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.

Single Issue Candidates are Dangerous To Your Liberty

A lot of people ask me questions about my beliefs. They ask why I don't vote for or against issues directly. These people seem to think that the only thing that matters when voting for a person is their stance on a particular issue or two. Usually no more than four issues will determine if a person gets the vote of these people.

I feel sorry for them and for me. Issue politics has devastated our political landscape. It lends itself to heavy influence by the very groups and lobbyist that many people deplore. We have new laws that are supposed to limit the access and influence of special interest groups.

The problem is, that these laws end up limiting the liberty and freedom of the everyday American giving the special interest groups even more power and influence. The basic point is this. When you seek to limit the freedom and influence of a particular group you usually end up giving that group more power and influence.

I will never vote for single or limited issue candidates. Our nation is far more complicated than just a single issue or two. What happens with your candidate of choice once your issue is settled? What do they do then? How do the feel or vote for other issues that are just as important or even more important that your single issue?

See how short sighted and dangerous your limited issue vote can be? Besides, when it comes down to single or limited issues, what exactly do you expect to happen?

There are a lot of passionate people who are for and against abortion. The pro-abortion people say it is for the freedom of the woman to choose what happens with her body. The pro-life people say it is the freedom of the baby to be born that is the issue.

So both sides lobby hard for their cause and beliefs. This issue has sprouted dozens and dozens of Political Action Comities, lots of grass roots organizations, thousands of citizen soldiers that troll the halls of state capitols and the halls of power in Washington, DC. They vote in large blocks for candidates based solely on their position on abortion.

Is abortion an important issue? Well, yes it is a VERY important issue. Is it the ONLY or the MOST important issue facing our nation? No to both. But people will overlook other issues a candidate stands for or against because they will vote the way they want them to on this single issue.

You can pick just about any major issue right now and you will find the same thing going on. Lobby groups, PAK groups, grass roots groups, etc. All trying to influence how the tide of events will unfold. These groups often lobby for laws for or against their single issue. These leaves you and me in the dark.

We end up with laws that severely limit our freedom, choice and liberty.

Think about it. What ever happened to common sense, common courtesy, common decency? When we think of life in those terms, then we realize and understand that we don't need to have tons of laws on the books that end up limiting our rights, our liberty.

How often have you been stopped by a police officer and the officer has to look up certain laws to see if you actually broke that particular law? That is ridiculous. But, you would be surprised at how many laws are on the books that you and I don't know about that end up costing us money.

I speak from experience. I was driving a car owned by a fireman. He had a yellow and red emergency light in his back window. The State Trooper pulled me over for speeding, he said. (The charge was dismissed in court and I didn't have to say a word because it was obvious to the judge that it was stupid as explained by the Trooper representative.) He asked me if I had a firefighters badge. I said no because I was not a firefighter and it was not my car.

The trooper had to go back to his cruiser and look up the law. He then gave me a warning for displaying an emergency light improperly. I had no idea that ANY car I drive could not have an emergency only light displayed in the open if I was not a badged officer recognized by the state.

It was not my car. How the hell would I know about that? The firefighter friend of mine did not know about that law. Even the trooper had to look it up. Do you see what I mean about too many laws and that these laws end up costing you in freedom, time, money?

This is what single issue politics does to all of us. It ends up limiting our choices, our liberty. If we all just had some common courtesy, decency and sense then we would find we would not need so many laws.

How did our nation survive for about 150 years before the 1950's when laws began swelling the books in town halls all across the nation? It was do to personal responsibility and self respect. Laws tend to take that away from people and that leads to more laws.

Special interest and single issue candidates tend to vote for laws that restrict your liberty and freedom because their only issue is to get everyone to think and feel the exact same way they do. The only way to do that is to have laws that force you and I to comply.

I will not vote for a single issue candidate because my freedom and liberty if worth far more than that. I will not sell out just so one issue that may be important to me, gets the light of day. No there is far more at stake than that single issue.

Vote single issue and you vote to limit your own freedom and liberty. Its been proven by history. Its just common sense to pay attention to ALL the issues. Because if you vote for just one issue, then the rest of your life will be dictated by all the other single issues you didn't feel were worthy of your time. After all, they may not see your issue as being important to them but they will work just as hard to have their issue heard as you do to have your issue heard. A nation of single issues. Which one do you really want to live by?