We Still Hold These Truths

..."to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. — That to secure these rights, 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 to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness."

Declaration of Independence of the United States of America.



The Heritage Foundation has made a touching video about our founding principles. Principles in which one of the people states are being sliced away like salami.

People, even as touching as this video may be, the truth about where we are is surely more stark. The international community has financed our government operations to the extent that Americans no longer are in control of their own destiny. Individual freedoms, property rights, and interests of the people have become completely arbitrary to the decisions of the elites of the state. Government has become a commanding force that exerts its force in many matters with prejudice seeking to be a paternalistic omniscient well-intended oppression that has layers of bureaucracy; that, in the end, does not prevent what it was put in place to prevent. While the weight of the structure continues to build, the supports that keep the structure standing are continually being attacked.

In the wake of the serious recession, we've emerged as corporate statists; corporate fascists. Bailing out and subsidizing projects the government feels is best for everyone, even though these projects never turn a profit and can never survive without the subsidies provided. All indicators are pointing toward a severe economic collapse in which dismantlement of the United States would ensue. The labor in this country, unwilling to negotiate with their employers, demand still the luxuries no longer affordable. These companies will go out of business. The litigious society that successfully sues companies that have nothing to do with someone's malady will aid in the economic collapse. Judges legislating from the bench; acting as a one man king or queen usurping the power of the Legislative and Executive branch of government.

We need serious austerity measures in place for us to go forward: Meaningful tort reform of our legal system, government backing out of it's paternalistic role of running everyone's life (no more welfare, family courts, subsidies for favorite industries), restoring the virtue of private property, dispensing of the interstate commerce clause, bring true fairness to labor negotiations, rewarding of savings, productivity and investment, outlaw teachers unions, outlaw government unions in totality. But, unfortunately, nobody has the guts to step up to get back to the principles of freedom- to fly as high as your wings can take you. Americans no longer have the stomach to face their responsibilities; yet try to be interventionists across the globe seeking to order people around in their own land. Bring home the troops and have them carry out their true role.

The weight of the structure continues to build and sooner, rather than later, the entire structure of bureaucracy will crash down upon itself as in every other example of Socialist and Communist experiments in the past.

The Value of Freedom to the Oppressed

Coincidentally, Netflix just happened to deliver "V for Vendetta" to me yesterday. Being as I was busy, I was unable to watch it until tonight and I am intrigued at the message that it gave about oppressive government and tyrants.



The story is based on a real person, by the name of Guy Fawkes, who in the early 1600's conspired to blow up the House of Parliament along with the King in Great Britain. This was known as the Gunpowder Plot. This movie took me by surprise by taking place in a time after the United States had a Civil war and Great Britain was ruled under an oppressive Hitleresque government. Oddly enough, some of the things said by the "government" in that movie seemed so close to home..

The second coincidence I had today was finding a pocket Declaration of Independence, Constitution and Amendments to the Constitution. I picked it up and decided to read the Declaration of Independence in its entirety and was refreshed at the spirit of freedom in those words. In particular:

"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness- That to secure these rights, 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 to abolish it and to institute new government, laying its foundation on such principles, and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their safety and happiness."--United States Declaration of Independence

Tell me, how can a country based on these principles seriously expect to looks its citizens in the eyes and convince fellow Americans that they should voluntarily surrender their labor for others? What does my healthcare have to do with another human in Texas? Hawaii? Maryland? Absolutely nothing.

Is this what life really is about? Is this really freedom? Hefty taxation/economic servitude at the expense of people's labor who will most likely never even meet. Let's step back from political parties and affiliations and challenge the premise at its core.