This is not George Washington's America

There was a popular movie not too long ago that actually has some life merit for today. Although it was highly stylized it was based on a true event in human history. I actually liked this movie and I liked it a lot. I liked it for the story, the action and the cinematography and most of all for the life lesson that it entails.

The movie was 300. It doesn't matter who the stars were. It doesn't matter who the director was. It doesn't matter who the producers were. Even the total dramatic license of the real story of Sparta and the 300 that stood between free men and total domination doesn't really matter.

What matters is the truth behind the story. What matters is the life lesson behind the story. What matters is that there is an ideal there that was actually instilled in our Founding Fathers.

The principle that men should be free and live in liberty was a driving principle for the Revolutionary War. Freedom and Liberty were the driving principle behind the Declaration of Independence, the Bill of Rights and the Constitution.

King Leonidas laid down his life defending his beloved Sparta all those centuries ago. An age old fight to preserve freedom and liberty that is the true birth right of every human being. Leonidas said in the movie, “Never retreat, Never Surrender” He said “remember why we fought and died here.”

Can we not ask the same of ourselves? Have we forgotten what our Founding Fathers did for us? Have we forgotten what every soldier who fought for our flag and land, who bled and died for us? Have we forgotten?

We must have. One cannot say we remember the sacrifice that has been made for our country over the last 230 plus years yes cry to our government to take care of us from the womb to the tomb. One cannot say we remember the epic battles of two great wars and the many who never came home to loved ones if they ask for more and more laws to protect them.

One cannot say they remember the pain and agony of a mother that has grieved for her son, a father who mourns upon receiving the news that his daughter has been lost in battle if we turn around and call those who return from battle baby killers and butcherer's.

One cannot say they remember anything at all if they burn and curse the very flag that stands for the nation that gives them the liberty and freedom to voice their opinion in the open without risk of jail, torture or death.

Today we have politicians on both sides of the political isle that want us all to forget what really matters. Both parties want us to forget that we are free men and women who have the right to live our lives in a manor in which we see fit. Both parties pander to those who would rather control your thoughts and actions instead of give you the breathing room to control your own thoughts and actions.

There is no freedom in numerous laws. There is no liberty in oppressive taxation no matter who is being taxed. There is no law when the very government established to uphold laws constantly breaks them in the name of safety.

The Constitution is not an arbitrary document. It the the law, the very fabric of our civilization. It is not an empty document that can or should be discarded on a whim.

Today we have presidential candidates that wish to continue their assault on the Constitution. None of the three majors can say they actually believe in the document that will give them power to govern for indeed all three of them have voted for laws that strike at the very heart of that document.

I find it amazing that there are Liberals who will shout on a mountain top how President George Bush has thrashed the Constitution and how he lied about getting us into a war. They forget the loss of life back in 2001 that lead to this war.

And at the same time, they clamor to get the vote out for two candidates who will do nothing short of take away more of your rights and tax the hell out of you and me. They praise the lies these two tell and explain them away by saying it is their good intentions that should be measured not what they say or do.

We have a third candidate that assaults free speech every chance he gets. He blisters with anger when he is told that his laws have stifled the freedom of the people. Yet we have those who would call him out on such issues only to be labeled hate mongers for doing so. Only to have people demand that they be silenced or fired from their jobs. Yea, that sounds like freedom of speech to me.

Would King Leonidas fight for our nation today? Would George Washington and Thomas Jefferson risk their life and property and prosperity to help the people of our nation today? Would the grunts who first landed on Normandy on D-Day do so in defense of our nation today?

I think they all would simply because we are a beacon of hope to the world. We are a shining example of how a people can and should live. We have survived 230 plus years by living in freedom. Why should we break such a long history and tradition when it works so well?

I do not say “Remember the Alamo” I say, “Remember the original United States of America.” It was and is and should always be the land of the brave and the land of the FREE. There is no law that can give you freedom. Laws only take freedom away.

We are a nation of laws, so our government tells us. We should not be a nation of laws. We should be a nation of freedom loving people what uphold the laws of liberty no matter where those laws would be challenged.

Cowering within our borders by leaving the Middle East is not a way to our freedom. Getting along with those who have pledged to destroy our very way of life from the far East to the near West is no way to foster our freedom.

The old saying that freedom is not free is not a simple cliché, it is real. It is also real that voting for the right people who will foster that freedom is just as important today as it was back in the day of George Washington.

The next time you decide to defend your candidate of choice, ask yourself, what have they said that fosters more freedom and liberty? Do they offer you laws and government programs or do they truly believe in limited government and allowing you to develop your full potential and allow you to live in peace.

I guess you could say that all three candidates today would not get the vote of King Leonidas, George Washington, Thomas Jefferson and they probably would not even get the vote of those who populated the South during the Civil War. It is too bad we are reduced to choosing a person who will assault are liberties the least. We should have candidates that only wish to foster our liberty, not stifle it.

Stop, Think, Vote.