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    The Lawn-chair Revolution
    The Lawn-chair Revolution
    The Lawn-chair Revolution
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    The Lawn-chair Revolution

    By Richard Gates

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    Ronald Reagan told us decades ago that "we need an informed Patriotism." This describes the Tea Party movement and other like minded groups that have stormed onto the political scene.
    Here is how we are doing it. Here is why. Find out what concerns we share today that the founders shared in their quotes and letters, learn how important our bill of rights are, and how they are being undermined.
    If you have concerns for our future, this is your call to action.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRichard Gates
    Release dateOct 19, 2012
    ISBN9781301231362
    The Lawn-chair Revolution
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    Richard Gates

    An activist and organizer for conservative government since 2009. 24 years in manufacturing and 10 years of military. Former candidate for political office.

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      The Lawn-chair Revolution - Richard Gates

      The Lawn-chair Revolution

      Richard Gates

      Copyright 2012 By Richard Gates

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      Above 2009 Tea Party Rally protesting government healthcare bill.

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      Index

      Preface

      Chapter 1 Founding Principles

      Chapter 2 The Great Experiment

      Chapter 3 Government Expansion

      Chapter 4 The Progressive Movement and the Slow turn to Socialism

      Chapter 5 The First Stirrings of a Movement

      Chapter 6 Tax Protests evolve The Tea Party Begins

      Chapter 7 Socialism's Goals for America

      Chapter 8 The Progressive Agenda and One World Order

      Chapter 9 The FairTax and Federal Tax Reform

      Chapter 10 The Grassroots Groups are Working

      Chapter 11 Who is the Tea Party?

      Chapter 12 Limited Government or Central Planning?

      Chapter 13 The Bill of Rights

      Chapter 14 A Biased Media

      Chapter 15 Indoctrination in our Schools

      Chapter 16 Restoring Liberty

      Chapter 17 What to Do?

      Conclusion

      For More Information

      Preface

      Many will tell you that the Tea Party movement came from nowhere, and it was instantaneous. I am about to tell you a very different story.

      This is a story of American values, of the failures of our government to uphold the promise of limited government, and a Republican form of government that inspires personal achievement, individual responsibility, and American Exceptionalism.

      Make no mistake, both parties have been infested by a small elite group that favors a one world government, and a firmly seated central government that will diminish our wealth, our integrity, our culture, and our sovereignty.

      Plans were made, agendas set in place, goals set, and the time passed ever so slowly. Now those plans, agendas, and goals are about to reach their end.

      These forces of tyranny and despotism peaked too soon though, and we have caught on to them. Over 6 million American Patriots have taken notice and taken action.

      My name is Richard Gates, I have been an activist since early in 2009. I have served honorably in two branches of the military, worked for two dozen years in manufacturing, and ran for congress.

      My goal is really pretty simple, I want you to be informed and involved in your future. There is a reason that Americans rose up, and have gained more political clout than the libertarian party, or the constitution party, which have offered up candidates for years. There is a reason that political reporting so many times now offer up the views of the Democrats, Republicans, and the Tea Party. We can not be ignored.

      I must make this disclaimer before proceeding. What follows is mostly from what I have learned over a period of time, or experienced. At the end, I will provide you with resources to gather information about the content, The same resources I used to learn and cross check historical information and details of specific issues.

      I don't expect anyone to take my word, but I hope it sparks enough interest to encourage you to get involved, and learn more.

      Somewhat recently, I began to think back to my childhood. I remember the stories of the coming crisis of starvation, overpopulation, and the American economy turning to a service industry.

      I remember the jokes about our Junior High History teacher being a communist. After all, who could possibly be so treasonous? It just could not be serious, right?

      I don't know how, but I remember Kennedy's speech, We do not choose to do these things because they are easy, we choose them because they are hard. It was part of his speech that set the goal of landing a man on the moon and returning him safely to earth.

      My parents saw fit to move us to Florida, where we witnessed the power of American Exceptionalism. We watched every Apollo mission launch from our back yard or the schoolyard.

      Little did we know that with the end of Apollo, we lost our liberty. America was hooked on TV ratings and trivial topics, talk of social justice began to take hold and the progressives began to stalk their prey.

      It was the time of Woodstock, Antiwar protests, and of course, free love. It was truly amazing the amount of destruction caused by a single generation to our ability to move forward as a nation. The so called counter culture brought with it wide acceptance of recreational drugs, a distrust of government, and they were ripe for the socialists/Marxists propaganda agenda.

      It was an age of anything goes, and morality was out of fashion. Antiwar protestors were seen with signs that said God is dead. Police were called Pigs, or The man. Anyone in the military could be spat on, and called baby killer. It didn't stop there, the same tone could be found in print, in the music, all fitting in nicely with the Communist/Marxist goals.

      The idea of the nuclear family has taken a crippling hit and continues to be under attack. National security has been labeled war mongering, while government has at the same time whittled away our rights, and weakened our security posture around the world.

      Think about it. At the time we are reaching pinnacles in achievements, leading the world in liberty, and freedom, winning the cold war, we retreat to mediocrity, we sink into decline.

      What could lead us to this point? And what did it take to wake us? We can trace it back to the beginning, with the differences of ideology in our founding fathers. Over time these differences have reached a boiling point, and we can't put the genie back in the bottle. Now we must deal with the divide that has been growing since the signing of the Declaration of Independence. That difference is the basic role of government.

      Glen Beck has pronounced this as the third great awakening. This will be for you to decide. I will try to make the case, it's up to you to follow-up and make the choice. Just remember, our grand kids depend on us.

      Chapter 1: Founding Principles

      The first step in understanding our future, is to know our history. To understand our history is more than an event at a place on a particular date, but to understand the people involved.

      Millions of American Patriots have studied, and taken classes, and discussed not only our history but the philosophies that led to our Independence, and our government's structure. We studied independently, and in groups. We visited other groups to speak about issues, to offer classes, or to learn and bring new information back to our own local group.

      The time of our founding was referred to as The age of enlightenment, and there is a reason for this. Many of our founders subscribed to the writings of John Locke. Locke was a political philosopher of the early 1600's. While at Oxford, Locke believed in obedience to the crown. His belief was that the magistrate had an obligation to protect the subjects in exchange for their loyalty. After his study, and with real world experience, he arrived at the conclusion that men should not obey laws that conflicted with their beliefs. It was an idea called liberty. And in practice called civil disobedience. Locke was also a proponent of a little known idea called Natural Law.

      I think it was Churchill that said

      When you are 20 and not liberal, you have no heart. When you are 30 and not conservative, you have no brain.

      I believe this is the simplest explanation of Locke's change in values.

      This was only one of the political philosophers to catch the attention of the colonists. Others like Montesquieu, and Voltaire, ancient Greek and Roman governments as well. All greatly influenced the political philosophy of our founders.

      Ben Franklin was surveying at 9 years of age, Jefferson had a business degree from Harvard at 12. It was more typical for the time that hard work and study at a young age was the rule much more than the exception.

      When reading the various writings of our founders, it is clear that the intent was always to insure the sovereign power of each state, and the minimum authority of the Federal Government.

      After the signing of the Declaration of Independence, we formed a loose confederacy. With almost no authority granted to the federal government. In fact, the Federal government had to ask the states for permission to impose a tax. It required only a few years to see that our success as a nation required a more structured government.

      The principle concern was state sovereignty, as each state deemed it necessary to maintain some sense of autonomy from the others. The reasoning was a firm belief that representatives in government, must be close to the people they serve. It's a value we still hang on to today.

      A Constitutional Convention was planned and conducted, and the U. S. Constitution was finally drafted. The Constitution was ratified by the states in 1789. Almost immediately

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