The High Cost of Indifference

We have inherited something of great value — a democratic republic with freedom and rights guaranteed by our Constitution under the rule of law.We are citizens of this country with both the privileges granted thereunder but also the responsibility to protect and preserve unto the generations to follow.
Paul, the Apostle, provides an interesting look at the power of citizenship:
Paul the Roman Citizen (Acts 22:22-29)

      23As they were shouting and throwing off their cloaks and flinging dust into the air, 24the commander ordered Paul to be taken into the barracks. He directed that he be flogged and questioned in order to find out why the people were shouting at him like this. 25As they stretched him out to flog him, Paul said to the centurion standing there, "Is it legal for you to flog a Roman citizen who hasn't even been found guilty?"    

 
26When the centurion heard this, he went to the commander and reported it. "What are you going to do?" he asked. "This man is a Roman citizen."     29Those who were about to question him withdrew immediately. The commander himself was alarmed when he realized that he had put Paul, a Roman citizen, in chains.

As American citizens we have what the lawyers call “standing”.  The rights granted under the Bill of Rights are ours automatically — something we were born with.  But an inheritance — like a reputation, or a good family name, or the wealth built by hard work, thrift, and wise choices — can be squandered by irresponsible children too immature and lacking in character to appreciate the gift they were given at birth. Read More…

By Albert Strong | 10/14/09 @ 7:05am | Comments (0) | Filed under: Citizen Reform in Action

The March on Washington, 9/12/2009

Saturday, I joined thousands of “forgotten Americans” on the streets of Washington protesting the runaway spending and the general tone deaf government that a growing percentage of Americans have realized must be reined in – and it can only be done by “We the People”.

My wife Susan joined me, my youngest son Michael, a freshman in college, and about ten friends.  We took our lunch, and stayed most of the day.

The walk up Pennsylvania Avenue, marching with wall to wall patriotic Americans singing and shouting, was an unforgettable lifetime memory.  The sound of cheering, which several times started way behind us and swept up the street and washed over us like thunder in a canyon, was a living force of nature and we felt an electrifying sense of excitement in the moment.

Congress and MSM, can you hear us now?  How about you, President Obama?  No, not yet.  We have more to do, more to endure, more to sacrifice, more to accomplish. Read More…

By Albert Strong | 10/1/09 @ 4:55am | Comments (0) | Filed under: Citizen Reform in Action