--- "The tree of Liberty
must be refreshed from time to time, with the blood of its patriots and
tyrants. It is its natural manure"
