Lady Libertas would like to to take today, Easter Sunday and a Holy Week for the Jews, to reflect on American Exceptionalism and what it means to us in the weeks and months ahead.

There is no doubt that the past year has been a long one and alot of work.  The American People – tired of the expansion of overreach of the Federal Government with bailouts and policies causing taxpayer fatigue – came together in the past year under the Tea Party and other Conservative Activist banners like 912.

“Taxed Enough Already” is the modern day emanation of “Taxation with Representation”.  We are Americans first – we want limited government, lower taxes and the freedom of opportunity.  We like to wave flags, remember our Heritage as a Nation and honor Our Founders.

We believe that the Constitution, the Declaration of Independence and Articles of Confederation are some of the most radical documents in the world.  We also believe that these documents have formed the base of the most Exceptional country in the world and they are as relevant today as when they were written.

Freedom is in our DNA.  Americans escaped the rule of a Tyrant to come to this dangerously beautiful land.

For we must consider that we shall be as a city upon a hill. The eyes of all people are upon us. So that if we shall deal falsely with our God in this work we have undertaken, and so cause Him to withdraw His present help from us, we shall be made a story and a by-word through the world.  John Winthrop, “City Upon a Hill” speech, 1630

Americans built one of the most unique political systems in the world.  We fought the Empire of Great Britain and survived a Revolution to win.  To Win and To Succeed and become a Beacon of Freedom for the entire world.

What then is the American, this new man?…He is an American, who, leaving behind him all his ancient prejudices and manners, receives new ones from the new mode of life he has embraced, the new government he obeys, and the new rank he holds. He has become an American by being received in the broad lap of our great Alma Mater. Here individuals of all races are melted into a new race of man, whose labors and posterity will one day cause great changes in the world. Americans are the western pilgrims. (from “Letter III,” 1782 by J. Hector St. John De Crevecoeur)

Americans have formed a culture that makes us Unique and identifiable as “American” everywhere we go.  The Values and Spirit upon which America were founded still hold firm today.

• “We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal; that they are endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable rights; that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.” Declaration of Independence
• “In a free and republican government, you cannot restrain the voice of the multitude; every man will speak as he thinks, or more properly without thinking.” George Washington
• “I consider the people who constitute a society or a nation as the source of all authority in that nation.” Thomas Jefferson

We are Americans not Socialists.  We have an American Work Ethic not a Socialist work ethic.

We are unique and NOT WILLING to be absorbed into the cattle call of Socialism.  Nor are we willing to have our  government violate the Will of the People to advance an agenda that undermines American values and the American way of life “for our own good”.

Freedom is the Freedom of Opportunity.  The opportunity to make what you will of your life and success to be as you define it and achieve it.

Freedom is not the government mandating a redistribution of wealth, introducing Socialist ideals and expanding government into every nook and cranny of the American people’s lives.

Today, we break bread with our families and friends.  We meditate on Renewal and Resurrection.  We rally because tomorrow is a New Day … Our Day.

Leave behind the accusations and lies of the past week.  Forge your anger into chains of determination.

We are Americans.  We are Exceptional.  We are here to take our country back.

Lady Libertas wishes all of you a Blessed Easter Sunday and Holy Week.  Hug your families tight – We fight for them!

Spread Liberty.  Remember in November.  We begin again!

See the land, her Easter keeping,
Rises as her Maker rose.
Seeds, so long in darkness sleeping,
Burst at last from winter snows.
Earth with heaven above rejoices…  ~Charles Kingsley

The time for political correctness is over.  The frauds that run the House of Representatives have just voted to pass the most horrific piece of legislation in the history of the United States of America…and cheered as they did it.

They won the healthcare vote with FIVE votes.  One of them is Joseph Cao – RINO and Junior Congressman.  Step One of shedding Political Correctness is to make sure that the GOP “tent” is no longer welcoming to this Junior Congressman.  Jospeh Cao is Benedict Arnold.  Period.  and his career is over within the GOP.  Period.  We cannot afford mistakes like this in 2010 and either the GOP is on board or they need to be voted out as well.

After a long day and evening of watching C-Span, Lady Libertas allowed a few moments of feeling defeat last night but no more.  We are in the fight for our values, our liberty, our way of life.  The liberal trolls parroted the good cheer of their leadership last night, completely clueless that this will affect them the same as everyone, no matter party affiliation.  Taxes have no care for party affiliation.
As countries around the globe struggle to return right from years of hard left rule, America is sliding towards Socialism at an alarming rate.

This vote was not about healthcare – it was about the takeover of the American government, the expansion of Federal power, the extensive reach of the power brokers in Washington DC and the subjugation of the American people.  Nancy Pelosi and her gang of bully boys do not care about the state of American healthcare; if they did, this would have been an issue much sooner than present day.  What they care about is expansion of their own pork bellies and they have no problem stepping directly on at least half of America to take it.

The vote we witnessed last night was a desperate push by extreme Liberals to inflict their will on this country before they lose control.  FIVE VOTES – certainly not a resounding endorsement for a majority.  Obama has not been the success that they banked on to carry them on waves of victory to a complete takeover of the United States and this country overwhelmingly has no faith in their elected Representatives -  In an October 29, 2009 Rasumussen poll:

Just 15% of voters now give Congress good or excellent ratings, while most (53%) rate the legislature as poor. Those ratings have held relative steady for the past few months but are noticeably worse than those found in May. At that time, 23% gave Congress positive ratings while 44% rated its performance as poor.
Forty-two percent (42%) of voters see most members of Congress as corrupt, the highest level measured in over a year. Thirty-seven percent (37%) say most congressmen are not corrupt, while another 21% are undecided.
Just 15% of voters believe most members of Congress are more interested in helping people than in furthering their own careers. Seventy-six percent (76%) think most congressmen put their own careers first.

As Conservatives, we have been ignored, marginalized or outright derided in the past months.  Obama not only ignores the Conservatives but he and his Administration actively attack Conservative talk show hosts and FOX news and the Tea Party Movement.  There is more divisiveness in this country than ever before.  Obama the Unifier has become the Emperor with No Clothes and we will continue to point that out.  Our rallying points though are strong and we cannot forget New Jersey or Virginia or even New York, where a Conservative running alone only lost by a few points.

The point that Lady Libertas would like to make to Patriots everywhere is WE HAVE ONLY JUST BEGUN.  We have had some  victories and some losses but we cannot lose the will to keep fighting.  The words of James Madison remind us: “The advancement and diffusion of knowledge is the only guardian of true liberty.”

There were 56 signers of the Declaration of Independence and their commitment to the fight for Liberty was astronomical:

Five signers were captured by the British as traitors, and tortured before they died. Twelve had their homes ransacked and burned. Two lost their sons serving in the Revolutionary Army; another had two sons captured. Nine of the 56 fought and died from wounds or hardships of the Revolutionary War. They signed and they pledged their lives, their fortunes, and their sacred honor.
Twenty-four were lawyers and jurists. Eleven were merchants, nine were farmers and large plantation owners; men of means, well educated. But they signed the Declaration of Independence knowing full well that the penalty would be death if they were captured.

The only question that remains is this:

Are we willing to make the same commitment that our Founding Fathers made?

Lady Libertas is willing to make that commitment…let the Seeds of Revolution be thrown to the winds to gain foothold in all corners of our great country.  Let the Tyrants and those who would see Liberty be laid low or traded for slavery be put on notice – The Will of the American People is not to be ignored.  We commit to the vision of the Founding Fathers and the preservation of the Constitution of the United States of America.  We commit to the values and ideals that have made our Republic the most powerful in the world: less government, low taxes, free markets, strong national defense, individual freedom and personal responsibility.  We commit to American exceptionalism.  We commit to Action.  From one Patriot to Another – I give YOU my commitment.  Let the Revolution begin…