We are our father’s sons. (4 min)

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

To whom it may concern,

Every freedom-loving American can fill a night with conversation about the countless ways our government has violated its oaths of office and usurped its power. Here are a few grievous examples.

Without the consent of the governed, our public servants:

• Welcomed a 3rd world invasion with purposefully open borders.

• Knowingly lied about COVID and then mandated their experimental solution.

• Coordinated 1st Amendment violations with tech companies.

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, we have held these evildoers at bay by their fear that if they go too far, we will rise up in revolt. It is the ruling elite’s fear of the American people that has blocked the road to serfdom that so many other nations have slid down.

In times of fundamental disagreement, in times of great conflict, what keeps us on the path of peace?

What Madison said is still true:

• “The advantage of being armed, which the Americans possess over the people of almost every other nation... forms a barrier against the enterprises of ambition... The supreme power in America cannot enforce unjust laws by the sword; because the whole body of the people are armed.”

There can be no doubt; the liberty, 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 simply 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.

It is time to reestablish the traditions of the Lexington Minutemen and Green Mountain Boys.

It is time for the great counties of this 16th state of our Union to support the training and readiness of the good men of Tennessee and form Militias again.

What I am saying isn’t a new thing. It is getting back to the core of who we are as Americans. As the great Tennessean Davy Crockett said:

• "To my mind, the great trouble is that people have gotten away from the true principles of self-defense, and citizens are not armed enough to protect themselves and their property."

We are our father’s sons.

It is the duty of each new generation of Americans to keep sharp that which so many gave their one noble life to secure. This 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 our 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, ready to preserve our great heritage.

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.

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 than to reestablish 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 every 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 had 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.