Obama’s plans for a federal handgun license, "hate crimes" laws to regulate Christians' speech about their own religious beliefs on homosexuality, President Obama's youth corps for mandatory public service and the so-called "Fairness Doctrine" to "balance" talk radio have New Hampshire Lawmakers telling Obama to basically grow up and get some better ideas. They say that if Obama's plans are implimented, it would constitute a nullification of the Constitution for the United States.
The call to awaken is noted in the House Concurrent Resolution 6 (NH), which has been introduced for debate. It affirms states' rights "based on Jeffersonian principles." and takes seriously the issue of the separation of National and State powers.
Ron Paul's website, "DailyPaul.com", notes that the states of Washington and Arizona also have moved to protect and reassert states' rights.
The Tenth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution states that, "The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the states, are reserved to the states respectively, or to the people"
Christian should be concerned with what is going on in the Obama administration. Freedom of speech is something that Christians have always used to spread the 'Good News', tell the truth about sin, and for Pastor's to speak freely on social and family issues from the Pulpit. If Obama is successful in asserting his plans, then speaking about any sin including but not limited to homosexuality would be a breach of Obama's new laws.
The Fairness Doctrine which was removed by Ronald Reagan back in the 80's stands a good chance to be reinstated under the Obama administration. There are many "Christian Talk" radio and TV programs that would be limited by the proposed Obama standards.
Obama is also pushing for a "Hate Crimes" law that has been discussed, debated by Congress but has yet to be passed. Obama has made the passage of that law one of his top priorities.
Obama's discussion of a youth corps for mandatory public service that he discussed a great deal during his campaign is also something that Christians should be concerned about. That type of legislation sounds a great deal like something that occurred in Nazi Germany. Next I expect that our young folks would be required to wear uniforms with black arm bands and wear the famous Nazi Jack boots.
To me, Obama's plans go far beyond what I would call logical and necessary. The problem with America right now is not that we have too much free speech, or that our kids don't participate in helping the communities they live in, or the fact that Pastor's preach on sin from the pulpit, the problem really is those folks who are unchurched and look to the state to tell them what is right or wrong.
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Why is it that there are people that wish to always distort everything that a progressive person advocates? Jake's article is a prime example!
Hate Crime Laws will not "regulate" anyone's speech. What it will do is call to task those <b>violent</b> crimes that are more targetted to a group than an individual. Speech, with the exception of actually demanding people go and commit such crimes, will remain protected.
Additional comments can me be on each distortion Jake made. However, the Nazi reference is far beyond the pail and he should apologize for it!
The problem is those people who can't find a sense of right or wrong without a church! That scares me.
And the use of scare quotes around hate crimes is unjustified.
They are a separate category to understanding and how they are reported (you can argue all crimes are based on hate, but the difference is some identity being the motivating factor in the crime, not some other result in and of itself, which is often the goal of other crimes).
I don't feel sorry for the liberals of New Hampshire. They have been advocating illegal immigration, and are the typical liberal kooks, who while talking about a good society, shoot themselves and others in the foot in trying to create a good(well run) society.
Everything is falling into place. It's the second coming....#1; take the guns.#2 control the minds of the populous. #3 exterminate those against you. Hitler all over.
Absolutely anyone who supports federalism must contact all of their state's legislators ASAP and urge them to stand up to the tyrannical federal government, refuse to cooperate with unconstitutional federal policies, and restore our republic!
OBAMA=HITLER
God only knows what Obama has in store for us.
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