The IRS now wishes to codify into rules and regulations the reprehensible targeting of political opponents that they have engaged in.  Through February 27, you can comment on the proposed regulations—anonymously if you wish—and I would encourage you to do so if you love this country:  http://nonprofitfreedom.org.  Here is what I posted:

With your proposed IRS REG-134417-13 regulations, you are further curtailing the freedom of Americans, the very opposite of what this country is all about.  The IRS has over the past few years engaged in discriminatory targeting that is criminal at best, and instead of recognizing your wrongs and making amends, you now wish to codify that behavior.  To which I say, no, you may not.

I belong The Oak Initiative (https://www.theoakinitiative.org), an organization that applied for 501(c)(3) status over three years ago, but you have still not acted on their application, even though your website states as of today: “The average date of pending applications is April 2013.”

Choose now whether you will stand with the American people by whose leave you exist, or whether you will try to repress us, but be forewarned that we have historically not taken well to repression.

In the words of Thomas Jefferson, “When government fears the people, there is liberty. When the people fear the government, there is tyranny.”  Do your job with integrity and honor, and you have nothing to fear from the American people.

The IRS is out of line in this matter, and needs to hear that message loud and clear from the American people.

What the IRS has been doing is criminally wrong, and the organization must be held to account.  Lois Lerner plead the 5th Amendment, and apparently got to retire with full benefits.  So not only does President Obama indefensibly claim that there is not a smidgen of corruption at the IRS, but the IRS is now seeking to codify its unlawful practices and make them part of its rules going forward.

Why is it that the government continues to be rocked by scandal after scandal?  If it just does the right thing, there will be no scandals, and the entire country will enjoy more justice.  In fairness to the IRS, I am not suggesting that the entire organization is corrupt, but to claim that it is devoid of corruption is delusional, and the things that have surfaced have made the organization as a whole look bad.

If you work for the IRS or some other part of the Government, uphold and defend what is right at your level, so that these things don’t have to play out at a national level.  We can still right the ship if we stand up for justice and truth.

President Obama tells us there is “not a smidgen of corruption” at the IRS over the targeting of conservative groups, a delusional statement at best.  (See why I care about this.)  The Government is trying to gain more control over the People because it has lost its way and forgotten that it exists for our benefit, and not the other way around.  Through its actions and corruption, it is actively destroying its legitimacy.  It believes that it can ignore our Constitution and our laws, and conversely that it can now codify and legitimize its repression through administrative rules and regulations.

In failing to respond to and redress the grievances of the People, the Government is committing nothing less than treason against us.  This is not a partisan issue.  To every freedom-loving American, I say this:  Wake up, stand up, and call the Government to account.  America will remain free only as long as we treasure and are willing to fight for our freedom.

A fundamental flaw in ObamaCare is the premise that the Government is better able to make decisions for the people than the people are.  That is presumptuous delusion at best, and more likely insanity from overexposure to illegitimate power.  Liberty is one of the inalienable rights recognized by the Constitution, but the Government has deceitfully supplanted that with a 2,700+ page inconsistent, contradictory, monstrosity, cobbled out of legalese, and enforced by the IRS.

This is not right.  Americans were made to be free, and God help us, there will be a reckoning.

Speaking of health insurance plans, President Obama promised America “If you like your plan, you can keep your plan.”  Not so.  If you work for my employer, a major university, and you are covered under separate insurance or under your spouse’s insurance, you can no longer keep your plan.  Here’s what I received (emphasis in original):

Plan C ([Redacted] Alternative Coverage) eliminated

Plan C, also known as [Redacted] Alternative Coverage, which was only available to faculty and staff who could demonstrate they had primary insurance elsewhere or through a spouse/registered domestic partner, will be eliminated effective January 1, 2014.

The Affordable Care Act (ACA) requires [Redacted] to ensure that all health coverage plans in which its employees are enrolled meet federal requirements, but the university has no way to ensure that plans not sponsored by [Redacted] are meeting those requirements. Because of this and other considerations, and because of the administrative complexity of the ACA for a plan like Plan C, the Employee Benefits Advisory Committee voted to recommend elimination during its September 2013 meeting.

All of [Redacted]’s medical plans meet ACA requirements. For more information, read the ACA October 1 Notice-Final that was sent to all employees.

I will find out about my new premiums in a few weeks, and I am confident they will not be going down.  ObamaCare is a step on the path to Marxism, which recognizes neither individual rights nor personal property.  This is categorically bad for America and it needs to be repealed.

America is in an economic situation far worse than our government is willing to admit.  Although the government reports our national debt approaching $17 trillion, that is a cash-basis number that does not include entitlements.

Our liabilities, including Social Security, Medicare, and federal employee retirement benefits, add an additional $87 trillion to the figure, bringing us over $100 trillion.  That’s more than 550% of our GDP.

Economists are warning that unless we raise our debt ceiling, we will cause enormous harm to the world economy.  I’m hearing people who actually know about this, saying that collapse of the US economy is now inevitable.  Mr. Bernake’s “quantitative easing” was a shot in the arm that we have become addicted to but cannot sustain without further degeneracy.

Ultimately, every problem we have comes from trying to run our lives without God, and America has been very diligent in its efforts to kick God out and welcome Hell in.  Left to our own devices, we have created a mess that we are no longer able to get out of.  I’m inclined to believe those who say that our problems are now beyond human remedy, and not only in the case of the economy.

If the economy does collapse, we should be very concerned about the people who look to the government as their provider.  I have heard people who were on the scene in the wake of Katrina, discussing the rioting and chaos that occurred there.  Similar problems occurred in the ’92 Los Angeles riots and in many other places.  When people develop a dependency upon the government, and believe that the government owes them, but the supply line is interrupted, the result is lawlessness and rage.

If the collapse happens, we will probably need martial law just to maintain order.  I’m not interested in how to protect myself against what is coming:  I’m interested in being part of the solution.  The ultimate solution is for us to admit we screwed up, turn back to God, and ask him for help.  That’s actually easy both for him and for us, if we are humble enough to admit our mistakes, and fixing impossible problems is his specialty.

Here’s an incomplete but sensible prescription for anyone resonating with this:

1. Find God and realign yourself with him.  He has an entirely different economy that cannot be shaken.  And for those who follow him, these will be some of the most exciting times in history.  If you only do this much, you are well on your way.
2. If you love this country, stand up for righteousness, freedom, and life.  Vote and hold officials to high standards.  Demand integrity from yourself and others.
3. Be gracious to people, even if they are your enemies.  We all need to make it through this together.
4. Store up food supplies.  Even FEMA recommends this.  I like these people.
5. Store up some water, and get a good water filter.  I like this and this.  Expensive but priceless.
6. Get extra copies of the Bible and the US Constitution.  We’re going to need to hold this country together, and people will be in desperate need of good advice.
7. If you are inclined and able, get some extra food and water to share with others.

None of this is intended to cause fear.  There are very difficult times ahead, but they can be the best of times for those who are walking with God.  Oh, and pragmatically, there should have been a little more emphasis on this bumper sticker.  I know it was intended to be sarcastic, but it’s actually very profound:

In the midst of your political spats and machinations, closing down national monuments, threatening to arrest veterans, forcing people out of private homes because those homes are on federal land, and barricading national parks to force your way, pay very close attention to the choices you make, because you are badly overstepping your bounds.

You may think that you are in power to advance your standing, your party, or your ideology.  Not so.  It’s called “civil service” because it is supposed to be an act of service to the people, not an act of self-interest or self-preservation.  Anytime you put something else ahead of the best interests of the people, you are out of line, and you need to course-correct or resign your post.

Let me re-establish a few things which you seem to have forgotten:

1. You exist by the leave of the People of the United States.  Turn to the first paragraph of the Constitution, and consider once again that We the People established you.  We can also remove you.
2. Government-owned land is really just land which the people have entrusted to your care.  There are good reasons why we entrust certain things to you to oversee, but don’t forget that in this country, you are simply trustees acting on our behalf.
3. Anytime you think that this country is yours to do with as you please, you are violating your duty and the trust we place in you.  Anytime you act out of something other than love for our country and humility toward the people, you are out of line.

To the Democrats, I say this:  Everyone knows that the current dispute is over the funding of ObamaCare.  Do the right thing and ditch it.  America hates it, Congress and the IRS don’t want to be subjected to it, and the Government has proven itself far too incompetent to be able to manage our healthcare.  Admit defeat in this, and regain a bit of our trust.  The only really big thing that the government handles well is the military, but that’s probably because the military is so full of people who love the United States and are willing to serve it.

I note, with deep annoyance, that the Senate is not taking calls from constituents, the government shutdown serving as a pretext.  The Senate has failed to do its job, has chosen to side against the will of the American people, and now refuses to hear about it.  I dare say that the right of the people to contact their representatives is an essential government service.  What on earth are the representatives doing, if not available to represent their constituents?