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In Lincoln's 1838 Address to the Young Men's Lyceum of Springfield, parts of which are quoted at length on the Lincoln page of this website, he uttered a clear warning that rings true today.

Lincoln warned that men of ambition would seek distinction and glory. He speaks of how the American experiment in freedom and republican constitutional government was successful. In the beginning of this experiment, for the Founders, "Their all was staked upon it; their destiny was inseparably linked with it." Once it had succeeded, the Founders began to pass from the scene, leaving the nation to new generations. "This field of glory is harvested, and the crop is already appropriated. But new reapers will arise, and they too will seek a field."

When men of ambition and ability would arise and seek distinction and glory, they would scorn to add more stories onto monuments already built to the fame of others. Their desire would "thirst and burn for distinction; and if possible, it will have it, whether at the expense of emancipating slaves or enslaving freemen. . . . And when such an one does [spring up among us], it will require the people to be united with each other, attached to the governmnet and laws, and generally intelligent, to successfully frustrate his designs. Distinction will be his paramount object, and although he would as willingly, perhaps more so, acquire it by doing good as harm, yet, that opportunity being past, and nothing left to be done in the way of building up, he would set boldly to the task of pulling doesn." I would add, that to frustrate his designs, the people need to be attached to freedom and the Constitution.

Obama, Reid, and Pelosi are such people. Right now, they are seeking to take away our freedom and to pull down our Constitution--a Constitution that they have sworn to uphold. The "health care" bill is about power and control over other peoples lives. The methods being used to try to secure its passage are corrupt. Special deals for Florida, Nebraska, Louisiana, and who knows how many more. Apparently the proposal would outlaw private banks being able to offer student loans--WHAT DOES THAT HAVE TO DO WITH HEALTH CARE?--except for one bank in North Dakota. Pelosi wants to "deem" the Senate bill passed without a vote. That is a clear violation of the Constitution. The blatant nature of all the deals being made and the special provisions are very destructive. The corruption reminds me of that which occurred in Parliament before America separated from Britain. (See chapter two of America's History Revealed, or Thomas Fleming's The Man Who Dared the Lightning.) It is certainly in violation of the basic principle of "equal protection of the law." 

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