The Second Amendment Does Not Grant Any Right

(Don't remember where I got this, but if anyone can tell me I'll be glad to credit it...)

The Second Amendment does not grant any right.  It states that the right (which already exists) shall not be infringed.  The Declaration of Independence clearly articulates the source of unalienable rights as our Creator. 

The Ninth Amendment, proposed along with the Second by a single act of Congress, states "The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people."  In order to retain something, one must first have it.  This wording makes very clear that these rights are not granted by having been mentioned in the Constitution.

This is important because the Left always tries to win the battle of definitions so we have to fight the rest of the war on their terms.  Don't surrender to the idea that government grants a right.  Government merely grants privileges and immunities, which it may then revoke at its whim.

We can't afford four more years

I mean, I don't know, maybe you can, but I can tell you I can't.

How Will Taxmageddon Impact You? The Foundry - Heritage Foundation

How Will Taxmageddon Impact You?

Excerpt:

A horrifying combination of expiring pro-growth tax policies from 2001 and 2003, the end of the once-temporary payroll tax cut, and just a few of Obamacare’s 18 new tax hikes, Taxmageddon will be the largest tax increase EVER to hit Americans. It’s nearly $500 billion in one year, starting January 1. That’s two months away.

The number $500 billion is rather large and abstract, so The Heritage Foundation has broken down the expected tax increases per person just for 2013:

• Families with an average income of $70,662: tax increase of $4,138
• Baby boomers with an average income of $95,099: tax increase of $4,223
• Low-income workers with an average income of $24,757: tax increase of $1,207
• Millennials with an average income of $23,917: tax increase of $1,099
• Retirees with an average income of $42,553: tax increase of $857