Time for a Revolution

On July 4^th, 1776, men from all around the American colonies met in Philadelphia to sign the Declaration of Independence. These men along with a number of their fellow colonist felt that the control of the British government had gotten to be too much of a hardship and they felt as if they had no control of their own destiny or lives. The British government routinely passed new taxes and tariffs and laws on the colonist. When colonist government officials would protest they would be removed, replaced and sometimes arrested. The same men who wrote and signed the Declaration become the early leaders of the new government after Independence from Britain. They wrote another document that was going to form a new type of government the world had never seen. This document known as the US Constitution framed the government we still use today. These brave and knowledgeable men however would be shocked to see what this government has become today, but more on that later.

In December of 1860, South Carolina seceded from the U.S. union. Within the next seven months, several other states had joined the new Confederate States of America. These states left the U.S. for several reasons, slavery was a big reason but by far, not the only reason or the most important. Many in the south felt their very way of life were in peril. They were upset about over protective tariffs and taxes being imposed on them by the bigger more powerful northern states. (Sound familiar) Also, they were concerned that as more non-agricultural areas were added to the union then these taxes and tariffs would be imposed and their small amount of power in the senate would be diminished to where they would be completely under the power of other states and they figured from events of the past forty years of congressional and Supreme Court rulings had began to reinforce federal power and lowering state’s rights. This made them feel as though they had no control over their own destiny and futures. (Sounds familiar) Unfortunately for states’ rights they lost the war and the power of the federal government grew to what it is today.

Fast forward to 2008. Everyday more and more of our rights are taken away. First the Supreme Court took away prayer in schools and continues to erode any mention of Christianity in schools or public places. They do this based on a false pretense of the so called “Separation Doctrine”. This is based on a single letter that Thomas Jefferson sent to a Bishop in answer to a question of government interference in religion. When the Constitution was ratified, many states had official religions. The wording of the First Amendment clearly says congress, not any mention of the states. Any person who studies the Constitution will agree that when the document says congress it means clearly the legislative branch of the federal government. When the Constitution says state it means the individual states. So clearly from this, then local communities and states have the right to have public displays of Christianity. However as we all know, this is not the case. Another important part of the First Amendment is the free speech part, this has been trampled on by the Campaign Finance laws of a few years ago. Another threat to this is the Fairness Doctrine which affects radio and TV shows. The democrats want to enact this to stop conservative talk shows from being on the air by requiring stations to air an equal amount of the other side. However liberal talk radio has failed except for Air America which is constantly on life support. My question is, will CNN, NBC,CBS, and ABC news be required to give conservatives an equal chance after their liberal anchors give their version of the news each night. Also with the possible election of Barak Obama to the Presidency with the democrats continuing to hold to congress could put into jeopardy the Second Amendment rights to gun ownership, as could the Supreme Court ruling on D.C.’s gun ban. This could lead to the federal government taking away all our guns which would make the liberal elite happy since us rural folk have to have our guns and God to hold onto. The U.S. Senate is also debating a global warming bill that could severely damage the economy and lead to even higher energy cost and huge new taxes. Now imagine a federal government who over taxes you, over regulates your life, (they want to outlaw SUVs and trucks), and even tells you what to eat. Does any one else besides me see the pattern here? The liberal elites want control of our children, what we can drive, what we can eat, and how about soon where we can live. This is a scary prospect for the nation that was founded on freedom from government being the most important God given right! Also lets look at the fact that the liberals are willing to destroy our economy by not allowing domestic oil drilling or liquefied coal. They will bow to their special interests and friends and ignore the pleading of the people of the nation for relief at the gas pumps. It seems that a few senator and congressman from a few states will try and control the rest of the nation and the will of the majority be damned. I will leave you with my favorite part of the Declaration of Independence and you draw your own conclusions of it’s meaning.

Governments are instituted among men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, That whenever any Form of government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the right of the people to alter or abolish it and to institute new government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizations its power in such form, as to them shall most likely to effect their safety and happiness.