Guest: Rick Green

The Honorable Rick Green is a former Texas State Representative, a lawyer, and a successful entrepreneur who has built several businesses from the ground up. His goal is to help Americans to become salt and light in every area of life and to understand America’s Godly history and foundation. He currently travels the nation speaking for WallBuilders, teaching on the U.S. Constitution, and founded the Torch of Freedom Foundation and Patriot Academy. He resides in Dripping Springs, TX with his wife, Kara, and their entire family.

 

Check out more information about Rick Green and his ministry to train people to understand and engage in our political process through the Patriot Academy.

 

Do you want to live in freedom or tyranny?

 

“Those who expect to reap the blessings of freedom, must, like men, undergo the fatigues of supporting it.”

Thomas Paine, The Crisis, Sept. 12, 1777

“Perhaps you and I have lived too long with this miracle to properly be appreciative. Freedom is a fragile thing and it's never more than one generation away from extinction. It is not ours by way of inheritance; it must be fought for and defended constantly by each generation, for it comes only once to a people.  And those in world history who have known freedom and then lost it have never known it again.”

Ronald Reagan, Then-Governor of California, Inaugural Address, January 5, 1967

Socialism - the “means of production” is controlled by the government - who decides what you’ll do, who you’ll work for, what freedoms and opportunities you’ll have - those are the questions that clearly differentiate a “democracy” or “free market economy” from one that is socialist.

 

The Law by Frederic Bastiat - want to know why socialism won’t work and is actually harmful to everyone involved - read this!

 

If there is a problem in society, whose responsibility is it to remedy the situation? Is it the responsibility of the individual, the family, the church, or the government? There are different roles and responsibilities for each - but once a task has been absorbed by the government, it’s difficult to shift those responsibilities and activities back to either the individual/family or the church.

 

How to get engaged:

Take a Constitution course.

Understand the “political party” system. The “primary” election is the opportunity to select which food will be on the tables. The “general” election is selecting from the food that is already on the table. Also, understand how the political party system affects legislation - the party that has the majority within a given legislature has the power to assign committees and bills to particular committees - a very significant power.

Do the best you can with what you have where you are. Understand this principle when you go vote - there isn’t a perfect candidate, but you need to select from the “best” of the choices available…and party DOES matter when you vote. For more information, check out Ivoterguide.com

Make a financial contribution to a candidate of your choice!

Electoral College - think of the World Series. A team (candidate) has to win a majority of the games - it’s not a contest to see who scores the most runs!

Being an educated and engaged citizen is a commandment, a duty, a responsibility - as a citizen of the United States of America, being an educated voter is the first step to being an educated and engaged citizen!

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