"TRUTH IS TREASON IN THE EMPIRE OF LIES"

The following video was brilliantly done. Since 2002, Ron Paul along with Peter Schiff, have been predicting the current economic crisis. They were spot on in terms of its cause, its severity, and I hope they are wrong in their predictions of how long it will last.

If you haven't already, get your spiritual, and temporal house in order ASAP.

DO WE HAVE A REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT?

President Bush announced today that the executive branch would intervene and help out the auto industry. In a statement to the press, the President said the following:

"Unfortunately, despite extensive debate and agreement that we should prevent disorderly bankruptcies in the American auto industry, Congress was unable to get a bill to my desk before adjourning this year."

The reason Congress was unable to pass a bill, is because Congress represents the people of the United States. I wrote to my senators, Boxer, and Feinstein, expressing my disapproval of the bailout. Obviously the majority of members of Congress received similar disapproval from their constituents, or they would have passed the bill. Congress was unable to get a bill to the President's desk because the people of the United States do not want to bail out the auto industry. Congress represented the will of people in this matter.

Despite the will of the people, and the workings of the government as prescribed in the Constitution, the President further explained:

"This means the only way to avoid a collapse of the U.S. auto industry is for the executive branch to step in. The American people want the auto companies to succeed, and so do I. So today, I'm announcing that the federal government will grant loans to auto companies under conditions similar to those Congress considered last week."

The American people obviously do not want the auto companies to succeed under the plan you propose. Here is what the President actually meant:

"This means the only way to avoid a collapse of the U.S. auto industry is for the MONARCHY to step in. MY CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTORS want the auto companies to succeed, and so do I. So today, I'm announcing that the U.S. TAXPAYER will grant loans to auto companies under conditions similar to those Congress considered last week."

The federal government of the United States of America no longer represents the will of the people. If this is not a demonstration of that, then I do not know what is. If you think that is okay, you do not know your history. We are heading down a very dangerous path.

GMC: MIRROR IMAGE OF THE USA

The current crisis facing General Motors, is nearly a mirror image of the situation facing the United States of America. GM was founded in 1908 and has grown to be the worlds largest auto maker employing roughly 266,000 employees. Originally founded as a car company, whose sole purpose was to manufacture automobiles, GM recently has branched off into other ventures.

The government of the United States of America was founded in 1776 and its Constitution ratified in 1787. For awhile it led the world in promoting individual liberty, freedom, and prosperity. Originally founded as a protector of individual rights and administrator of national defense of its sovereign states, the government of the USA has branched off into other ventures.

GM employees formed the United Auto Workers Union (UAW) in 1935 due in part to a philosophical difference with the management of GM. Namely, management viewed the company as a means to produce cars to make money. The UAW saw the company as a means to provide a job. Indeed, the UAW formed the Job Bank program in 1984 which currently pays 12,000 UAW members to do nothing, seriously, nothing at all.

The people of the United States of America began to change the nature of their government due to a philosophical difference with the founders of the Constitution. Namely, the founders viewed the Constitution as a means to protect individual liberty, provide the common defense of the states, and limit oppressive government. The people disregarded the constitution (especially in 1913), and saw the government as a means to provide for not only the common defense, but also due the following: (1) provide and maintain full employment for all citizens, (2) secure agricultural prosperity, (3) develop a national housing program, (4) underwrite hundreds of billions of dollars in private loans and private insurance programs, (5) administer a national welfare program, (6) administer a national Medicare and Medicaid program, (7) administer a social security program, (8) allocate billions of dollars for educating the young, (8) administer a network of health agencies, (9) administer an environmental protection program for the entire nation, (10) administer 40% of the nations land area and its resources, (11) regulate all major industries such as steel, automobile manufacturing, coal mining, oil production, metal mining, and so forth, (12) supervise all radio and television broadcasting, (13) monitor the manufacturing and distribution of food and drugs, (14) create federal programs on a regional basis to replace the powers and activities originally reserved to the sovereign states.[1]

Comedian Argus Hamilton recently made the following joke: "The United Auto Workers said Saturday they won't make any concessions on wages or benefits to help the Big Three [auto makers]. First things first. Investors are just starting to realize that General Motors is a health care provider that makes cars on the side."

The people of the United States recently perpetuated the following joke: the idea that electing either a Democrat or a Republican to congress or the executive branch will provide any real change. Unfortunately, the people are not realizing that the government of the United States is infiltrating every aspect of their lives and is throwing the concepts of individual liberty, national defense, and limited government into an abyss.

[1] Skousen, W. Cleon. "The Making of America". p.508-9

A PHOTO ESSAY (VIDEO) OF TOLERANCE

Here is a video compiled by someone that demonstrates the love, tolerance, and rationality of those opposed to proposition 8.

NO ON 8 PROTESTS OUTSIDE THE TEMPLE

Opposition groups have begun to target the leadership of the Church. Read about the protests and see videos of the anti-traditional family protesters in front of the L.A. Temple here.

Protesters are also beginning to organize in front of the Salt Lake Temple. Read about that here.

This quote from President Benson seems applicable:

"As a prophet reveals the truth it divides the people. The honest in heart heed his words, but the unrighteous either ignore the prophet or fight him. When the prophet points out the sins of the world, the worldly either want to close the mouth of the prophet, or else act as if the prophet didn't exist, rather than repent of their sins. Popularity is never a test of truth. Many a prophet has been killed or cast out. As we come closer to the Lord's second coming, you can expect that as the people of the world become more wicked, the prophet will be less popular with them."