This isn't about politics, it's about our basic liberties in America. If you cherish them, I greatly urge you to read this article from which I'm including the excerpt below. Thanks to my brother, Chris, for sending me this article.
If you agree, please pass this on to your friends, perhaps before you pass on one of those "send this to all your friends in 5 seconds and you'll have good luck..." emails. Let's make our own luck--and liberty--by reviving some of the key principles upon which our freedom rests in the first place.
This post may appear to run counter to the previous post which was posted as a note of hope. Ron Paul addresses deeper issues in his article, though--threats to our right to freedom and some answers to questions which go beyond just the rising prices of gasoline, which Paul proposes is just the beginning of a deeper issue. The good news is, we can do something about this if we act on it now. Find out how the going may get tougher and what you can do from your responsibilities as a citizen of the our country.
Link: The Crisis Is Upon Us by Ron Paul.
One of the best parts of accepting self-reliance in a free society is that true personal satisfaction with one's own life can be achieved. This doesn't happen when the government assumes the role of guardian, parent or provider, because it eliminates a sense of pride. But the real problem is the government can't provide the safety and economic security that it claims. The so-called good that government claims it can deliver is always achieved at the expense of someone else's freedom [emphasis mine-Hans]. It's a failed system and the young people know it.
Restoring a free society doesn't eliminate the need to get our house in order and to pay for the extravagant spending. But the pain would not be long-lasting if we did the right things, and best of all the empire would have to end for financial reasons. Our wars would stop, the attack on civil liberties would cease, and prosperity would return. The choices are clear: it shouldn't be difficult, but the big event now unfolding gives us a great opportunity to reverse the tide and resume the truly great American Revolution started in 1776. Opportunity knocks in spite of the urgency and the dangers we face.
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