Freedom of thought, a reprieval of want, and the necessity to forge our own way are the key to successful living. I speak not for myself but for those who have no voice.
Is it wise to give away these choices to make your existence easier?
Should we silence lady liberty and give freedom to none?
My fellow Americans and friends, these are easy questions. For far to long we have accepted the premise that if a law benefits one person, it should be passed. That gives us what we have today.
We understand the importance of exercise and fitness, yet we tolerate and even insist upon adding to our bloated and and grotesquely out of shape system of laws and legislations.
I believe we should begin controlling our own destiny instead of asking Congress to mandate that everyone else change theirs. I'm not suggesting we let though who are disabled do without. I don't believe that and the Country has proven historically it doesnt believe that.
We were promised a Square Deal, a New Deal, and a Fair Deal. All we have gotten has been a Raw deal. We were promised a Great Society, but you had to believe that it was only possible through legislation and government interference.
We must begin to re-discover our founding principles. Read the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and the Bill of Rights. These are the foundations our Country was built on. The house of our founding fathers is still in good condition, and must be moved back into.
Sunday, July 24, 2011
Friday, July 22, 2011
Our Disappearing Principles
The principles this country was founded on have not changed. To be free and independent of and from tyranny in all forms. To these ends, simplistic laws were written and agreed upon.
While these laws have not changed, additional ones were written, in varying degrees of necessity and clarity.
I will argue that while there have been valid reasons for some of them-most of them however are the result of either a power or monetary grab, or both.
That is why I contend that the pre-Civil war America was a better nation, a stronger nation. A more self-reliant nation.
This of course will be open to debate, but debate itself is one of the things that makes America the greatest of all nations.
Some will argue that the blight of slavery makes this the lowest point of our history. Other than several hundred masters that became rich through the sweat and blood of others (several of whom were Presidents) I would say no one would argue the pro side of slavery.
Debate and, yes compromise are woven into the very fabric of our nation. Ours owuld not even be a country if not for debate and compromise.
The words today have become less honorable. Only in a debate can one honestly learn multiple sides of an issue-and its only after multiple sides have been heard that a truly intelligent decision can be made.
And unfortunately compromise seems t have become a codeword for caving in to some political partisians. But in all situations, except on a battlefield, compromise can be used.
The art of the compromise is almost a lost one. We should learn from each other and work with each other. We dont have to be 100% right 100% of the time.
While these laws have not changed, additional ones were written, in varying degrees of necessity and clarity.
I will argue that while there have been valid reasons for some of them-most of them however are the result of either a power or monetary grab, or both.
That is why I contend that the pre-Civil war America was a better nation, a stronger nation. A more self-reliant nation.
This of course will be open to debate, but debate itself is one of the things that makes America the greatest of all nations.
Some will argue that the blight of slavery makes this the lowest point of our history. Other than several hundred masters that became rich through the sweat and blood of others (several of whom were Presidents) I would say no one would argue the pro side of slavery.
Debate and, yes compromise are woven into the very fabric of our nation. Ours owuld not even be a country if not for debate and compromise.
The words today have become less honorable. Only in a debate can one honestly learn multiple sides of an issue-and its only after multiple sides have been heard that a truly intelligent decision can be made.
And unfortunately compromise seems t have become a codeword for caving in to some political partisians. But in all situations, except on a battlefield, compromise can be used.
The art of the compromise is almost a lost one. We should learn from each other and work with each other. We dont have to be 100% right 100% of the time.
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