The Real War For America

Forget all the Class Warfare and Republican vs. Democrat arguments. The real battle in this country right now is Capitalism vs. Socialism. It is a war of ideology. Obama wants to increase the size of Government and further the expansion of the Nanny state. What happened to life, liberty and the PURSUIT of happiness? The Constitution doesn't guarantee that citizens of this country will be taken care of by others, but that all have the opportunity and freedom to put their hand to the plow and make a way for themselves and their families and to have the freedom to worship the way they want and to bear arms to protect what they have.

The Federal Government is NOT the answer to solving the ills of society and never will be. Name me ONE Government agency that is effective and operates with fiscal efficiency. The Constitution was created to put the primary burden of the social intervention of Government on the states. The states have to do so annually within their budgets. The Federal Government isn't capable of managing that and has been forced for decades to raid the Social Security funds, increase taxes, print more money and borrow from foreign governments just to kick the can down the road.

Rick Perry recently put forth an idea that I have been touting for several years: a part-time Congress. I am glad to see that idea beginning to get some attention. Of course I realize there is no way under the current structure that the “representatives” that are there now would ever vote themselves out of a career. It would have to start with term limits, which should have been in the Constitution from the beginning. The founding fathers saw no reason to put it in there because the original design WAS part-time representation. Back then Congress convened annually for a few months to take care of government business and then went back home to their farms and businesses.

Much of the problem on the Hill today is because all of our so called leaders spend way too much of their time congregating together and furthering the agendas of their crony supporters, instead of advocating for the rights and freedoms of their constituents. With today’s technology, why can’t they work primarily from an office in their home state? They would be more accessible and in tune with the voters. They could do committee meetings by conference call. They could receive proposed legislation by email and actually take the time to READ it before voting on it. They could then convene once or twice a year to debate and vote on the proposals. That was the original design of our representative government, without all the technological advances we have now.

Over the last 50 years we have grown into a culture of those who produce, and those who consume. The consumers now outnumber the producers. That is not sustainable and will eventually bankrupt this country. Where will the masses find their support when that happens? You might want to learn how to plant a garden and learn some principles of self-sufficiency. Isn’t that what the founding fathers had in mind to start with? Everyone work hard to provide for yourself and your families and the Government will guard the borders and waters and protect your freedoms and liberties. That philosophy is barely visible today. We don’t need a new vision for America; we need to restore the original one.

I think it is time we put some new leadership in charge that will treat the Government like a business and start making the tough decisions that aren't driven by political gain. Like Entitlement Reform, Illegal Immigration, Social Security Reform, Tax Reform, etc. We should shut the entire Federal Government down and start over from scratch with the original Constitution and Bill of Rights and tell every American, "If you don't like it, the gates to Canada and Mexico are open for one way traffic."