Principle over Party

“The only difference between death and taxes is that death doesn't get worse every time Congress meets.” ~ Will Rogers
I can’t begin to tell you how happy I was when I heard that Congress was going to take a couple of “Snow Days” off. I knew we were going to be o.k. for at least those few days. The “Jobs Bill” (Stimulus III) was up for a vote and the pressure from the Obama administration was fierce, even Senator Reid, in an actual show of bi-partisanship, cut the price tag from $85,000,000,000 (over 10years) down to $15,000,000,000 (over 10 years). This came as a huge surprise to many especially the other Senate Democrats, who as of today (2/12/10) scrapped the bill because of the cuts. So what does this tell us? Although I am pleased that the bill was scrapped, I am certain that it will return in one form or another. All this simply tells me is that these fools still don’t get it, STOP THE SPENDING, PERIOD!!!
“This country has come to feel the same when Congress is in session as when the baby gets hold of a hammer.” ~ Will Rogers
The Obama administration is not going to give up on “Health Care”, “Cap and Trade”, or “The Jobs Bill”. At this moment White House officials are trying to find ways for Obama to use “Executive Powers” to pass his agenda. Congress appears to be powerless to stop the President. As Obama stated in his State of Disunion Address, he would use his “Executive Privilege” to overrule the Senate decision blocking the “fiscal commission”. And even if Congress could stop him (which is Constitutional by the way) they are in a spending frenzy also (i.e. Nancy Pelosi and Family using military jets to travel the globe). There are absolutely no signs these people are going to stop spending OUR MONEY! “But Michael, President Obama promised he was going to “Freeze Spending”. Two problems with this, first being, “Obama said”. What has this man ever promised that he has actually done (besides fundamentally changing the U.S.)? Secondly, “Freeze Spending” does not mean the same thing to politicians as it does to real people. Freezing something usually means to stop something from continuing (i.e. Freezing Spending = Stop Spending) but to these politicians “Freezing Spending” means not adding to what is being frozen (i.e. the budget for 2011 will be $3.8 trillion and be “Frozen” for the following three years, meaning $3.8 trillion can be spent for those next three years). However, now here’s the kicker, only 17% of that budget is what he “Promised” to “Freeze”!
“A wise and frugal government, which shall leave men free to regulate their own pursuits of industry and improvement, and shall not take from the mouth of labor the bread it has earned - this is the sum of good government.” ~ Thomas Jefferson
“To compel a man to furnish funds for the propagation of ideas he disbelieves and abhors is sinful and tyrannical.” ~ Thomas Jefferson
How many of you have been on our site ( www.ThePeopleofLiberty.com ) and looked at the U.S. Debt Clock? Our Share of the National Debt is $113,221 per Tax Payer as of 7:22pm 2/12/10. U.S. Total Debt Total per Family is $679,459! The U.S. Unfunded Liabilities it is $347,962 Per Citizen! This is unsustainable; we are actually looking at “Generational Theft”!!! The current generation will not, it cannot pay this debt and yet, the President and Congress continue to spend our money and drive this Nation into bankruptcy! “Freezing” is not what this administration should be doing, CUTTING is what needs to happen. Cut Programs, Cut Taxes, Cut Government Bureaucracies, Cut Politician Salaries, Cut out the Lies, and Cut the Arrogance because the truth is…You Guys STINK!!!
“Power is not alluring to pure minds.” ~ Thomas Jefferson
There is something I’ve wanted to talk to you about that has been on my mind for quite some time now and that is the politicians starting to hitch on to the “Tea-Party” wagon. Rodney and I have decided not to endorse any candidates however; we will inform you about candidates as best we can. I know that if we are harsh with one, it may appear we are endorsing the other but as I have said before, too many times we must vote for the lesser of two evils. We are looking for Principles over Party and as of right now I see no candidates fitting this description. Now please do not send me e-mails about Sarah Palin, Scott Brown, or any others, as far as I am concerned they are still Politicians.
When I talk about Principles over Party I am talking about “Founding Father” Principles over what we have today “Politics of Party”. I have noticed a lot of hypocrisy on both sides of the political aisle. I know so many Republicans who embraced everything G.W. Bush did, spending sprees and the “Patriot Act” for instance. My Democrat friends went nuts over anything G.W. did. Now, the tables have turned and some of my Democrat friends are embracing everything B. H. Obama is doing and my Republican friends are going nuts. I’ve played into this myself at times but, I remember being upset with G.W. when TARP was introduced, so much so I got the idea for another “Tea Party” back then. I was big on the “War on Terror” after 9/11, so much so that I immersed myself in books on Islam and American history but, when G.W. brought out the “Patriot Act” I kept thinking about the 4th amendment:
Amendment IV
The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.
I wasn’t comfortable with this at all.
I read many books since 9/11 but, one that sticks out is “The 5000 Year Leap”. This book showed me the Principles of the Founding Fathers and I highly recommend that all of you read it. People, the only way we can stop what is happening (short of revolution) is to know what we can do constitutionally to stop it. It will be tough because we let the politicians have the power that was trusted to us by our founders. Basically, we fell asleep on the watch tower of freedom. It is going to take time to reverse over 100 years of giving power to the government that was never intended to be theirs. I believe we can get back to our Constitution; especially if we hold our politicians to their vow to “Protect and Defend the Constitution of the United States”. When you vote this year and every year, make sure you are voting in someone who is willing to at least read what they are suppose to vote on and definitely understand that which they are defending.
As our Founders Wrote in 1776 in the Declaration of Independence:
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.

Mike

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