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2022, Letters, Uncategorized

Open Letter to Colorado GOP Chair (Concerning Her Comments on Electability)

Chairwoman Brown,
Thank you for keeping us up to date with your emails. In your email dated June 10th, you exhort us “Let’s select candidates who support the Republican Party platform AND who you think can win in November. It’s not enough to just be right; we also must win majorities if we want to govern.”
I would argue that any candidate who honors the Laws of Nature and Nature’s God IS capable of winning in November. Why? Because God is still in charge. It’s not about being “right”, whatever that means. It’s about knowing what is true and what is false and standing for truth. Because God’s word is the way, the truth and the life, we must honor God’s word, His moral law, what our founders called The Laws of Nature and Nature’s God.
The idea of “electability” has received a lot of attention in our party at the expense of truth. However, leaders never say what qualities are needed in a candidate for him or her to be electable. Observation of candidates who appear to be favored by party leaders often points to varied characteristics such as financial wealth (occasionally gained by access to government contracts), lack of understanding or concern over the nation’s founding principles, and lately, blatant and unapologetic disregard for the Republican Party platform and the traditional definition of ‘conservative’. A favored candidate may also practice near total avoidance of the electorate in cases where he or she is not comfortable speaking in unscripted situations. It can often appear that candidates who receive the most support from the party are chosen for their lack of understanding; yes-men who willingly comply with the demands of their advisers, but sometimes appear to be caught completely unaware of what they have gotten into.
The very lack of defining qualities, makes choosing a candidate for his or her electability a farce akin to a practical joke wherein the gullible victims are the complicit electorate. So, let’s move away from the squishy rhetoric to the hard facts for a moment.

FACT: Our founders established a form of self-governance known as a Constitutional Republic (not a democracy) with the understanding that there is a Creator God, that He is in charge and that all government must answer to Him. Romans 13 states, “Every person is to be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and those which exist are established by God. Therefore whoever resists authority has opposed the ordinance of God; and they who have opposed will receive condemnation upon themselves.” (v. 1, 2)

FACT: There is no authority except from God. In other words, a government which institutes laws that conflict with God’s law will not stand. God is our supreme authority, whether we believe Him or not. The founders never required citizens to worship God, but they did require citizens to accept that our government is based upon the Laws of Nature and Nature’s God. We are always to obey God when man’s law conflicts with God’s law. When man’s law is consistent with God’s law, we are obligated to obey man’s law as well.
FACT: Scripture goes on to provide a natural consequence for disobedience to authority established by God: condemnation. When we, as voters, elect candidates who do not uphold God’s law – or equally as treacherous – make laws that contradict God’s law, we condemn ourselves by our own actions. In such cases, we have a right and a duty to oppose laws that contradict God’s law. History teaches that failure to know and defend God’s law as the supreme law of the land causes self-governance to devolve into tyrannical rule.

FACT: Because our first duty is to God and God’s law, God instructed us to “…select capable men from all the people – men who fear God, trustworthy men who hate dishonest gain – and appoint them as officials…” (Exodus 18:21) How do we know a man fears God? “There are six things which the Lord hates. Yes, seven which are an abomination to him: Haughty eyes, a lying tongue, And hands that shed innocent blood, A heart that devises wicked plans, Feet that run rapidly to evil, A false witness who utters lies, And one who spreads strife among brothers.” (Prov. 6:16-19) Thus, we need to get to know the candidates, or at very least, choose an adviser who we trust to evaluate the candidates through this lens.
The electability doctrine seems random because it is based on fear and not on truth. Leaders invoke it when they are afraid we can’t beat the opponent. It requires we make a compromise to ignore God’s moral law in order to seem more appealing to the left and unaffiliated voters. Conservative voters have fallen for this electability doctrine for too long. Each year we voluntarily cede a little more moral ground in order to choose candidates who we (quoting the Chairwoman) “think can win in November”, denying that God is in charge and, if we do what is right by Him, we will prevail.
Democrats however, are known not to be so easily moved to give up their values and thus, have exploited Republican leaders’ fear by moving the country even farther left. We now have a RADICALLY LEFT government where all those who do not toe the line are bullied and even “primaried” by their own party. In failing to stand for our conservative values under leaders who would have us bow to the electability doctrine, we have given up so much ground that we no longer honor truth. We have become slaves to individuals who do not fear God because that is who we willingly elect, or get stuck with when we forsake God-fearing candidates.

We have become slaves to individuals who do not fear God because that is who we willingly elect, or get stuck with when we forsake God-fearing candidates.

This is likely the fundamental reason why so many former Republicans have become unaffiliated – because their party leaders no longer promote candidates who stand for their values. As a country, we are in full rebellion to God and we deceive our own selves into believing it is better to have a Republican in office than not, even if that “Republican” does not stand for and will not defend the Laws of Nature and Nature’s God. In essence, we have become our own betrayers by selecting men and women who lack character, integrity and courage.
Let’s look at just one example of the destruction this strategy earned us. Today, what is true is ignored in favor of what the left desires to be true. Men dress like women, take hormone blockers to “prove” their “gender identity” and compete on women’s sports teams where they break records that biological women never come near achieving. The University of Pennsylvania brought in staff from LGBTQ services who offered to provide psychological help for disenfranchised teammates of transgender swimmer Lia Thomas because Lia’s presence on the team was “non-negotiable”, his teammates were told by university staff. Thus, the university – a revered institution of higher learning – upholds one man portraying himself as a woman to be truth, while labeling the women who seek justice as psychologically ill. “Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who put darkness for light and light for darkness, who put bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter.” (Isaiah 5:20)
Chairwoman, it’s time to face the facts. We make a grave mistake when we compromise our values to win majorities. The very people our party establishment advocates for and financially supports are the same ones who are complicit in bargaining away our liberties, our securities, our God-given rights, our revered institutions, our intellectual property, even our country. They are the people who willingly trade our children’s safety and mental health because they want to govern. Because we have allowed this for so long, we are now being governed by some of those children who were raised under such delusions. (Think AOC.)
We are in a spiritual battle and we must learn to fight it with spiritual tools. We will not win it by letting fear of losing dictate our actions. I get it that statistics and history have something to say about who is most likely to win, but they are not a crystal ball into the future. Instead, they give a false confidence that allows humans to trust themselves instead of trusting God.

We will not win it by letting fear of losing dictate our actions.

“…God has chosen the foolish things of the world to shame the wise, and God has chosen the weak things of the world to shame the things which are strong.” (1 Cor 1:27) Why? “For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways.” declares the Lord. “As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts.” (Isaiah 55:8, 9)
This point is illustrated in 1 Samuel, chapter 16. Samuel was sent by the Lord to Jesse to anoint one of Jesse’s sons whom the Lord had chosen to be the next king over Israel. Jesse was so confident that one of his older sons would be chosen, he did not even summon his youngest son David from the pasture where he was tending the sheep. Each of the 7 sons present passed before Samuel, and Samuel announced the Lord had not chosen any of them. “But the Lord said to Samuel, ‘Do not look at his appearance or at the height of his stature, because I have rejected him; for God does not see as man sees, since man looks at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart.’” (v.7) Finally, Jesse summoned David and Samuel found David to be in the Lord’s favor. Samuel “…anointed him in the midst of his brothers; and the Spirit of the Lord rushed upon David from that day forward…” (v.13)

Chairwoman, when you ask us to consider this undefined quality of electability, you deny the power of an Almighty Creator to raise up an anointed leader. You influence people to consider making choices that go against the Laws of Nature and Nature’s God. You alienate voters who want God-fearing leaders. In short, you work for the enemy. “For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.” (Matt. 6:21) When we treasure “winning majorities so we can govern” at the expense of serving our Creator God, we fail God, our neighbors, and ourselves.
Make no mistake, we cannot elect or legislate ourselves out of the problems that we currently have in this country. We must disciple ourselves in those things which our founders knew. That is what this letter is about. Its purpose is to awaken the deceived and provide a chance for them to repent, return to God and honor Him in your civic duty as our founders did.
Keep this simple truth in mind: God created us with free will. Therefore, any attempts to coerce, manipulate, threat, bribe or trick us are never from God. They are the work of the enemy. Fear is from the enemy. We must “Submit to God; resist the devil and he will flee from us.” (James 4:7)
If we don’t take a stand for truth, we surrender ourselves to the enemy. The enemy does not honor the Laws of Nature and Nature’s God, and will only govern from what it does honor: greed, power and control. For example, we currently have a Secretary of State that has been changing the rules of elections since she took office. She recently wrote a rule forbidding audits of our elections. Our State Senate and House – which are dominated by Democrats – have passed, and our Democrat Governor has signed into law HB22-153, stealing local control over elections and putting it in the hands of the Secretary of State. Would this have passed if it were put to a vote of the people? Likely not, but that is why it was not put to a vote. This is tyranny.
Our founders lived through tyrannical governments and knew that government needs to be grounded in truth in order to avoid tyranny. Truth is not subjective as this current culture would have us believe. Truth is found in the Laws of Nature and Nature’s God. “Make your ear attentive to wisdom, incline your heart to understanding.” (Prov. 2:2) If we want to avoid complete tyranny, we must bring wisdom and understanding back into the business of our country. History bears witness to that.
Chairwoman, I urge you to have faith that if we do not compromise on God’s moral law, our Holy and Almighty Creator will find favor with us. With courage, be obedient to God and refuse to uphold any law which is unholy in His sight. Refuse to support candidates who are unholy in His sight. And lastly, I exhort you to consider how your leadership has the potential to further compromise the Republican Party or to lead us into truth and liberty.
I trust you will find the right path.

Sincerely,
Beth Roman
Fremont County

2019, Letters

Sanctuary Counties Protecting Constitutional Rights

Editor;
There is some consternation about the county becoming a 2nd Amendment Sanctuary County. The way I understand it, this came about at the request of the sheriff. And it’s happening all over the state. Why would the sheriff (and the sheriff’s association) push this? What is the role of sheriff? Where does a sheriff get his authority? What constraints are placed on a sheriff?
First, the term sheriff comes from old English; it is a combination of the words shire (county here) and the word reeve which means chief or keeper. A sheriff is the highest law officer in the land and is charged with protecting the citizens of his county. The sheriff is the original peace officer. As an elected official, the sheriff is not subordinate to county commissioners or any other agency like federal officers or state officers. To operate in his jurisdiction, other agencies require his permission. Also, as an elected official, the sheriff is accountable to the electorate and may not be re-elected or worse, recalled when the citizens feel he is not performing his duty.
At a recent workshop, Commissioner Printz said that what government does is infringe on people’s rights. Apparently he doesn’t know the purpose of government. The Declaration of Independence tells us why governments are formed: “That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men”. This is germane because the sheriff takes an oath (like all elected officials) to uphold the Constitution of the United States and Colorado. The Constitution takes precedence over all else and the sheriff of every county is bound to not enforce unconstitutional laws. And determining the constitutionality in the case of Red Flag Laws is really easy.
Many people concentrate on the fact that Red Flag laws infringe on a person’s right to keep and bear arms. That is far from the only right they infringe on. I can easily make a case for 1st Amendment infringements but won’t here. The violation to the 4th Amendment should be obvious. First problem is probable cause. That cannot be hearsay or retribution. Second is the illegal search and seizure part and third is that the person making accusations must swear an oath. Red Flag laws contain no provisions for false accusations.
Red Flag laws also violate the 5th Amendment. The due process should be so obvious that even a Democrat has to agree that due process is violated. “. . . nor shall any person . . . be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due
process of law.”
So far, Red Flag laws violate a person’s 2nd, 4th and 5th Amendment rights. How about the 6th? No speedy or public trial by jury in Red Flag laws and certainly no opportunity to confront the accuser.
Well at least Red Flag laws don’t violate a person’s 7th Amendment rights. Except the trial by jury part and the once adjudicated can’t be re-examined part. And of course there’s the 8th Amendment which stipulates that no excessive fines may be imposed. I know people whose collections could easily run in the thousands of dollars in value. And add collectibles and the way they will be immediately devalued by law enforcement just makes the fine based on hearsay evidence more excessive.
Whew, at least that should be it right? No, Red Flag laws also violate the 14th Amendment. As some people point out, Red Flag laws violate the due process clause of the 14th Amendment. But there’s more; “No state shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States” clearly says that the state is wrong to enact a law like this and doubly-wrong to enforce one. The sheriff is bound to not enforce laws that don’t follow due process.
So, Red Flag laws violate the 2nd Amendment, true. But more importantly, they also violate the 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th and 14th.
The sheriff’s job is to uphold lawful laws and the authority to do so comes from the citizens who elected that sheriff. His authority is not dependent on the state or federal government, nor is it dependent on some bureaucrat. And the sheriff is only allowed to enforce lawful, constitutional laws. Not something that is so clearly unconstitutional. Realistically, we shouldn’t say that Custer County is a 2nd Amendment Sanctuary county, rather it is a Constitution Sanctuary County or a Right Sanctuary County.
Dan Bubis,
Custer County

2019, Custer County Kids, Letters

Special Speaker to tell stories of Patriot’s Day

Dear C-1 students, teachers, administrators, parents and school board,

You are invited to attend on March 28th, 2019 a Liberty Rocks meeting at Tony’s Mountain Pizza at 6 PM. There are many reasons why this session will benefit students. As most adults know, prior to the American Revolution taverns and coffee houses in the colonies were filled with debate on whether the colonies should declare their independence from England. The “Liberty Rocks” sessions have been designed to duplicate the colonial meetings that were so popular 244 years ago. I have attended about two dozen of these meetings Continue reading Special Speaker to tell stories of Patriot’s Day →

2018, Letters

Why We Cannot Stop Mass Shootings

Dear Editor,
I just read the Tom Knighton column on “How to Stop Mass Shootings” in your July 27th edition. While Tom makes some good points, the simple answer is “no, we can’t stop mass shootings.” This is America, a constitutional Republic, with 400 million firearms legally in civilian hands. Sadly, few in public office are serious about doing anything about mass shootings, school shootings or neighborhood shootings like those that happen daily in Chicago. There exists in America many who are sympathetic toward illegal alien murderers, terrorists, MS 13 gang members and even school Continue reading Why We Cannot Stop Mass Shootings →

2018, Letters

The Gun Grabbers are HERE in Boulder

The Gun Grabbers are HERE in Boulder

Editor;

Hi, I’m writing to you because I subscribe to your paper and it would be a waste of time to write to The Denver Post, The Times Call or The Daily Camera. I attended the Boulder City Council Gun Grab meeting. I would say that there were approximately 20 gun owners to every gun grabber. The gun grabbers had their children with them bearing signs that said things like ” No more sales of Military Weapons”. The kid was about four [ years old] , his Mom was pregnant and this is scary. The sound system was terrible, you could not hear the speakers, the visual sub-titles were at the bottom of the screen so that if you were not Tall or infant you could not tell what was being said and there was no air, no open window and no air conditioning. The place was packed, upstairs downstairs and the back room. It was so unpleasant that I got the feeling that they did not want us there. I also got the feeling that this law was already passed. There will be another Government fee and a $100,000 fine if you don’t register your guns.

I looked up violent crime statistics for Boulder. (2013- 0 murders, 33 rapes) (2014- 1 murder, 43 rapes) (2015- 1 murder, 39 rapes) (2016, 0 murders, 46 rapes) (2017- 3 murders, 41 rapes} The crime statistics do not say if the murder were gun related, knife or beating. I do remember some homeless guys beating a guy to death in that time period. Those rape numbers are extraordinarily high and should be addressed. If those women were armed I bet the numbers would come down but being Boulder what we need is a [phallic] registration program, fee determined by size; in Boulder it is not function but appearance.  I also think we need a Second Amendment PRIDE Day, where everyone who owns gun that has not shot a person has to open carry that gun on Second Amendment PRIDE Day. In this action we can show the snowflakes how many guns
are out there that have not broken out of their gun safes and attacked them.

Ed Dloughy,
Longmont, Colorado

2018, Letters

In Custer County, Colorado, We Protect Our Own

Letter by J Cascarelli,
Westcliffe CO
It was fourteen years ago that our Sheriff put an ad in the local paper to initiate the formation of the Sheriff’s Posse. About 40 of us volunteered; today we have about twenty active Posse members. Twelve years ago, the Posse command staff, Robin Schmutzler, offered to provide the local school district with daily security patrols when the school was in session, at school athletic events and during school dances including the annual prom. In the beginning, some teachers and at least one School Board member objected to having a uniformed, armed presence at the school. Some of us asked for a tour of the school. This one building school district was built in three phases over the years. There are a dozen little “cubby holes” all over the school. The high school principal conducted a tour for Posse members prior to the school’s opening day. The Posse invited security experts to present the special challenges that school security presents. Continue reading In Custer County, Colorado, We Protect Our Own →

2018, Letters

Federal Broadband Definitions: The Impact on CCEDC’s Proposal

Editor;
I would like to address the issue of government run Internet provisioning as the Custer County Economic Development Corporation advocates. Because the issue is complex and I don’t want to chase rabbits, I will limit my concerns in this letter.
First, we need to define broadband. In 2015, the FCC changed the requirement for Internet speeds to be considered broadband from 4 Megabits per second download speed and 1 Mbps upload to 25 Mbps down and 3 Mbps up. That meant millions who had fast enough Internet speeds suddenly did not have “broadband”. The decision was completely arbitrary and capricious and was not based on any science. Continue reading Federal Broadband Definitions: The Impact on CCEDC’s Proposal →

2018, Letters

Dark Skies VP Clint Smith Softens Approach

Letter to the Editor;
On Monday, February 5, at 1:30 p.m. the Custer County Planning Commission will be conducting another public meeting to solicit further comment on the issue of amending the Custer County Zoning Resolution with respect to light pollution. This issue has been characterized over the past several months as an attempt by our non-profit group—Dark Skies of the Wet Mountain Valley—to impose a “Dark Skies ordinance” and to force onerous and restrictive outdoor lighting regulations on the residents of the county. Continue reading Dark Skies VP Clint Smith Softens Approach →

2018, Letters

A Call from Bradburn on Dark Skies: Lumens and Ranchers

Dear Editor,
I received a very cordial phone call from Jim Bradburn, the president of the Astronomy Club, in which he explained some Dark-Sky guidelines concerning a dark sky reserve which shed more light on the subject than my poor old brain previously picked up.
My main concern was the effect the proposed addition to the zoning resolutions would have on our ranchers. The effect would be nothing because of Resolution 98-14 Establishing a right to ranch and farm policy of Custer County which protects our ranchers and farmers from all complaints having to do with their ranching and farming. Continue reading A Call from Bradburn on Dark Skies: Lumens and Ranchers →