Tom’s Big Picture

I had my first real job when I was 17, upgrading from a bagboy position at the local Piggly Wiggly ($4.25 minimum wage) to a sales position at Radioshack. It was nice- 6% commission. I averaged $7 an hour.

My first check came near the 4th of July. After seeing how much the government took out of my check, I was not feeling particularly patriotic.

Come to think of it, the 4th signifies less and less those original lovers of liberty, the Founding Fathers, and has become an orgy of American military vainglory showmanship. I find it particularly ironic that the Lee Greenwood song (without any irony intended) says “the flag still stands for freedom, and they can’t take that away.”

Two observations about that particular lyric. First, ole Lee merely says that the flag still stands for freedom. Our freedoms, of course, have been much eroded since that original July 4th; and so the only comfort remaining to us is the fact that the flag at leasts stands for the freedom we once had. And second, who is “they” who would “take that away”? The “they”, of course, are the elites who no longer value our national identity and heritage, but worship the twin devils of dollars and diversity. It’s a pretty pathetic song for a pretty thin patriotism, but a realistic assessment of our predicament.

However, two recent developments, both occurring on the same day, June 28th 2007, convince me that we are freer this July 4th than the last. For on that day, two amazing things happened: the American people defeated the massive Bush-Kennedy amnesty for illegal aliens, and the Supreme Court essentially overturned the classic interpretation of the odious Brown vs. Board of Education ruling.

Let’s talk about the amnesty first. The Establishment was united in their support of this bill. Everyone from MoveOn socialists to the Chamber of Commerce was behind this puppy. The Left saw future voters, the Stupid Right saw cheap labor and short-term profits. The Globalists saw the first step in eroding national sovereignty- for if citizenship is meaningless, then so are borders and nations.

Yet, for the first time, and largely powered by the Internet, Middle Americans prevailed against their enemies above and below- the Globalist overclass with their deracinated loyalties only to their pocketbooks, and the criminal underclass enjoying a slight boost in their standard of living from the countries from whence they came.

This plan generated such opposition that many of those who so badly wanted to sell us out (including our two senators here in Texas) were forced by constituent rage to back away from voting for it. So many people were enraged by this that we actually crashed the Senate phone system. That’s a revolt long overdue.

What’s most encouraging to me is that it shows our civilization still has a functioning immune system. We reacted and exercised power. And this could be a real turning point- power is often not used until a group realizes they possess it. Having put together a solid defense, perhaps we can pursue the offensive soon.

The Supreme Court decision was similarly encouraging, especially when you consider the gnashing of teeth on the Left about it. We now know that the original Brown decision was based on fraudulent research which gave the activist Warren court license to overturn the obvious interpretation of the law.

What’s especially encouraging is that the attorney for the plaintiffs (parents whose children were victims of Brown-derived reverse discrimination schemes in the Seattle school district) took the case pro-bono, with no guarantee of compensation. His name is Harry Korrell: