We The People

If you support Democracy you have to support the will of the majority of people – period. Something good and interesting just occurred in Colorado. Legislators bending to the will of others and not the people who voted and hired them were recalled. Stunned, these elected officials are now out of a job. This particular battle occurred in Colorado and fought over firearms and the Second Amendment, however, more importantly is was a battle won using a grass roots campaign, against elected officials who did not respect the voice of those who elected them.

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Total Recall: Colorado Lawmakers Ousted in Historic Vote

When legislators disregard the voice and will of the people who vote them into office, the people should rightly vote those legislators out of office.  On Tuesday, a historic grassroots effort by voters in Colorado resulted in just that--the recall of Colorado Senate President John Morse (D) and Senator Angela Giron (D).  This week's action represents the first recall of legislators in Colorado history.  Tuesday's vote sent a clear and unmistakable message to elected officials that their primary job is to listen to the people and defend their rights and freedoms, and that they are accountable to their constituents--not the dollars or social engineering agendas of out-of-state anti-gun billionaires.  Simply put, legislators work for the voters, not the other way around!

Recall proceedings began earlier this year, after Sens. Morse and Giron voted for anti-gun legislation that restricted the ability of law-abiding residents to exercise their Second Amendment rights, including their inherent right to self-defense. This effort was driven by concerned Coloradoans, who collected petition signatures, made phone calls, knocked on doors, and worked diligently to turn voters out in this historic effort. And despite massive spending by Michael Bloomberg and the anti-gun elitists, Sens. Morse and Giron are now looking for work.

Voters in Colorado insisted that their voices be heard--and they were.  They stood up for their Second Amendment rights, against formidable anti-gun adversaries, and were victorious.  The National Rifle Association Political Victory Fund (NRA-PVF) is proud to have stood with them and applauds them for sending a clear message that their Second Amendment rights are not for sale. We were pleased that our on-the-ground grassroots efforts were able to supplement those of Colorado citizen activists and send a shot across the bow of the nation's anti-gun elites.

We look forward to working with NRA-PVF "A" rated and endorsed Bernie Herpin (R) from Colorado Springs and NRA-PVF "AQ" rated and endorsed George Rivera (R) from Pueblo in the Colorado State Senate.

http://www.nraila.org/legislation/state-legislation/2013/9/total-recall-colorado-lawmakers-ousted-in-historic-vote.aspx

A video can be seen here.

Conclusions

Americans may sit on their duffs and complain for a while, however, when we’ve had enough we take action. We unite and act. That message was just sent to those powerful and rich politicians trying to ignore our voices and constitutional rights. The rights this country was founded and then built upon. These former Colorado legislators were being influenced by Joe Biden, President Obama and Mayor Bloomberg who gave money to fight the efforts to remove them from office. Do not expect this event to make the media headlines as it should due to biased media.

See and earlier post covering media bias:

http://t38pilot8202.blogspot.com/2012/12/san-antonio-theater-shooting-gun.html

A recent example of this media bias was the 2 million strong biker ride in to Washington DC by motorcycle enthusiasts on 9/11. This was in response to an attempt at a 1 million Muslims gathering for the “American Muslim March Against Fear”. It had been originally touted as the “Million Muslim March.” The Muslims got some coverage but the motorcycle riders got next to nothing. If fact, the Muslims got a permit to gather and parade but the motorcyclists promoting American Constitutional Rights did not. At the day's close the motorcyclists numbered 880,000+, but less than 30 of the Muslims showed up.

In the end it is up to you as an individual to speak up, unite and act when your leaders no longer listen. Yes, things will change with time – they always do. However, that does not mean we have to give up Democracy and fundamental values this country was built upon. Those values are what made this country strong in the first place. Those values are what give us our freedom. Freedom allows us to bring quality to our children and families. It guarantees our right to the pursuit happiness.