Vererans, We Honor You

This post is dedicated to the brave men and women who fought or are fighting for our great Republic. Today is Veterans Day. A day to honor and salute the Veterans who fought for the freedom of this great nation. Veterans give the ultimate sacrifice to ensure the freedom and security of all Americans and today Kentucky Preppers Network honors all Veterans and Active Duty Military members. To all the Veterans, thank you for what you did. Your actions were not in vain and without you America might not be what it is today.

Veteran’s Day Tribute

When America had an urgent need,
These brave ones raised a hand;
No hesitation held them back;
They were proud to take a stand.

They left their friends and family;
They gave up normal life;
To serve their country and their God,
They plowed into the strife.

They fought for freedom and for peace
On strange and foreign shores;
Some lost new friends; some lost their lives
In long and brutal wars.

Other veterans answered a call
To support the ones who fought;
Their country had requirements for
The essential skills they brought.

We salute each and every one of them,
The noble and the brave,
The ones still with us here today,
And those who rest in a grave.

So here’s to our country’s heroes;
They’re a cut above the rest;
Let’s give the honor that is due
To our country’s very best.

By Joanna Fuchs

***Veterans & Active Duty Military take advantage of free or discounted meals today at restaurants across the country. Click here for details.

Quote of the Day

"The strength of the Constitution lies entirely in the determination of each citizen to defend it. Only if every single citizen feels duty bound to do his share in this defense are constitutional rights secure." -Albert Einstein

Reader Tip & KPN Info

Reader Johnathan sent me a tip about HR 1444 the Congressional Commission on Civic Service Act. The language of this bill says that they will look at setting up mandatory national service. This directly violates the Constitution, and Johnathan has made an email template for you to send to your representatives. The template, and more information is available at the Kentucky Preppers Network Forums. I added a new Political Activist section and will be adding contact information for all the Representatives, Senators and Legislators in Kentucky.

I have posted some good stuff over at the forums. Feel free to post comments, tips, or even questions of your own. The good ones will get posted to the blog. The forum will act as a database for tons of prepper info in all subjects. And the Activist sub-forum will be a one stop place to get all your activist info.

In an effort to bring more diversification to the blog I will be posting some stuff from other survival blogs and prepper networks that deal with gardening and self-sufficiency. This is something that I personally only know what I have read. There are others out there in the prepper networks that have some great posts dealing with their gardens and I'll try to get some of those up for our readers who garden and would like more info on that subject and the subject of moving to self sufficiency.

Finally...Rep. Ed Whitfield Co-Sponsors HR 1207!

I posted on May 8, 2009 about Rep. Brett Guthrie co-sponsoring HR 1207. He was the first Congressman from Kentucky to sign onto this historical piece of legislation. And thanks to the calls, emails, and faxes from myself, the readers, and activists from all across the state we now have two more Kentucky Congressman co-sponsoring the bill including my Representative Ed Whitfield! I made tons of calls and sent countless faxes and emails to him and the pressure finally got to be too much!

We also have Representative Geoff Davis that has co-sponsored the bill, and have a total of 3 of 6 Kentucky Congressman that have co-sponsored the bill. Keep the pressure on the remaining Congressman to sign onto this piece of legislation. Please contact these Representatives that have already co-sponsored the bill and thank them for their support. And keep the pressure on the ones who haven't co-sponsored so that they will sign on. 40% of congress has already pledged their support to the bill. This has a real chance of getting to the Senate.

Congressman To Call and Thank:
Congressman Ed Whitfield [R] 1st District
Congressman Brett Guthrie [R] 2nd District
Congressman Geoff Davis [R] 4th District

Congressman To Keep the Pressure On:
Congressman John Yarmuth [D] 3rd District
Congressman Harold Rogers [R] 5th District
Congressman Ben Chandler [D] 6th District

Click Here to see the full list of co-sponsors.

Congressman Brett Guthrie Co-Sponsers H.R. 1207!

This is awesome news. I made a post a couple weeks back about H.R. 1207, the Federal Reserve Transparency Act of 2009. At that time there were 88 co-sponsors on the bill. As of today there are 140+ co-sponsors and we FINALLY have a Kentucky representative that has signed on, Congressman Brett Guthrie representing the 2nd District in Kentucky.

I called Congressman Guthrie's DC office this morning as soon as I heard the news to extend my thanks to him for stepping up for more transparency in the Federal Reserve. I don't live in the 2nd District, I'm in the 1st, but we can still thank him for stepping up to represent the great state of Kentucky. If you get a free minute today or sometime next week, give his office a call and tell them you appreciate him co-sponsoring H.R. 1207. His DC office number is (202) 225-3501. You can also email him by clicking here. I have been calling, emailing, and faxing Ed Whitfield, my Representative and he finally sent me a letter saying that he would probably vote for it, but still thought we "needed" the FED...MALARKEY! Anyways, we need more co-sponsors, and more from Kentucky. Keep the pressure on your Reps!

HR 1207: Federal Reserve Transparency Act of 2009

HR 1207 (full text here) was introduced by Congressman Ron Paul and is a groundbreaking piece of legislation. If passed, it would give Congress the power to audit the Federal Reserve. I'm sure most of you know the Federal Reserve is a private central bank that controls and regulates our currency. The FED is made up of unelected officials that work in total secrecy, and since it's establishment in 1913 has never been audited. Bloomberg reported on March 31st that the total amount of the bailouts has nearly exceeded the country's Gross Domestic Product. Most of this money has been monetized by the FED. The FED is the root cause of the countries financial problems and HR 1207 is a huge step in actually fixing our economic problems.

The bill is currently in the House Committee on Financial Services and getting past this Committee is one of the biggest hurdles. There are currently 88 co-sponsors but unfortunately none of Kentucky's representatives have jumped on the bandwagon, and that's where we come in. We need to call, email, and fax our representatives and let them know their constitutes support HR 1207. You can go here to get telephone numbers, email address, and fax numbers of all the Kentucky representatives.

Below are links to two PDF files that are fax ready to send to your Representative's office. You can send two FREE faxes per day from www.faxzero.com Upload the PDF and fax both fliers to every office your Representative has.

HR 1207 Fax Flier 1

HR 1207 Fax Flier 2

Next I have a link to a letter template that I typed up that you can print out and mail via snail mail, or email them to your Representatives.

Snail Mail/Email Template

Below is a video made by Youtube user JiveDadson that gives a brief overview of the bill and the Federal Reserve.

Track the Bill here.

Get Involved to Restore the Constitution

How did Americans go from the smartest and most informed to the stupidest and most ill-informed? -Alex Jones

Tonight but I read a post on Survivalist Boards by "MT Patriot" that really made me think. Basically what he says is that it's great to prep, and he himself is prepared for the coming collapse, but the thing that we need to be focusing on is PREVENTING this economic collapse and global takeover. If we all get involved in our local & state governments and stay informed, we can stop this.

Things will continue to get worse with the economy and our government if people continue what they're doing right now. As long as the majority stays self absorbed, and doesn't give a crap about what's going on in their country then we will continue to be enslaved and taken over. The state sovereignty resolutions are a great start, but we have to keep fighting. We need to elect Senators and Representatives like Ron Paul & Rand Paul. We need to write our local state representatives and legislatures. We need to call, email, do whatever it takes to get exactly how we feel across to them. The local ones are the ones who will be more willing to speak with you and listen to you. Keep a weekly list of news articles and documents that you feel are important, and mail them to all your local state representatives every week.

The masses need to shed their apathy and quit denying and doubting the inevitable and obvious. Washington is filled with crooks that WE ELECTED. We have the power to stop this and end what the government is doing. We need to focus on stopping this beast before it destroys our nation. It will take the masses to come together as a nation and peacefully work to stop them. It still is OUR government. Without us they wouldn't be able to exist. We're the ones paying for all this and we have a right to know what they're doing and to limit their powers. The Constitution was set up for this, and we just need to bring them back within Constitutional powers. Our freedom, liberty, and sovereignty are all at risk. If we don't stop this all our futures are at risk.

I'm not saying don't prep, I think preps are great and I have my own but honestly hope I never have to use them when I don't want to. This movement is growing very fast and I think we still have a fighting chance at defeating this. Check out this Jim Rogers video where he was interviewed on an Australian News network.

And Now For Stimulus #2

So yesterday the Senate passed President Obama's Stimulus plan. This is the second of I'm sure many more stimulus bills that the government will frantically push through legislation in order to "save" the economy. It basically boils down to the fact that you can't get out of debt with MORE DEBT. The government works similar to an individual. If a person is in debt, they can't get out of debt by borrowing more money! Sadly, this is the best thing Washington can come up with. We have a $10 Trillion+ budget deficit so we're borrowing more money, and printing more money in order to fix this economy. Well I have news for these guys in Washington, it's not going to work. All our government is doing is imploding the economy, and the inevitable outcome is massive inflation.

Obama talks a lot about job creation, but it's obvious he has no clue how to create jobs, I honestly doubt that anyone in Washington even realizes how the government works. The government is funded through taxpayers, and taxpayers alone. Obama can't hire $4 million people and pay them with government money when we're losing hundreds of thousands of jobs a day. The government tax revenue is shrinking rapidly because laid off workers don't pay income tax and people who aren't spending their money aren't paying sales tax. This means less money into the government and more borrowing and inflation to finance this empire that we have.

Inflation happens when a country's currency gets devalued. The Federal Reserve is creating money out of thin air and pumping it into the economy, which is devaluing everyone else's currency. This money is printed with nothing of value backing it, other than a promise by the Federal Reserve. We haven't really seen inflation yet in the United States, although some prices are going up at steady paces, but it's mainly due to other factors. Once inflation hits everyone will know it. Prices will skyrocket making even the so called rich unable to afford even the basic commodities. Food and energy prices will soar along with other vital goods needed for survival. THIS is the main reason why I prep. I don't worry as much about natural or similar type disasters (although it is good to be prepared for them), my main fear is what's going to happen with our economy. I know my job is at risk as consumer spending gets lower and lower. In fact, most all of our jobs are at risk, and there's a good chance we won't be able to replace them.



The point is I realize that your "must have" goods are going to be scarce, and if you're able to buy them they will be VERY expensive. Having a food supply should be at the top of everyone's list. This will keep you independent, and out of the clutches of government and FEMA aid. I hope that things don't happen as fast as some predict but part of me realizes that we only have a few months before things get really bad so food is the most important thing to own right now. A storable food supply is an unemployment insurance policy, or a SHTF insurance policy. Do whatever you can, sell the spare vehicle, cash out your IRA/Pension/Retirement, pull your money out of the stock market, and make the move to investing in your own survival. Buy all the food you can and store it up with the money that's going to be worthless soon anyway..