This weekend, I read in my newsletter from RV Travel.com (this issue is at http://rvtravel.com/issue410.shtml ) that in response to budget shortfalls, Arizona is poised to close its state parks. They have already closed most state rest areas. New Mexico may be next.
I was really looking forward to spending some time in those states and would have probably camped at some of those parks. This whole closure business seems a bit shortsighted. Visitors bring a lot more than just the camping fees to a state. They purchase food, gas, souvenirs, repairs, and countless other items.
Why couldn’t those states have done what Georgia did in lieu of closing parks – solicited volunteers. I think I read that more than 10,000 volunteers helped out in Georgia state parks.
Of course, this whole issue could be resolved if government would just stop spending so much. Unfortunately, our federal, state, and local governments have tried to act as nanny to the citizens of the country --- but don’t get me going.
Our founding fathers created a Constitution that would limit the power of government. Over the years, we’ve been seduced by the promise of being taken care of until we have become slaves to the corrupt elite (IN BOTH PARTIES, I might add) who think they know how to spend our money better than we do.
It’s time to put a stop to this travesty. We need to replace every Representative (they are all up for re-election every 2 years) and every Senator the next time they are up for re-election (1/3 of the Senate every 2 years).
It’s time to take a stand, to demand that they remember that THEY WORK FOR US, not the other way around.
This health insurance reform bill (they aren’t trying to fix health care – we have the best in the world) is a great example. If it is such a good thing, why have our elected representatives written themselves out of it. They won’t be changing their health care. This alone should give everyone pause.
And don’t get me started on the bribery and extortion Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid used to get people to vote for this. Consider the 300 MILLION DOLLARS Mary Landrieu demanded for her state (LA) and got. How about the free ride for Medicaid costs Ben Nelson got for his state of Nebraska! There are a number of other examples, but these are the most egregious.
And, what about reading the bills they vote on! They NEVER do. For this last Senate bill, they wouldn’t have had time unless they could read as fast as Guinness Book of World Record holder Howard Stephen Berg.
And it’s not just one party – Republicans and Democrats both vote to pass unconstitutional bills all of the time.
Our balance of powers between Executive, Legislative and Judicial branches has become a joke. Obama has appointed a lot of people who are not required to be approved by the Senate – people like avowed Communist Van Jones and scores of other Marxist/Socialist radicals who work without Congressional oversight.
I hope you’ve heard of the Tea Parties and the 912 Project which refers to how we all felt after 9/11/2001 and to the 9 principles and 12 values that should link us all together:
The Nine Principles
1. America is good.
2. I believe in God and He is the Center of my
Life.
3. I must always try to be a more honest person
than I was yesterday.
4. The family is sacred. My spouse and I are the
ultimate authority, not the government.
5. If you break the law you pay the penalty.
Justice is blind and no one is above it.
6. I have a right to life, liberty and pursuit of happiness, but there is no guarantee
of equal results.
7. I work hard for what I have and I will share it with who I want to. Government
cannot force me to be charitable.
8. It is not un-American for me to disagree with authority or to share my personal
opinion.
9. The government works for me. I do not answer to them, they answer to me.
12 Values
Honesty
Reverence
Hope
Thrift
Humility
Charity
Sincerity
Moderation
Hard Work
Courage
Personal Responsibility
Friendship
Isn’t it time we go back the the principles and values this country was founded upon?
You might want to check out www.goooh.com which stands for Get Out Of Our House – the goal of this group is to replace ALL 435 Representatives, even the one in your district.
Get involved. Write and email and phone your representatives. Vote for people who support and uphold the Constitution, who ascribe to the 9 principles and 12 values.
Remember that Barack Obama and his ilk have made no secret that they want to FUNDAMENTALLY change this country. We have to make sure that doesn’t happen by exercising our rights and responsibilities as citizens of this great land.
Well, I sure got on my high horse, didn’t I? I hope I can get down without falling flat on my face. But I would hate for us to be too late to stop this rush to Socialism.
May God bless America!
Until next time…
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