By Capt Joseph R. John, July 28, 2015 

It has been twenty-six years, since the American people lived through the Reagan Revolution; and took it for granted that the nation was safe from the domestic threats.  The American people have watched their once safe environment dramatically change over the nearly 7 years that the Obama administration has been in control, there are now dangerous activities that threaten the stability of the nation being conducted by Progressives, Leftists, Marxists, Communist, Black Nationalists, convicted criminal Illegal Aliens, and ISIS Radical Islamic Terrorist.  Domestic enemies have gained strength as they actively try to destabilize the Republic; at the same time the Obama administration is working to effect “CHANGE” in The Free Enterprise System by promoting Socialism.  

America was fortunate to have a steadfast and Patriotic leader like President Ronald Reagan in the Oval Office for 8 years.  He learned from his long life experience and the lessons of history, how to best protect the nation, and carefully guided the Ship of State thru the shoal waters of a dangerous world at the onset of his Presidency.  President Reagan always supported the Judeo/Christian principles upon which the Founding Fathers framed the US Constitution for the Republic in 1776.  Under President Reagan’s leadership, the nation followed US Federal Immigration Regulations signed into Laws by previous Presidents, and he always protected and defended the US Constitution.   

In Ronald Reagan’s Presidency, and for 212 years prior to his Presidency, the amazing and unique US History of the Republic was taught to the nation’s youth in grammar schools, using school books that relayed an accurate record of founding principles and US History.  Under the current administration, many of the “positive lessons” previously taught in the US History curriculum in grammar schools, extolling America’s support for human rights, freedom, and independence, have been eliminated from Us History school books.  Much of the positive events about the greatness of America’s pioneers, that were previously taught to the nation’s youth, in grammar schools, for over 200 years are no longer taught in grammar schools.  Today the curriculum tends to presents a negative and critical view of US History which is force fed to the nation’s youth, as directed by progressive, leftist, and Socialists in the Obama administration who control the education agenda being directed to the 50 state’s Departments of Education.  

Obama’s Department of Health Education and Welfare has employed their control of Congressional funding for the 50 state’s education programs, as a Damocles Sword, held over the heads of State’s Departments of Education, requiring them to purchase specific history books and force feed the contents of those corrupted views of US History printed in these new Progressive US History books that schools are forced to purchase; there are few options to purchase the same types of  US History books that were once used in public education (students have even had to listen to attacks on Thomas Jefferson and other Founding Fathers in their classrooms).  

Thousands of high school graduates know very little about the Pilgrims, the Founding Fathers, the US Constitution, the Revolutionary War, the Civil War, how the US freed millions of oppressed & enslaved people in WWI & WWII while not retaining any of the territory the US conquered, the nation’s youth do not know that the US was the “first country in the world” to free it’s slaves, students in many cases do not know who was the first and subsequent US Presidents of the Republic, and know so little about the history of the Republic.       

When President Reagan was sworn into office, he focused on building the strength of a weakened US Armed Force (his slogan was “Peace Thru Strength”), he created the “Star Wars” strategic defense initiative that among other things created the Patriot Missiles Batteries used in Operation Desert Storm, protected the American people from domestic enemies, reined in the out of control & reckless spending by irresponsible members of Congress, strengthened The Free Enterprise System that created the most successful economic engine in the history of mankind, turned around the 20% unemployment & inflation rates he was faced with upon entering office,  protected “Freedom of Speech and Religion” guaranteed to all Americans by the 1st Amendment, guaranteeing the rights of all Americans to purchase & bear arms in accordance with the 2nd Amendment, always sought the consent of 2/3rd of the US Senate for the approval of all International Treaties as required by the US Constitution, fired the Traffic Air Controllers for illegally striking in violation of federal law & safety regulations, gave a speech in Berlin encouraging Russia to “Tear Down This Wall” which resulted in the elimination of the Iron Curtain, and gave many enthusiastic speeches for 8 years championing the freedom & opportunity that is America to nations throughout the world.

For nearly 7 years, the nation has sorely lacked President Reagan’s type of competent leadership---the Middle East is aflame, Russian aggression in Crimea and Ukraine has met with little opposition, ISIS Radical Islamic Terrorists are threatening & attacking the US’ traditional allies in the Middle East, the Obama is plagued by one scandal after another, the US Armed Forces has been weakened to levels before WWII, Illegal immigration is out of control, Obama and Holder have repeatedly attacked Law Enforcement Officers instead of trying to rein in criminal activity and looting of stores in the street riots, Obama is allowing Iran to develop nuclear weapons, and 104 million unemployed Americans are suffering from the current lack leadership on the economic front.

How fortunate we were to live thru the Reagan Revolution, to have witnessed such a wise, perceptive, and measured leader for 8 remarkable years. When President Reagan finally turned over the reins of a secure government 26 years ago, he left the nation with a very strong US Armed Force, his administration had the longest economic expansion & job growth in US History, and it was a time when America was in a strong leadership position in a very stable world.   

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