VIRGINIA TODAY
And they fully intend to use that power to take away the weapons of Virginians. The Virginia gun debate is not just another partisan battle in a state you won’t ever visit or care about. It is an example of what we are. And even more than that, it’s a preview of where America is heading. America is fracturing along a dangerous fault line. The divide staring at us is much simpler than the standard party line of “freedom versus tyranny.” And in a way, that makes it much more frightening. The real divide in America today is Urban versus Rural. And it is getting much worse. Normal Americans watch politicians and bureaucrats who should be hiding in disgrace and instead get million-dollar book deals and regular appearances on CNN. Today, most urban kids have gone to government schools for 12 years before they headed off to socialist finishing schools (universities) for another four. Those “adults” now enter the working world and seek different things than our parents sought. They seek career opportunities alongside opportunities for activism. Activism they learned from 16-plus years in an education system that taught them about America’s evils and the need for radical change. And where do they head after graduating? Usually straight for the biggest cities in the nation.
This past decade has been highlighted by high-ranking government officials like Internal Revenue Service agent Lois Lerner using their position to target and attack people on the Right, get caught doing it, and not spend a day in jail. Currently the Department of Justice has acknowledged the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court allowed Barack Obama’s Federal Bureau of Investigation to use illegally obtained wiretaps to spy on a Republican campaign. An investigation is ongoing, but it’s not anticipated that a single person with any rank will see the inside of a federal prison. I grew up idolizing FBI agents. Now I instinctively roll my eyes and think about Peter Strzok, the FBI agent who led the investigation into Hillary Clinton’s illegal personal e-mail server, texting his lover that he will stop the presidency of Donald Trump. I grew up with nothing but respect for a law enforcement officer who showed up with a warrant. Now I find myself thinking, “ Yeah, how’d you get that? ” I am not alone. Americans feel as if the law is not on their side. Instead, there are two sets of rules in America now... One set for normal people, and one set for Democrat bureaucrats. Normal Americans watch politicians and bureaucrats who should be hiding in disgrace and instead get million-dollar book deals and regular appearances on CNN. Which brings us to the state of Virginia. Virginia is currently mired in a heated gun debate as the radical Left now controls the state legislature and the governor’s mansion.
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