Our personal freedoms granted to us by the U.S. Constitution is under serious attack from the power grabbing Democrats. Only our votes can end their agenda.
What happened to our liberties and freedoms, as so strongly defended in the words of
U.S. Declaration of Independence? We have allowed our government to slowly and
methodically scale down individual rights promised by the very charter that founded our
country. The demise of our once great country is resting fully upon these very liberties.
The aura of defeat and hopelessness now fill American air, whereas freedom, the
American dream, and hope used to reign. Oppression kills innovation, creativity,
ambition, hope, and the spirit of the truly free.
All of us have heard the great words spelled out in the Declaration of Independence, but
when was the last time we pondered its great significance. Nothing is more powerful
than the passage: “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 abolish it, and to institute a new
Government, laying its Foundations on such Principles, and organizing its Powers in
such Form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness.”
The original American system boosted the ideals of self and unleashed the potential of
human creativity. As Jefferson said, “Enlighten the people generally, and tyranny and
oppressions of body & mind will vanish like evil spirits at the dawn of day.”
Today’s American system has evolved into one of countless restrictions, extreme
oversight, and endless bureaucracy. For example, a person must check with a zoning
official just to place a sign on their own property. In my own personal case, I was told I
could have just one sign, no greater than 64 square feet, with six words or less, and I had
to personally be involved if it was a business.
The number of building codes is swelling at a phenomenal rate. My wife and I bought an
old school with the ideals of providing affordable housing, doing charitable good, and
providing our children with an experience of a lifetime. This dream was shattered by an
ill-intentioned building inspector, building use restrictions, and endless bureaucracy. It
took us thirty months to get approval to move into our own building. If you move into
your own building without a temporary certificate of occupancy from the building
inspector, they can have you forcibly removed and charge you with a misdemeanor. Is
this freedom? During the course of the project, building permits were delayed for two
months on two different occasions while small items were addressed. Seventeen sets of
floor plans were submitted, along with two sets of plumbing designs, fire alarm designs,
HVAC/Mechanical Plans, and wiring plans.
Professionals were mandatory, including mechanical engineers, architect, plan reviewer
(to help the building inspector), fire alarm design specialist, master plumber, and master
electrician. Virtually every detail is dictated to you, leaving little to the imagination.
The Watered-Down Bill of Rights
The United States Bill of Rights grants individual rights that have been attacked and
denied for decades.
Article 3 of the Bill of Rights states, “Congress shall make no law respecting an
establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the
freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peacefully to assemble, and
to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.”
You now need a permit to protest, and even then, you are given a designated area,
sometimes out of site of the place or even being protested. This practice is clearly
designed to silence the dissenters.
Article 7 states in part, “nor shall any person…be deprived of life, liberty, or property,
without due process of law…”
Every day family courts deprive parents, predominantly fathers, of equal time with their
children. Courts routinely give them a couple of weekends a month, while making them
pay 25% and up in child support. They tack on daycare and medical portions, as well as
insurance coverage.
The court system discourages self-representation by the average American through its
numerous filing requirements, terminology, and formalness. The majority of judges warn
Pro Se (self-represented) individuals of the risk they entail by representing themselves,
further discouraging such attempts. Our founding fathers did not intend for lawyers to
have exclusive representative rights in the court room, but only to represent those that
needed it. The liberty of Americans is only served through informal procedures that
doesn’t require the services of an attorney.
Article 8 states, “In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a
speedy and public trial...”
Alleged criminals, victims, and victim’s families now wait up to years for a hearing.
There are no speedy and public trials. The system itself, and some of its encompassing
laws, have created the backlog of cases. For instance, no states recognize the equal right
to parental time, and pits mom against dad in a winner takes all competition. This is a
clear design for battle, not negotiation. The reward of child support is enough for many
unscrupulous, undeserving parents.
Article 10 says, “Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor
cruel and unusual punishments inflicted.”
Child support payments are often excessive and put non-custodial parents in unfavorable
living conditions.
The justice system favors the rich over the poor, the educated over the uneducated, the
famous over the unknown.
“I have sworn upon the altar of God eternal hostility against every form of tyranny over
the mind of man.” – Thomas Jefferson
What’s the answer to the many decades of growing restrictions and bureaucracy? Roll it
back as far as we can, as fast as we can. Review the endless rules governing areas
infringing on individual rights. Eliminate all rules and regulations that are unreasonable
and deserves to be left to the judgment of individuals.
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