Hope springs eternal in the faith of those who love life and liberty. If this world provides little consolation, we can always take refuge in fiction. For those of us who yearn to breathe free, the idea that we might somehow have liberty in our lifetime, is very captivating.

There are those who hope against hope that deliverance might somehow come at the federal level. An embodiment of this idea is expressed in a book by Donald Smith called “Innocent Blood”. It chronicles in intimate detail the life of J.D. Maddox, who becomes governor of South Carolina, and then President of the United States. From this position, he finally remedies the problem of the shedding of innocent blood via abortion.

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A good writer can develop a character to the point where you feel like you know them. Donald Smith does this in excruciating detail. At 810 pages, it is far more than most people can imagine reading, and I doubt that any of the 536 members of congress who were sent a free copy, took the time to take a second glance at it. If you are one of those few people left in this world who actually reads books, you might be able to handle it. It's a good story, but it pushes credulity to imagine that there might be some possibility for redemption at the Federal level, which would culminate in protection for the lives of the unborn. It also goes a little overboard with a terrorist plot towards the end, if you can make it that far.

Another more plausible scenario is scripted by Patrick Johnston in “The Revolt of 2020”. In it, the federal government goes beyond the pale in their rabid rage against life, liberty, and anything decent that might be left in America, and wages war against pro-life activists from Ohio, and other people like Patrick Johnston (may I be counted worthy to be among them.)

This pushes the States of Refuge into a mode where they stand up for what is right, and push back against the Federal government. Of course Texas leads the charge, and is soon followed by Montana, Idaho, and others. I have no attachments to the Lone Star State, but the image of the Texas Guard defying Federal troops, and enforcing Texas law to close down an abortion clinic; is something that would make me want to die in the Alamo all over again. This embodies the philosophy of Christian Exodus, and resonates well.

The absurd part about the story line, is a sub-plot about Islamic terrorists hijacking airplanes, and flying them into buildings. This was especially bad fiction when it was first propagated by the government in 2001, and recycling it a second time is simply nauseating. This book is only the first in a trilogy, so this story is a magnum opus as well. It baffles me how a man of such fervent activity (a father of seven, who runs his own medical practice in Columbus, Ohio, as well as organizing national pro-life activities) found the time to write such volumes, but I guess it is left to very busy men to accomplish the most in their “spare time”.

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A more desperate account is given by James Wesley Rawles in “Survivors: A Novel of the Coming Collapse”.

In this account, the breakdown of society is so complete, that there is nothing left to salvage at the Federal or State level, and it is left to a small band of Christian survivalists in rural Idaho to preserve the last remnants of American civilization from their bug-out shelter. Rather than a regular novel, this is a thinly disguised manual on hardcore survivalism. After reading it, I couldn't name a single character, or much about them, but I could recite procedures for guerrilla warfare in the most dire circumstances. The book is sort of a condensed review of the author's work at SurvivalBlog.com. Good reading, but pretty extreme. Personally, I don't believe it will really play out that badly, but we should keep our powder dry, just in case.

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RICHMOND, Va. – On Wednesday, the Virginia legislature overwhelmingly passed a law that forbids state agencies from cooperating with any federal attempt to exercise the indefinite detention without due process provisions written into sections 1021 and 1022 of the National Defense Authorization Act.

HB1160 “Prevents any agency, political subdivision, employee, or member of the military of Virginia from assisting an agency of the armed forces of the United States in the conduct of the investigation, prosecution, or detention of a United States citizen in violation of the United States Constitution, Constitution of Virginia, or any Virginia law or regulation.”

The legislature previously passed HB1160 and forwarded it to Gov. Bob McDonnell for his signature. Last week, the governor agreed to sign the bill with a minor amendment. On Wednesday, the House of Delegates passed the amended version of the legislation 89-7. Just hours later, the Senate concurred by a 36-1 vote.

Bill sponsor Delegate Bob Marshall (R-Manassas) says that since the legislature passed HB1150 as recommended by the governor, it does not require a signature and will become law effective July 1, 2012.

Several states recently passed resolutions condemning NDAA indefinite detention, but Virginia becomes the first state to pass a law refusing compliance with sections 1021 and 1022.

“In the 1850s, northern states felt that habeas corpus was so important that they passed laws rejecting the federal fugitive slave act. The bill passed in Massachusetts was so effective, not one single runaway slave was returned south from that state. Today, Virginia joins in this great American tradition,” Tenth Amendment Center executive director Michael Boldin said. “When the federal government passes unconstitutional so-called laws so destructive to liberty – it’s the people and the states that will stand up and say, ‘NO!’ May the other states now follow the lead taken today by Virginia.”

For more information on the new Virginia law, click HERE.

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Geoffrey Botkin, who has been involved with Vision Forum ministries, and various other aggressive initiatives for Christian culture, recently returned from a trip to South Sudan, and was interviewed by Kevin Swanson.

While many of us fantasize about the remote possibility of living in a free Christian nation, the people of South Sudan, who attained their independence only last year, are living the dream. At the same time, the serpentine agents of the United Nations and United States are eagerly trying to bring them into bondage.

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By the way, if you have not read Kevin Swanson's book, "The Second Mayflower", I would recommend it you here.

State and local resistance to the detention provisions contained in the National Defense Authorization Act continues to grow, rapidly emerging as a nationwide movement.

The Tennessee legislature will consider HB1629 and SB2669 in the 2012 session. The legislation would effectively nullify the detention provisions in the NDAA and would also require federal agents making an arrest in the Volunteer State for any reason to first obtain written permission from the county sheriff.

This bill declares that any federal law purporting to require local or state law enforcement agencies to act at the direction of the federal government or the United States military is beyond the authority granted to the federal government pursuant to the United States Constitution, is not recognized by this state, is specifically rejected by this state and is declared to be invalid in this state. This bill further declares that any federal law purporting to give federal agents or employees, including any members of the United States military, the authority of any state or local law enforcement agency of this state, without the express permission of this state, is beyond the authority granted to the federal government pursuant to the United States Constitution, is not recognized by this state, is specifically rejected by this state, and is declared to be invalid in this state.

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