I appreciate the understanding, and I do respect the majority view here. I admit, that I have some hope still in avoiding this, and I pray for that outcome.
In avoiding what? From your words, I believe you speak of the Declaration of Martial Law and a near inevitable Stalinistic attempt at purging the population of dissent? I don't know we can say with any certainty the the vermin in charge will go that route , but I admit its certainly a non-negligible risk --but the build up of weapons, ammo and powers we see may seemly be a vain and futile attempt to maintain order during an economic collapse and depression that they KNOW is coming.. Nor can we say with any certainty that the US Military and Law Enforcement Bodies will actually comply with such an order without causing a split in their own ranks. But lets presume that TPTB have this goal and have a large enough force willing to comply.
Let us also presume that elections aren't rigged to the point that they are useless, and that we can elect enough decent leaders using the corrupt and backstabbing GOP (both dubious assertions IMO) in 2014 - and that these new leaders are so clean and pure that they cannot be turned using the usual methods of bribery and blackmail, and exist in such numbers that they can't all meet with accidents. What do you think this group of new leaders would do? If they did any of the things you want to do as King, it would create the civil unrest required for that declaration of Martial Law AND provide a group in power to blame for the problem.
But lets further presume this wise group of incorruptible men implement an unseen path to reform that none of us have considered, that somehow cuts government spending without triggering the financial collapse of the intuitions and industries addicted to the govt O.P.M. and without causing such turmoil to the entitled 47% that they don't riot and provide an excuse for Martial law. Lets say they make real progress, and not only stall the enemies agenda, but actually succeed at turning it back.
Obama is already ignoring the laws regarding welfare, Obamacare and border security he doesn't like. What would prevent him from ignoring any new ones from these leaders? Say we have enough votes you impeach him, do you think Biden will do otherwise? How long would it take to impeach him as well. And the the Orange Man - really think he is not a Statist when he has REFUSED to engage them on anything? But perhaps we have a new Speaker, and he is one of this new perfect politician class, and he is about to take power and really damage the agenda.
Why would a Tyrant(s) hell bent on a police state and purge, and with a military force loyal enough to follow unconstitutional orders and keep a Nation in line allow the congress and this new president to turn back their agenda? Wouldn't they just execute General Order 66? Wouldn't they just drop the curtain on the Kabuki Theater, end the charade, and dissolve the Senate and the Congress by force? If they are willing to incarcerate without trial, re-educate and kill millions of Americans, would killing those American's loyal representatives be somehow beyond them?
I don't say these things to be a Dick CHF ( but I am a Dick, so don't hesitate to think that or call me on it) and I care for everyone here including you and yours. The time that is coming requires that none of us be in denial, and all of us clear eyed and ready to deal with it. I personally think your scenario is unlikely - because I doubt they have a force capable of controlling such a large, heavily armed country. I do think that there will be Military and Law Enforcement assets brought to our side, and that casualties will not be so lop-sided as you fear, but I admit that such lopsided results are certainly possible. If they use WMD - chemical or biological, they might very well "win" if "winning" can be defined as ruling over 10% of the former population as survivors and living at medieval levels of technology (as you killed most of the people required to keep things running). But I don't think either of us has a clear picture of how far they will go, or even if that is their goal. (If they are already planning on using WMD, why not just get on with it and blame "terrorism"? )
They may merely want the United States to fragment and balkanize so we can no longer interfere with the rest of the world, and will simply leave the stage and let us rot, hands at each other's throats. I think the ONLY thing that is certain is the Fragility of the economic system and its inevitable collapse - which may be still 10 years out. Perhaps even more, but I think that very unlikely given current world events. A world War may start (and is indeed likely to start if the lead up to WWI and WWII are any guide) We are waiting for a
Princip. but really any number of things could bring a Black Swan event that end this economic system, and any number of things can happen before or after that happens. I don't profess to know what we are really in for, or what form the destroyer will take, only that we are beyond the point of avoiding it.
Prayer and hope are the best weapons in our arsenal, but they need to be used on a battlefield we see clearly and rationally. A Miracle never goes amiss , and if you pray for one in the form of a peaceful takeover of govt by the forces of good, that is fine and noble. However, I think that would be an unwise place to put your hope. God didn't help to peacefully avert our first revolution and the suffering we bore, and I suspect he will not Avert this one either. Sometimes the best way to teach a child is to let them bear at least some of the the consequences of their actions alone - and in truth, children value more what they have worked and suffered for. God is a loving Father, and he takes his parental duties seriously. He came to the rescue of our Founders on numerous occasions, we can only hope he helps to rescue those of us who have not forgotten what they, and those that came after actually fought for. We must trust that God will help those that help themselves, and protect those that serve him. No one on this forum would call me a good Christian or close to God, but I can tell you with certainty that this coming storm has made ME move closer to Him, and perhaps that too is an encouraging thought.
But please do not put your hope in Miracles, be they in elections or on battlefields. Your attention has to lie on a realistic assessment of current conditions and likely events given our history as a race. Your hope must lie in your own preparations. I think it would be very unwise, at this juncture, to not prepare for the worst and hope for the best, as the saying goes, and to pursue mental acceptance and a clear picture of what is likely to come, even if it doesn't materialize. To be ready to do what we will be asked to do, and to put our resources where they will do the most good in that situation. If we get your miracle, and somehow all that we fear doesn't come to pass, you can look at that big bag of beans and shelf of ammo with joy that it won't be used. But if you instead spend that time, money , effort and mental energy on trying to get a politician elected, or allowed your hope in him to placate your fears and thus quell your efforts on this front, I fear you will regret it when you have an empty shelf or lack a skill you need when the battle is joined. Perhaps both can be done, but I do not think help is likely from that Quarter. Congress and our Govt is like Sarumon, set there to protect us from evil, but it has betrayed us.
Frodo: I wish the ring had never come to me. I wish none of this had happened.
Gandalf: So do all who live to see such times. But that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to us. There are other forces at work in this world Frodo, besides the will of evil. Bilbo was meant to find the Ring. In which case, you were also meant to have it. And that is an encouraging thought.
This time is begin given to our generation - to prepare, and to do, like Frodo, what must be done. - and Maybe Frodo is out there with the Ring and maybe ultimately our hopes rest on a miracle from God, but the Men who marched upon the Black Gate knew NOTHING of Frodo's errand, and still they marched. They did what they could even though it was very likely it meant their doom. As did every Founding Father that Stood in defiance of the English Crown. As every Solider who stormed the beaches in Europe and fought against Hitler. IN that war Britain wanted to appease and disarm before the Nazis. They wanted to vote for the "peaceful solution" when they should have been preparing for war.
I only know I don't have the ring. I know that my likely part in the events to come is to stand before the Black Gates in defiance. But because of that defiance, the miracle arrived for them. I declare Liberty or Death, prepare for that end, and trust to God that is enough.
