A Parallel Too High

In case you've been living under a rock for the past 9 months or so, the 2nd amendment has been under full assault by the Obama Administration ever since the tragic events of the Sandy Hook Shooting back in December of 2012. Yet, as troubling as the administrations proposals for greater gun control are, which despite being rejected wholeheartedly by both the Left and the Right were later implemented as much as possible by President Obama through abuse of the executive order, even more troubling is the changing reality on the ground. Starting with the troublesome notion of a non-constitutional approved, non-Congress approved Homeland Security police force, and continuing yesterday with the local Dallas Police force acquiring a military truck designed for overseas combat. Two actions by the government that raises the question: are the Libertarian, open-carry folks really all that crazy?

While Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) may have been leading the charge to defund ObamaCare in the Senate, backed and supported closely by allies such as Senator Rand Paul (R-KY); but for the most part all alone. It seems that his fighting spirit just might be contagious, as the House has begun to join in on the blitzkrieg that has only just begun on the Affordable Car Act. With the House about to introduce a bill that among other things, including getting approval for the Keystone Pipeline, will delay ObamaCare's implementation by a year in exchange for raising the debt ceiling. So while this is good news without a doubt, why now all of a sudden are the Republicans starting to actually fight for the destruction of ObamaCare?

Whatever you may think of Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX), he should remind you a lot of one of the most popular American presidents of all time, Ronald Reagan. It is not because Ted Cruz has Ronald Reagan's enigmatic charm or charisma, but because he has Ronald Reagan's most valuable characteristic, courage. A courage to not only upset the Washington elites by speaking the truth without fear; but more importantly the courage to challenge the American people and the American representatives across the nation to be better. To be and act as a generation that is worthy of inheriting the most powerful nation on earth; just as Ronald Reagan challenged the nation's people and government to finally end the Cold War and destroy & dismantle the evil that was the Soviet Union.

This weekend we learned about the three day stand off between Kenyan Special Forces and Islamic terrorists. A stand off that highlights the brutality and inhumanity of Islamic Extremists such as these Al-Qaeda connected terrorists, who apparently will stop at nothing until the Caliphate dominates the world. Yet, as despicable and tragic as the events at the Westgate Mall in Nairobi are. Starting with the terrorist attack itself resulting in four explosions after an announcement was made for all Muslims to leave the vicinity, followed by the subsequent hostage crisis that authorities now face and are working diligently to resolve. I want to focus instead on two things that will be little talked about by the North American media, but are key to understand and are the keys to solving this global catastrophe that is Islamic terrorism.

Today marks the one week anniversary of the United Nation's U.S.-Russia resolution on Syria's chemical weapons program. A resolution that demanded Syria hand over an exhaustive list of its chemical weapons stockpile within one week. Yet, while the latest from President Assad is that his nation will comply with the resolution, and begin the year long process of dismantling his nation's chemical weapons program; just as I predicted would happen in part 2 of this series (HERE). The fact that President Assad in his recent interview with Fox News last week, in which he announced his nations compliance to the resolution to the American people, he also continued to insist that the chemical weapons attack was not preformed by his forces. Something that if true, raises the question of what happens if another chemical attack occurs within Syria?

Truck drivers across America have recently begun to organize for a three day strike in Washington D.C. that is set to occur from October 11-13th  over President Obama's abuses of the American Constitution; which include, to name a few, Obama-Care, Eric Holder's various scandals, and the fact that no Congressional hearings have taken place over the fate of Seal Team 6 and the incident in Benghazi. So what should be the nations response and what is to be made of this recently proposed nation wide strike?

Speaker of the House John Boehner (R-OH) has long been the subject of much heated debate amongst Republicans and Libertarians alike, due the Speaker's seeming inability to challenge President Obama on anything. While it should be noted that this is an over-simplification, it is nonetheless not that far from the truth. However, just when you thought you knew who Speaker John Boehner was, a man who was going to go down as one of the worst House Speakers in U.S. History when the Republicans controlled the House; well as far as Republicans are concerned. He has done something that even to the most observant of political groupies, is so unexpected, that it makes you wonder if he had a stroke, an epiphany, or, even if you are an atheist, an encounter with God of some kind.

The Constitution of the Republic of the United States of America NOW AND FOREVER!!!
Proud Member since its inception in 2012

As we learned late last night, the U.N. inspectors, who were sent to investigate the chemical attack in Syria that occurred on August 21, 2013, finally submitted their findings to the U.N. security council. With U.N. Secretary General Ban-Ki Moon of South Korea stating that the findings were "beyond doubt and beyond the pale" and clear evidence that a war crime had taken place. However, the U.N. report does not assign or address the issue of who was to blame for the attacks, and thus was largely a case of telling us what we already knew.

So with the U.N. now also confirming that chemical weapons had been used in Syria, and with the new Russian-American deal in place to deal with the issue; which demands that President Assad hand over an exhaustive list of his nation's chemical weapons stockpile to the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), based in The Hague. The question that must now be addressed is whether or not President Assad will comply and …

While I am sure that everyone has already heard of the tragic events that unfolded yesterday morning at the Washington Navy Yard in Washington D.C. I think that it is appropriate that I take the time and say a heartfelt, "sorry for your loss" to both the victims' families and loved ones; as well as the American people on the loss of 12 of their own. As well as say that I know first hand that the Canadian people are deeply saddened and horrified at the events that took place yesterday morning,  and that you are in our thoughts and prayers.

As for those who have already begun the process of turning this situation political whether on the right or the left, as far as gun control is concerned, shame on you.

-Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov (Left) & U.S. Secretary of State Kerry (Right)- 
As we learned this past weekend, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov have agreed to the framework of a deal that would lead to the U.N. security council to force Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to hand over his entire stockpile of chemical weapons, and dismantle completely his chemical weapons program by mid-2014. With the U.N. expected to vote on the measure early this week. A measure that would enable the U.N., under chapter seven of the U.N. Charter, to use both military and non-military means to punish Assad if he does not comply by handing over an exhaustive inventory of his chemical weapons program within a week. In other words, as both John Kerry and President Obama reiterated after the announcement of the deal, the threat of force by the U.S. is still very much on the table.

Yet, even with this new deal in place, many Republicans, most notably Senat…

The fact that no one knows who Jeffrey Allan Wagner is, is no surprise. Yet, his recent ad for the mayoral race in the city of Minneapolis is turning heads with some calling it a disgrace and others labeling it one of the best political ads ever created.

So while I will let you watch it for yourself and decide for yourself what you think of it, it does beg the interesting question; is a half naked man standing in a lake really the answer to the medias control over people's opinions during elections?

AMPAC's Million Muslim March (Left) & 2 Million Bikers to D.C. (Right)
-September 11, 2013-
This week was a good and bad week for the North American people. Since while on the one hand we have President Obama rattling the sabres for war. On the other, we saw another 9/11 anniversary come and go, this time without an embassy attack or similar terrorist activity. We also saw what can only be described as one of the best examples of Obama's America.

- DON'T Mess with the Bear -
Vladimir Putin decided that he, like most of the rest of us, had heard enough of the incoherent hot air coming from President Obama's mouth. In an op-ed published in the New York Times last night, Vladimir Putin in his own words lays out his case and vision for Syria and the international community to the American people.

It is appropriate that one day before the twelfth anniversary of 9/11 the President of the United States addresses the nation regarding the current state of affairs in the Middle-East. However, instead of another pronouncement about how well the war on terror is going, North Americans were treated to the pleasant notion that they have the moral duty to support the Free-Syrian Army in their civil war against the Assad regime in Syria. Also, known as the saints from Al-Qaeda and other Islamic Extremist groups who are backed by the regime in Iran, who has long desired control over the area in order to further its goal of eventually destroying the state of Israel. The Free Syrian Army that not only constantly kills Christians (others for their religion) indiscriminately, but who even kill Syrian soldiers and eat their enemies hearts freshly ripped from their dying bodies. These facts alone should convince every American that the United States military should not aid the rebels in achievi…

New York, NY - September 11,2001

The hilarious reason why here at A Parallel Too High wethink aboot it.  Enjoy!