Mustang Rambles

Part 2 of Life, LIBERTY, and the Pursuit of Happiness.

Liberty, perhaps the very basic instinct of true Americans, has been with us since the days our fathers and mothers came to this land. Many fled religious persecution and many fled political persecution, and many fled economic conditions that reflected flawed leadership of their countries. All came here with the dream of liberty, the ability to live life without coercion from outside influences. All dreamed of being able to work, live, play, and raise a family in the way they felt was best for their family. None of them came here because the governmental yoke would direct them, harass them, pander to them, and be instrumental in the major decisions of their lives. Our ancestors and those that fought to throw off government oppression were making a statement that governments should exist because they were constructed and run by citizens that were of the common citizenry–not some aristocratic group of family nobleness; governments exists in support of the people–the people were the ultimate object to be sustained, not the government; and because the people realized that individually they could not sustain their freedom and needed a larger organization to provide defense and trade conditions that would lead to a fruitful and happy existence.

Our country became great because for the first 150 years (the slavery question can be dealt with separately) our federal form of government passed few laws to constrain commerce and no laws to dictate social structure or form. Today, our great country sees its currency falling woefully, laws being passed to restrict individual freedoms, social laws are being passed that are creating a new class of non-productive citizens that naturally vote for more largess from the government, and a leadership bereft of any of those values that underpin our history.

It is time to pass a new law, one that will restrict the vote to those of us who work and provide the engine of success for our economy. Those on the public dole should be disenfranchised because their only function in society is to vote for the party that gives them more money for doing nothing. Because they contribute nothing, and because they drain the public coffers, much like leeches from a pond, they should not be allowed to participate in the decisions on how this country is run.

Liberty is not free. Liberty is bought by the blood of those who defend it. Liberty is sustained by the sweat and toil of those who believe in it.