Wednesday, November 4, 2009

Time for Revolution?

So, is it time for revolution in our great country? I say absolutely yes, but not in the way you're thinking. It is time to "revolutionize" the way many Americans think about what it means to be an American. It is time to "revolutionize" the way many Americans think about what our government at all levels should be, what those governments shoud do, and what they are Constitutionally allowed to do. It is time to "revolutionize" the process by which those governments are s/elected, Thomas Jefferson got it right! It is time to "revolutionize" our education system by removing the Federal and State government control and most importantly UNION control from it. It is time to "revolutionize" our tax system. It needs to be much less complicated, and much harder to get away with not paying one's fair share. It is time to "revolutionize" the belief of many Americans of where our RIGHTS come from. Being an American doesn't mean sitting back collecting a government check because there is always someone else out there to work and pay taxes. Being an American means working hard to succeed, always trying, never giving up to let someone else pay your way. Being an American means that sometimes you may fail. That's o.k., because most successful people haved failed at least once in their endeavors and have come back stronger and more successful because of it. It is not anyone's fault but your own if you do not succeed in this country.Our governments' were not put in place to control the citizens. Our governments were put in place merely to prevent anarchy and strict limits were placed upon them by our genius Founding Fathers via the Constitution and the Bill of Rights. Now as American citizens we all have to accept responsibility for letting our governments get so out of control. This includes me, you, our parents, our grandparents, and our great-grandparents and on down all family trees. You see, our governments didn't just usurp the Constitution in one fell swoop. No, they have been quite cunning about it, chipping away our rights a little at a time until we have reached the point we are at now. We have almost totally lost our country. Our "elected" officials do not fear us let alone respect us. Why is that? Partly because we, as Americans for generations, have had our heads in the sand thinking if everything in "our little" world was good, then everything else must be good too. Instead of paying attention to those in our capitals, holding them accountable for what they do, we have sat back and just let them take almost total control of our once free country. The other major reason this has happened is because of citizen apathy. It seems our two major political parties have made a deal with the "devil" to make sure they are really not that different so the average citizen feels as though there isn't a difference so why bother being involved in the process? Our REPRESNTATIVE REPUBLIC was based on the average citizen being involved, that is the key tenet for our REPRESENTATIVE REPUBLIC to be successful. And being successful means the CITIZENS having the power over the politicians! We need to get back to the basics that our country was founded upon before we have no nation left!

1 comment:

  1. People are divided into two groups. Those who want to be free and those who would glady exchange freedom, yours and theirs for a government paycheck, a government welfare check, a government contract, a government saftey net or even a taxpayer subsidized candy bar.
    The latter is of the lowest form of humanity.

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