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.
–The Declaration of Independence
Read the Declaration of Independence. I think the basic principles that our Nation was founded on are under attack. Think of all the times you’ve heard Barack Obama speak to our country. Always grand, always eloquent, but lacking important substance. I know I haven’t heard every thing President Obama has said, and can’t remember everything I have heard, but one theme that definitely is not overarching is the theme of freedom and liberty. Apparently one of our most important documents, writing that has helped establish this country, is not important to Mr. Obama.
Liberty is defined as freedom from control, interference, obligation, restriction, or hampering conditions. The ever growing expanse of government does not make me feel like I am free from restrictions or hampering conditions. Increased government spending and regulations seem to me to be in direct conflict with the idea of liberty.
Now, I am not comparing Obama to King George III, but just look at a few of the grievances that are listed in the Declaration…
-He has called together legislative bodies at places unusual, uncomfortable, and distant from the depository of their Public Records, for the sole purpose of fatiguing them into compliance with his measures.
-He has erected a multitude of New Offices, and sent hither swarms of Officers to harass our people and eat out their substance.
-For imposing Taxes on us without our Consent.
-For taking away our Charters, abolishing our most valuable Laws and altering fundamentally the Forms of our Governments
These sound awfully similar to actions of the current administration along with the help of the Pelosi-led congress and Reid-led senate.
This current government is trying to interfere with every part of my life through taxation and regulations, when all I want is to live the life that Thomas Jefferson wanted for our nation. All I want is Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness.
I’ll try to expand more on this in a future post, focusing on the “Pursuit of Happiness”. Thoughts…?
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what happened was this. democrats were shoved aside for 8 years, and really got comfortable in the whiny complain position. now they are going on a rampage because they finally can make a decision that matters. because they have not had any say since clinton, they are reverting everything back to how it was when clinton was in office, including the stock market which is now about where is was in 1996.
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