A WITNESS FOR THE CAUSE

We all new what a beautiful day that 12th of September 2010 was going to be. A light cool breeze blew through Riverbend Park, Oroville California, at about 9 am. We loaded our gear into the under belly of the rented bus and headed for Sactown. We were purpose focused and in full agreement as to our mission. That is to say that though the onlookers would paint us radical, we are a diverse cross section of "American Pie". Put two of us together and the answer to any question could be found at both ends of the spectrum. But any answer received by the onlooker will only mean one thing. Less government and more freedom.

Some might consider war a deal breaker, in any year, but not this year, not at this time, not for this crowd. That same anti war activist might believe that abortion is a necessary evil and that we must put up with it. But today as we walk down the steps of the bus and meander out onto a vast lake of blacktop and set up our portable shade, I must accept that person as my brother in a cause to limit the power of a government out of control. There will come a day when my fellow patriot and I debate on the issues of war and peace and the destruction of human life. I will stand against those who believe my country was involved with a conspiracy to bring down the towers on 9/11. BUT not today, not here. Not now. There is a dark cloud of tyranny that threatens to destroy the freedom our children were promised and given by our founders. They warned us that each generation would have to defend the cause. This generation, the one we 50 year olds were assigned to instill into our children, the gifts of liberty and the defense of freedom, was left to its own devices to long. We have risen in time and we have come to this place to activate our duty.

I sat in my fold out chair and listened to Armstrong and Getty, being no less inspired than any other day at 6am. The gentlemen are a staple of every early morning five days a week on my commute from my home town, where I boarded the bus to come here, and the destination just across town where I arrive to do my daily labor. each weekday. A familiar face with a mic and a news camera in tow caught my eye as they seemed to be headed directly on a path right at me.

"Can I ask you some questions?" "Sure" I replied. It went something like this.

"Why did you come here today?" My answer was this.

I believe in a set of values. My values system is under attack. It is eroding every day, challenged by a government that displays a disregard for what I believe. That values system was written into the Constitution by our founding fathers, but it was not there that they were discovered and instructed. It goes far back to another founding, the very Creation of our world and later written on a tablet of stone. I think I can speak for every individual here today that there is where our freedom was gained and where our liberty was born. No mans government can neuter God given rights.

"Do you think you will make a difference in the coming election." I answered.

It matters in no way what happens this year. We are a ground up organization with leadership that walks the same street that I do. We can see great change already so your question is being answered in the positive every day. If you ask the same question in ten years, this crowd will be doubled and the question will be irrelevant. I expect that God will have delivered freedom and liberty back to the people by the hands of His messengers that you see here today.

With that, he said, "Thank you".

I hope I served you well my fellow patriots.

Forever will we be a free people, by the grace and protecting hand of God. BC