“See, boys, everybody
thinks they want freedom. But what they really want is order. And when they
realize that, they’re going to welcome us back with open arms.”—from The
Mandalorian, Season 2, Ep. 7
That’s what the Empire official says to the Mandalorian and his companion, who are disguised as delivery drivers among the guy’s troops. This is what he says just before getting blasted, which felt rather satisfying—because it’s what the enemy says. To us today.
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| Characters in The Mandalorian, Season 2, Ep. 7 The officer I quoted in on the left. image found here |
Here are a couple more quotes for the day:
“There’s no such thing as party anymore. There’s just insanity and
patriots.”—Tommy Vext, vocalist of Bad Wolves, talking with Glenn Beck on
radio/podcast, Dec. 18, 2020.
“You have
political partisanship….This isn’t them saying fraud didn’t take place; this is
them saying they don’t care that fraud took place.”—Joshua Philipp, Crossroads,
December 21, 2020.
What We
Should Do
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| Ezra Taft Benson, giving the address "Our Divine Constitution," Oct. 1987 screenshot from here |
There is an older prophecy he mentions in this 1987 talk
that members of my Church are familiar with, and probably thinking about these
days, quoting our Church founder, Joseph Smith:
Even this nation will be on the very verge of crumbling to
pieces and tumbling to the ground, and when the Constitution is upon the brink
of ruin, this people will be the staff upon which the nation shall lean, and
they shall bear the Constitution away from the very verge of destruction.[i]
Later in the talk, President Benson mentions more broadly
who “this people” who save the day will be:
I have faith that the Constitution will be saved as
prophesied by Joseph Smith. It will be saved by the righteous citizens of this
nation who love and cherish freedom. It will be saved by enlightened members of
this Church—among others—men and women who understand and abide the principles
of the Constitution.
Today, while we are on the precipice, this is encouraging. I
see many Constitution-loving people around me. Last week, at the county GOP
leadership meeting, where we chose a new chair, we met in a church (a big one
where we could spread out), and prayed at the beginning and end of the meeting.
On Saturday, at the first local Tea Party meeting we’ve held since the pandemic
shut down last spring, the room was full of people searching for what action to
take, to preserve our freedoms. It is heartening.
President Benson, back in 1987, mentioned four things we
ought to be doing:
“First and foremost, we must be righteous.”
He quotes John Adams:
“Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious
people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other.”[ii]
“Second, we must learn the principles of
the Constitution in the tradition of the Founding Fathers.” He asks:
Have we read The Federalist papers? Are we reading the
Constitution and pondering it? Are we aware of its principles? Are we abiding
by these principles and teaching them to others? Could we defend the
Constitution? Can we recognize when a law is constitutionally unsound? Do we
know what the prophets have said about the Constitution and the threats to it?
And he quotes Thomas Jefferson:
“If a nation expects to be ignorant and free… it expects what
never was and never will be”[iii]
“Third, we must become involved in civic
affairs to see that we are properly represented.” Here he reminds us that
we should seek representatives who are good, wise, and honest.
“Fourth, we must make our influence felt by
our vote, our letters, our teaching, and our advice.” He says it is both
our right and our duty to speak up and make our influence felt.
All of this gave me a boost. So often I, and people like me,
feel small and inconsequential, with these big things happening around us—happening
to us. How can our small efforts have any effect? But I do try to live a
righteous life—keeping the Ten Commandments, to honor God, life, family, truth,
and private property. And to be just and kind and live a life of integrity. And
I have made a study of the Constitution an integral part of my life. (Read my recent
series of posts on the Constitution, Part I, Part II, Part III, Part IV.) I am involved in civic affairs. And I am doing what I can see to do to
persuade others to truth, to help them value our Constitution as well. As small
as all of these things are, President Benson’s words make me feel powerful enough—when
added to all the others doing the same, and multiplied by God’s power.
When God rescues us, after all we can do, it often feels
like the last possible moment. It requires faith. This may be the case right
now. Our country is facing an attempted coup, through election fraud, by people
who do not value the rule of law or the Constitution, but value only their own
power over us.
I had thought once the fraud came out,
the perpetrators would be held accountable, and the actual election outcome
would be known. We’re seeing overwhelming evidence, but the courts are refusing
to see it. Hearings in various states have revealed much of the fraud to the
public, despite media censorship, but the state legislatures did not hold sessions to change out
electors. They did, however, encourage dueling electors. That puts the burden on Congress,
when they meet for the reading of the Elector College votes on January 6th.
They can object to the certified Electors in those states with challenges,
which should not have been certified.
But will the legislators do their duty? I don’t know. It may take our voices to get
them to do that.
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| Rep. Mo Brooks, Alabama, plans to protest Electors Washington Examiner photo found here |
Letter to Legislators
I’m going to suggest a letter meant to influence, and you
can use it as a pattern if you like. This is concerning the January 6th
certification of electors, to influence our legislators to stand up in protest
against the Democratic electors in those states where we know the voter fraud
was so rampant that it changed the outcome.
Here’s the body of my letter to Senator Ted Cruz, which I’ll
adapt for Senator John Cornyn and Representative Dan Crenshaw. Feel free to use
it as a template for your own:
The evidence is overwhelming that there was rampant voter fraud
this election, particularly in the states of Pennsylvania, Georgia, Wisconsin,
Michigan, Arizona, and Nevada, where we know the outcome was changed by this
fraud.
I know that you’re aware of the evidence—despite the refusal
of courts to do their duty and view the evidence, and despite the censorship of
mainstream and social media. You were aware of the Texas case, which laid out
many of the instances of fraud and procedural lawbreaking. And I expect you’ve also
read the Navarro report, which details much of it.
This lawlessness is far beyond what the American people can
accept. We cannot let this blatant disregard for law and for the will of the
American people, be met with a shrug and an “Oh, Well. We’ll just work harder
next time.” If there is no accountability for these illegal acts now, we will
not have a next time for a free and fair election.
In addition, those who have conspired and acted to thwart the
will of the American people will act unconstitutionally in the future. They do
not regard our Constitution as law. They plan to implement tyranny over us. The
censorship we’ve already experienced is just a taste. This is an attempted
coup. Many of the wrongdoers are guilty of treason, not just some
slap-on-the-wrist type of technical illegality.
Fortunately, our founders provided a process for handling an
illegal election, and this will not be the first time it must be used. Since we
are without recourse through the courts, and state legislatures have not met to
replace their electors—but since the six states listed, plus New Mexico, have
put forward alternative slates of electors, it is now your constitutional duty,
on January 6th, to prevent the presidency from being stolen: protest
the Democrat electors—each elector individually, and/or each state slate,
whichever will be most advantageous to our cause—for those seven states with
dueling electors.
Know that the American people, in great numbers and I believe
a vast majority, voted to retain our freedoms. This is much more than a contest
between two presidential candidates; it is a contest between our Constitutional
Republic and imposed tyranny by a corrupt minority.
The people chose our Constitutional Republic, but we need you
to represent us in that choice. We will cheer you on that day and all
subsequent days that we are able to keep our country.
This looks ever more like the last minute. But if not, there will be more. There is talk of appointing a Special Counsel, which would not be subject to courts granting standing or not at their whim. And at any point that wrongdoing is found, it can be acted on—if the people will it—up to and even after inauguration day.
When Obama won in what we assumed was a reasonably fair
election, we accepted him as our president. When Trump won in 2016 by enough votes
that any attempts to steal the election failed, the enemies of our Constitution
did not accept the result. They worked continuously to oust him. This election
is an ultimate attempt; it is a coup. They may claim that it is Trump they hate, but what
they really hate is the US Constitution; the American people who support the
Constitution; and the freedom, prosperity, and civilization that result from
following its principles.
This is a battle between good and evil. And we have to keep
fighting that battle, in whatever way we can, up until God returns to
decisively win that war.
Sources for
Your Further Research
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“Our Divine Constitution” by Ezra Taft Benson,
October General Conference 1987, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day
Saints.
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“Trump: ‘We’re Getting Closer and Closer’ to Successful Challenge to Election Results” by Zachary Stieber for The Epoch
Times, Dec. 21, 2020.
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“Live Q&A: Trump Says Gaining Ground to
Challenge 2020 Election Results” Crossroads with Joshua Philipp, Dec. 21,
2020.
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“'This Country's Fabric Is Being Torn
Apart'—Exclusive Interview With L. Lin Wood” Crossroads with Joshua Philipp,
Dec. 21, 2020.
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“Mo Brooks and 18 Republicans send letter to Congress demanding election fraud hearings before electoral vote count” by
Andrew Mark Miller for The Washington Examiner, Dec. 17, 2020.
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“Rep.-elect Cawthorn Joins Group Planning to Contest Election on Jan. 6” by Zachary Stieber for The Epoch Times, Dec.
21, 2020.
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“SolarWinds Cyber Attack, Peter Navarro Election
Irregularity Report, Congress' Election Objections” Robert F. Gruler for R&R
Law Group, Dec. 18, 2020.
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“YouTube Removes Trump Lawyer’s Opening Statement from Senate Committee Hearing” by Jack Phillips for The Epoch
Times, Dec. 20, 2020.
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“WATCH: Sen. Judiciary Cmte. Hears Testimony about IG report on FBI, DOJ and email probe” PBS News Hour, Dec.18, 2020.
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“Biden: The Manchurian President” by Michael P.
Tremoglie for The Houston Courant, Dec. 17, 2020.
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“Tommy Vext Breaks Down BLM Ownership & Says
Racism Is Manufactured” June 15, 2020.
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“Why I Will Not Accept Joe Biden as President”
by Newt Gingrich for The Washington Times, Dec. 21, 2020.
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“IMF Proposes Punishing Dissidents by Lowering Their Credit Score if They Go to Bad Websites” by Shane Trejo for Big League
Economics, Dec. 18, 2020.
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“DOCUMENT: Forget the War on Christmas, YOU Are the Next Target” Glenn Beck staff, Dec. 17, 2020.
o “Restoring Constitutional Secularism and Patriotic Pluralism in the White House” document from Secular Democrats of America, Nov. 2020.
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