Invasion of America

It has stuck in my mind for years that our first president

George Washington had a dream in which America was invaded.

We fought the enemy off but they had brought us to the banks of the Mississippi river before we were able to fend them off. Our founding fathers saw the weaknesses of governments and set in place a style of government which could sustain the various changes in life while preserving life and liberty among the people. They believed in the equality of man. They fought to restore these principles in a document at a time when these principles were not honored because they had slaves in the southern societies. They compromised and set in place mechanisms to amend and change with time so that all men and women may be free.

As I'm reading

The Miracle of Freedom: 7 Tipping Points that Saved the World,

I see that our enemy today is preparing like the enemies of yesteryear to invade us. We will have to defend out borders from without as the enemy gains access with sophisticated weapons that we have designed and built to maintain freedom around the globe. They will buy it much like Genghis Khan purchased it and then use it against us -- even as Genghis Khan purchased it and came after the Chinese who sold out for money.

It helps me understand

the enemy within who strives to form a global government

to control large amounts of territory like every other dominant power that has risen over human history. Only we who preserve the constitution stand in their way -- because the constitutional form of this republic prevents them from conquering within. And it uses leadership with checks and balances to restore the balance of power between legislative, executive, and judicial branches.

It is clear that when the people are forced into health care it steps over the line. The government control of industry and trade steps over the line. We need leadership in these areas but to the extent that they control -- it gives

external power to the few

that can control the purse strings. And the heart of the matter is hidden beneath many powerful factors who stand to make money ... to shake money from the people by laws and regulations.

I can understand why Glenn Beck has moved out of mainstream cable into the ether world of the internet. He can now offer

choices which educate us about freedom

all along several mediums. It strikes me that my work on a vision of America in songs needs to go forward. With every breath we take, we are all warriors in this mission to be prepared for our future. American values will have to be defended and many of them won back one at a time until we are firm in holding up the torch of freedom for our sons and daughters ... and for one of the few places on earth where freedom of religion is a reality.