It's Time to Pay Close Attention to the Politicians
By Frank Salvato
October 9, 2009
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There are two passages from two of the Charters of Freedom that are universally recognizable for their brilliance and truth. From 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."
And from the US Constitution:
"We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America."
These two passages define the essence of Americanism. They outline the truths we believe in and what we, as a nation, hope to achieve through our government. Today, these tenets of Americanism are in disrepair:
While the politically correct among us screech about racism and discrimination, laws meant to have sunset the likes of affirmative action punish one group of people in retribution for evils committed by generations past.
With much of the proposed legislation -- in particular the proposed healthcare legislation -- we face the very real possibility of diminishing existing healthcare opportunities for the productive, even to the point of rationing treatment due to budgetary constraints, to redistribute the benefits of taxpayer revenue to the unproductive.
In the cultural embrace of political correctness we have witnessed the institution of a shadow set of unlegislated laws that usurp the unalienable right of Liberty to all, in deference to special interest groups.
Our currently seated president -- who has been quoted as saying that our Constitution is fundamentally flawed -- and his administration quest for "social justice" instead of "justice for all," as many among them strive to achieve "fundamental change" while achieving the antithesis of "domestic tranquility."
And while the neo-Marxists in Washington mistake the "general Welfare" for social welfare, the anti-capitalists are achieving the degradation of our "prosperity."
With healthcare legislation looming, which promises to see government's further encroachment into the private sector, and two even more explosive issues in immigration reform and energy legislation (Cap & Trade) coming down the pike, it is time for all good men and women to engage our elected officials in defense of our Charters of Freedom; in defense of Americanism. It is time to make time.
If you are still unmoved to embrace your civic responsibility, ask yourself these questions:
Have we -- each and every one of us who exist under the protection of those who serve in defense of our country in their expenditure of blood and treasure, have we embraced our obligation to freedom and liberty so that our children and their children would have the opportunity to maintain and defend these generational gifts for their children?
Have we made time to understand who serves (if that is even the correct notion anymore) in our federal government?
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