State of the Union 2013

Mr. Speaker, Vice President, members of Congress, distinguished citizens and fellow citizens, every year, by law and by custom, our government meets to consider the state of the union. This year, on the eve of revolution, We the People gather in the last remaining vestige of our free society, deeply aware of the decisive days that lie ahead.

You and I serve our country in a time of great consequence. In recent months We have awoken to find ourselves pitted against the same great challenge our forefathers faced in other times of exaggerated fear mongering and departure from the rule of law - a government more dangerous to its people than the enemy it was created to protect us from.

We now understand with increasing clarity the powerful words penned by our third president over two-hundred years ago.

"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.
That to secure these rights, governments are instituted among men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed. That whenever any form of government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the right of the people to alter or abolish it, and to institute new government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their safety and happiness." -Thomas Jefferson

It was with great faith in these principals, and with tremendous understanding, will, and courage that his countrymen prevailed in bringing the first triumph of freedom to humanity. From the smoldering ashes of tyranny rose a Constitution constructed to limit the size and scope of government. A Constitution that would forever protect the rights each individual to self-govern based on their own definition of happiness provided it didn't infringe on the rights of anyone else. These radical and virtually unprecedented ideas, which barely struggled to gain a toehold at first, accelerated the prosperity of mankind into the modern age bringing unprecedented wealth, security, and freedom to its people.

Not all benefited from this transition. The descendants of the elite and aristocracy lost fortunes due to the rise of liberty. With no royalty, central bank, or fiat monetary system, the primary mechanisms by which the few could reign over the many were abolished and the spoils distributed through free trade to the population based on mutually beneficial cooperation. The modern world was built on this promise of prosperity, which we have seen eroding for one hundred years. We need little reminder of our current condition.

We have all watched the horrors of the last several months with shock and bewilderment. For our entire lives we were reminded of our status as the greatest country of the world. Our Presidents won elections on platforms of bold promises, optimism and strength. We enjoyed a standard of living unparalleled in history. Then we observed the unthinkable as our homes went into foreclosure, our retirement accounts wiped out, and the dollar weakened to almost nothing. Our states are now in a race to secede from the union, what remains of the National Guard is quelling riots, and homeless refugees are fleeing to Canada and Mexico. At the same time foreigners are purchasing our homes and then turning around and renting them out to those of us who can afford it! How could this happen!

What we now know must be remembered. And it must not be remembered using the same means that perpetuated today's disaster, but by secure means. Tell your children, write letters to your friends and family. Carve it in stone and set it adrift in bottles. We must not forget our brief period of awakening as the cycle will soon begin again. Indeed, many will never awaken from this hypnosis of well being as they labor sixty hours a week for their freedom. For some the propaganda has pervaded the deepest regions of consciousness. For those there will be no hope or reprise. Indeed, it is only with a macabre sense of irony that we remember the old joke "be thankful you're not getting the government you're paying for."

Our enemy is silent, faces familiar, charisma unmatched. They pacify us and do not mind that we fear the evil doers. They are wise and professional with silver tongues and attractive suits. Their masters knew they must keep the goose fat, happy, and in debt lest it stop laying its golden eggs. They understood the people's willingness to believe they were free was resilient, but knew it couldn't last forever. They never really intended to keep up the deception - we were destined to be slaves since the beginning of it all.

"This [Federal Reserve Act] establishes the most gigantic trust on earth. When the President [Wilson] signs this bill, the invisible government of the monetary power will be legalized....the worst legislative crime of the ages is perpetrated by this banking and currency bill." -Charles A. Lindbergh, Sr. , 1913