Geneva Bible & the King James Version

Here's an interesting perspective on the two translations that I'm sure will interest any Christian Martialist:

Mike Brown's Comparison of the Geneva & KJV

The Case for an Independent Militia, 3

Continued from "The Case for an Independent Militia, 2"

The Preamble to the US Constitution begins, "We the People . . . ." It gives the impression that the document originated in a grassroots movement. This is a fiction,  but an important one.

Thomas Jefferson used a similar fiction when he penned the Declaration of Independence.

When, in the course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people . . . . 

That whenever any form of government becomes destructive to these ends (i.e., securing the people's rights, CM), it is the right of the people to alter or to 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.
Jefferson and the Continental Congress founded their appeal for independence on the will of the people, even though only an estimated one-third of colonists supported it. Right or wrong, the signers of the Declaration represented the wishes of the people about as much as the leaders of the People's Republic of China or the People's Democratic Republic of Germany in the Twentieth Century.

In the same way, the convention that scrapped the Articles of Confederation and drafted the Constitution appropriated an air of legitimacy for themselves and their coup when they presumed to represent the will of the people. In reality, it took a great campaign to persuade enough of the people's representatives to vote for ratification.

(For a more complete treatment of the conspiracy and bloodless coup that led to the US Constitution, see Conspiracy in Philadelphia by Gary North -- available free online in PDF form.)

The Framers eschewed democracy, for they did not trust the consensus of the common man. Sadly, the common man -- especially today -- has lived down to those expectations.

Nonetheless, the Constitution is written as a document that officially establishes, in the words of John Wycliffe, a government of the people, by the people and for the people. Whether or not the courts, the legislature and the executive acknowledge it, the Constitution tells us that the extent and limits of our government's power lies rooted in the will of the people.

And, as I demonstrated in the previous post, the people = the militia.

To be continued

Call Me Madam, 5

Continued from "Call Me Madam, 4" (or click here to start at the first episode in the series)

The story so far: High upon the mist-shrouded mountain, I have sought out the great master of combat arts, ancient and modern to inquire about the place of love and marriage in the life of a warrior. I told him that I wondered if a warrior might not be better off if he did not have a wife to worry about. The combat master pointed out that even Jesus, the archetypal Warrior-King has a bride. I respond in my customarily smooth and articulate fashion.

". . . but . . . uhhh . . . ."

The master patiently prods. "Yes, Clodhopper?"

"Didn't soldiers in ancient Israel get an exemption from battle if they were married?"

"You are referring to Deuteronomy 24:5 where it says that a man who has taken a new bride will not be called to war?"

"Um . . . yes, I think so."

"Well, the passage also says that the exemption lasts for one year. After that time he is liable to service in Israel's militia."

"Then why is he exempt for a year?"

"Scripture says it's for his wife's sake, not his. In addition, after a year he should be a better warrior."

"Why is that, Master?"

"Because he will have more to fight for. He has invested a year in his married life and he leaves behind she who is flesh of his flesh and perhaps even a wee bairn of his own blood. He will now fight not for house -- four walls and a roof -- but for his home."

To be continued

From "Spy Kids" to "Machete"

The "Spy Kids" series of movies (2001, 2002, 2003) all contain a character called Machete. He's evidently a minor recurring character who helps the films' protagonists.

You can see the character Machete in this trailer from "Spy Kids 2". He appears 21 seconds into the video.

Now Robert Rodriquez, the director/writer of the series, has lifted the character -- as portrayed by the same actor -- out of the children's movies and transplanted him as the main character of a dark film that feeds Latino racial envy and hatred. The story's title is "Machete" (slated for release Sept, 2010).

The actual transformation of Machete began with a fake trailer that appeared as part of the movie "Planet Terror" (2007) by Rodriguez. Perhaps he thought it would be funny (in a perverse way) to take a role model of school children and turn him into racist killing machine shown cavorting with fully nude females. (You can Google the fake trailer, but be warned that it contains nudity and graphic blood splatter.)

According to Rodriguez, the movie "Machete" will contain everything that appeared in the trailer, and more. In it, the character Machete becomes a full-blown, murderous Antichrist (in the Biblical sense of a false, substitute messianic figure) to whom Latino characters offer up prayers for deliverance.

The millions of 6-to-12 year olds who became familiar with the character in "Spy Kids" are now in their mid-teens to early 20's. And now they can view him as a savior who turns their frustrations into full-blown political/cultural/racial insurrection.

Certain questions may occur to the astute observer. The biggest is "Why?"

For example, "Why are federal funds involved in the production of a movie that incites insurrection?"

My answer:

For the same reason that the Latino Marxist racist group La Raza receives funding from the Ford Foundation.

For the same reason that federal agents allow Muslim militant training camps to continue in this country while targeting Christian militia groups.

For the same reason that the "mainstream" media paint TEA party activists as violent racists as they ignore the fulminations of antiamerican groups. (Also, see here.)

Alex Jones articulates that reason in the video below.



You can sum up the answer in the phrase "pressure from above and pressure from below". If you don't know what that means, your efforts to defend this country could very well play into the hands of those who have specific plans for your enslavement.

Balance

I found this article by Lt. Col. Al Ridenhour, USMC to be clear and well thought out. He mentions exercises for achieving balance that can be found in the book Attackproof. It's something for me to work on, since I've noticed an improvement in my balance since entering into chiropractic care.

I have previously found the exercises nearly impossible -- my balance was that bad. Now, I think I'll give them another try.

The Case for an Independent Militia, 2

Continued from "The Case for an Independent Militia"

Please Note: In this discussion of the legitimate and lawful grounds for an independent militia, I refer to the U.S. Constitution because it is the law of the land. It is not the "supreme law" as it claims, for that place belongs only to the Word of God as expressed in Holy Scripture. 

My position as regards the Constitution is that Christian ideas have strongly influenced it. It also received influence from the introduction of humanist ideas. The latter produced at least one fatal flaw in the document, which I cannot in good conscience endorse.

Nonetheless, since the Constitution is the accepted ground for our system of civil government, and since it is the professed rule by which it operates, I am writing this series to demonstrate that an independent militia falls within the parameters of government found therein.

Whether God's Word permits an independent militia is another matter that I hope to address at a later time.

The whole of the citizenry comprises the constitutional militia. That is how the Framers understood the militia. Witness the words of Federalist Alexander Hamilton:

The project of disciplining all the militia of the United States is as futile as it would be injurious, if it were capable of being carried into execution. . . . But though the scheme of disciplining the whole nation must be abandoned . . . . (The Federalist, No. 29)

Notice that he equates training all the militia with training the whole nation.

(As an aside, I believe Hamilton's assertion is mistaken. In Switzerland, if you vote,  you serve in the militia -- shades of Heinlein!)

So far, I have merely laid the groundwork of the case for an independent militia:  

the people = the militia. 

Next, you must consider "the people" as explicitly mentioned in three different places in the Constitution.

To be continued

The Case for an Independent Militia

A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.

It's interesting that both sides of the RKBA crowd look at the Second Amendment and find antithetical interpretations. Here is a summary of those positions:

These interpretations tend to lean in one of two ways. The first is that the amendment was meant to ensure that individuals have the absolute right to own firearms; the second is that the amendment was meant to ensure that States could form, arm, and maintain their own militias.

I wish to observe that what the anti-gun crowd's interpretation lacks in sense, it compensates for in its ingenuity and audacity. The "right" of a military force to arm itself seems hardly worthy of a mention in the nation's fundamental law, for an unarmed military is an oxymoron of the first order.

Nonetheless, the wording of the amendment raises a couple a singularly pertinent question:

1. How does the people's right to arm themselves relate to the militia?
2. How does the militia relate to maintaining  the "security of a free state"?

In answer to the first question, I point you to the official definition as contained in federal law:

(a) The militia of the United States consists of all able-bodied males at least 17 years of age and, except as provided in section 313  of title 32, under 45 years of age who are, or who have made a declaration of intention to become, citizens of the United States and of female citizens of the United States who are members of the National Guard.
(b) The classes of the militia are—
(1) the organized militia, which consists of the National Guard and the Naval Militia; and
(2) the unorganized militia, which consists of the members of the militia who are not members of the National Guard or the Naval Militia.) (U.S. Code, Title 10 > Subtitle A > PART I > CHAPTER 13 > § 311)

In the broadest sense, THE PEOPLE ARE THE MILITIA. Virginia statesman George Mason is quoted as saying, “I ask sir, who is the militia? It is the whole people…To disarm the people, that is the best and most effective way to enslave them….”

Thus, above-quoted interpretation is wrong. The states have not ever and currently do not "form, arm and maintain their own militias". They take members of the broader militia and "regulate" them through uniform training and discipline.

To be continued