Constitutional Sheriffs and Peace Officers Association (CSPOA) Hits Wasington CD

Sheriffs, Peace Officers and Elected Officials Take a Stand

by Rick Dalton

Constitution Day, 17 September 2014 was the time, and the National Press Club in Washington DC was the target for a press conference conducted by the Constitutional Sheriffs and Peace Officers Association (CSPOA).  As Vice President and Legislative Liaison, this writer had a ringside seat.

On Tuesday evening, the 16th, the group gathered in the hotel and screened the iconic - and prophetic - movie, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington.  This film, starring Jimmy Stewart, illustrates the difficulty of standing up for foundational principles once they have been ignored and abandoned by most of the elected officials in Washington.

One of my favorite lines was delivered by Stewart during his filibuster on the floor of the US Senate.  After he has just read the entire text of the Declaration of Independence, he says to this august body,
 

"Now, you're not gonna have a country that can make these kind of rules work, if you haven't got men that have learned to tell human rights from a punch in the nose."

 It was with this courageous example of a true statesman in mind that the invited guests, from across the US,  walked through the mahogany-lined halls of the National Press Club in Washington DC to the Edward R. Murrow meeting room for breakfast and three hours of  stirring speeches and Constitutional training.

Interposition

Speakers included:

• Congressman Steve Stockman of Texas, on immigration
• Larry Pratt, President of Gun Owners of America (GOA), on the Second Amendment
• Benn Swann, investigative reporter, on the New Media
• Stewart Rhodes, President of Oathkeepers, on overkill by law enforcement in Ferguson, Mo.
• KrisAnne Hall, Attorney and author, on our CSPOA Resolution and her new book, Sovereign Duty.  You can read the resolution  HERE.
• Michael Peroutka, Institute of the Constitution, on checks and balances
• Sheriff Dave A. Clarke Jr., Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, on defending his citizens' rights, including the Right to Keep and Bear Arms, against moneyed anti-gun interests.
• Sheriff Richard Mack (Ret.), founder of CSPOA, on local solutions to our problems, not in Washington DC, and his new book, Are You a David?

To Petition the Government for Redress of Grievances

After the morning press conference we spread out and hit the halls of Congress to deliver the Resolution to all 535 members of congress.  The task of walking those marble halls was hard on the feet and legs, but it was a great experience, as we stopped in each office and delivered our resolution. We know that if tyranny comes to your door, it will probably be wearing a uniform, and we want the uniforms to be worn by Constitutional Guards who will not violate their oaths.
  We  asked each senator and representative to join us and sign it, or explain why he or she would not.  CSPOA will have a report on the results of those discussions on their website.HERE.

If you want to do more than sit and yell at the TV, I invite you to join CSPOA.  All American citizens who wish to really make a difference, should go to the website and join. Together we can take America Back, one Sheriff, one County at a time.

FRDMWRX.

Copyright 2014 Rick Dalton, all rights reserved.

Rotten to the Common Core

Posted by Rick Dalton

The attempt to nationalize education, which began long before the Obama administration came to power, is beginning to take an increasing amount of flak.  Recently, it's a left-leaning group with a name you can't say in the classroom.

Don't be a badass?

The Badass Teacher Association (the call themselves BATs) has lined up squarely against Common Core.  It's interesting to note that the word "common" is the root of the word "Communism".

An article in New American (thenewamerican.com), stated, 

"According to the association, its aim is to reduce or even eliminate the use of high-stakes testing while increasing teacher autonomy in the classroom. In a nutshell, that starts with killing Common Core. The BATs are also working to “include teacher and family voices in legislative decision-making processes that affect students,” it explains. To achieve its mission, the alliance says it will plan different actions each week where members can help out, as well as having state groups coordinate local rallies and events. Other activism will include phone calls, letter-writing campaigns, e-mails to officials, and more. "

One of the major undesirables of Common Core is that it further removes control of education from the parents to the Fedgov.  And that puts unelected bureaucrats in a position to influence the hearts and minds of millions of American children.  Local control of education has been one of the major reasons we have had the lead in literacy for a long time, up until about 40 years ago.  It also contains suggested resources for curriculum that are objectionable to many constitutionally minded people.  Details are in the New American article.

So the BATs have joined the Tea Party, at least for this one dance.

Below is the New American link.  We would do well to  become knowledgeable on Common Core, and become involved directly in our kids' education.

And maybe, at least this once, it's not so bad to be a Badass.

http://thenewamerican.com/culture/education/item/16428-common-core-national-education-outrages-teacher-coalition

FRDMWRX