We are our father’s sons.

A letter to the leaders of the 95 counties in Tennessee.

To whom it may concern,

Beyond the current overreaches, every freedom-loving American can name a dozen plus other ways our government has sought to violate their oaths of office and usurp their power. But we are a virtuous people who love peace and are patient with our fellow countrymen. We have borne many injustices and weathered many persecutions. Through it all, what has held these evildoers at bay is their fear that if they go too far, we will rise up in revolt. The ruling elite’s fear of the largest armed body in history, the American people, has blocked the road to serfdom that so many other nations have slid down.

We find ourselves in a state of war, which has been thrust upon us by a kabal of evil that has long sought the destruction of this Great Union. Just because the war we fight is by word and not blood, by ballot and not bullet does not mean our resolve is any less. As lovers of peace, we should double our efforts and do all we can to keep this total war cold. We must do our utmost to see that this conflict never turns hot. But how?

There can be no doubt; the freedom, peace, and prosperity of the free world have often teetered upon the American Man’s dedication to the 2nd Amendment. Therefore, if we are lovers of peace, we must increase our determination not just to uphold the 2nd Amendment, but with great intent and purpose, put action behind this freedom by being trained and ready in such a way that the founders would be proud.

The way of Peace is to Make Ready.

Without our strong tradition of being good and dangerous men, the rules of the radicals in power would have been forced upon these United States and our Allies, who have long depended upon the awesome might of our resolve. In times of War and in times of Peace, it has been the American man alone who has formed the bulwark and stood in the breach of surrendered sovereignty and abdicated liberty.

We are our father’s sons.

When good men are weak, evil men fill that void with a corruption that eventually leads to tyranny.

Where good men steward the ability to be dangerous, every good thing under the sun exponentially changes the world.

Has the world seen its last tyrant? Whether in ten, twenty, fifty, or hundreds of years, when tyranny comes again, whether foreign or domestic, we will only find reprieve where the ability of good men to respond has been diligently maintained. If good men are found to be weak, what then? If we do not possess the ability to resist, who then stands up? Who then stands ready? Do we then plunge into a second dark age where there are rulers and subjects? Must we again await the spark that is the spirit of man willing to do anything to be free? Must we wait in chains and bear the great cost of lives and progress when we have already thus far so nobly advanced? How dare we so frivolously invest the spent blood of the brave men before us.

It is the duty of each new generation of Americans to keep sharp that which so many gave their one noble life to secure. The crescendo of liberty, ignited by tea in a harbor, must have our continued dedication to carry it forward, not by slowly surrendering to bureaucrats, but through increased devotion to the training and readiness it takes to stay free.

We are no friends of our forefathers if we do not put action behind what the founders so clearly stated was “necessary to the security of a free State.” All enemies, foreign and domestic, fear an armed citizenry. There is no greater gift we can give the next generation than to build upon our cherished inheritance and shared duty to this highest of virtues, to be found faithful and ready with a lamp lit.

Too many who have called themselves leaders are ashamed of our own Declaration of Independence. Are we not aligned with our founding? Are we not committed to its principles? Here in the Volunteer State… yes… yes, we are. We uphold and acknowledge that these same ageless and inalienable truths are just as self-evident now as they were in 1776:

• “That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness… …But when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same Object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such Government, and to provide new Guards for their future security.”

If we believe: “blessed are the peacemakers,” then blessed are those who do the hard work it takes to be so blessed, and woe to those who, in foolish apathy and soft surrender, abandon what it takes to realize this blessing.

If there is a time and a place for men to overthrow tyranny, then the time and the place to make ready is ever before us. It is the most American thing there will ever be. Remember, when they taxed us, we threw tea and wrote letters; when they marched to take our guns, we shot them.

• “A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.”

Evil only speaks one language: FEAR. Evil must fear goodness. The greatest hope of peace is for goodness to be terrifying to all those who might threaten it.

I am asking the leaders of the 95 counties in Tennessee to call for the formation of County Militias and assist in their training and organization. There can be no greater legacy for the Grand Ole Party than to re-establish the principal reason which gave this earth a new birth of freedom, for it wasn’t fancy writing or loud declarations that got the job done, it was good men with the skills of war. It was good men who knew violence well. Fearing good men being dangerous is in spirit a violation of the oath of office, and there is no greater way of fulfilling that oath than by supporting good men being dangerous. If we are to be the home of the brave, we had best be good at it; we better be diligent and trained. Ineffectual bravery is no use to anyone. Mighty Bravery is the hope of nations. Always has been, ever will be.

We are our father’s sons.

Let us honor them as they deserve, by being well-trained, good, and dangerous men.

Peace is found where Mighty Men Make Ready.

LEAD US

Sincerely,

Samuel S. Adams

Hold Tension, Be Vast.

Remember, restoration alone brings victory.