It's amazing how one small issue can cause such a large epiphany. The issue is Florida's attempt to ban texting while driving. The epiphany occurred while listening to my local talk radio Goddess.
Sidebar: I mean that literally. A mere mortal could not maintain this person's schedule, level of excellence and accuracy on almost every issue. There is definitely something supernatural about Joyce Kaufman!
The fact that the State was once again making an attempt to control my personal behavior was not surprising. What shook me was that I actually started to weigh the merits of this unconstitutional legislation. I quickly did away with that knee jerk reaction. Obviously, texting on your cellphone while operating a motor vehicle is boneheaded and extremely dangerous. It certainly increases the chances of having an accident but unless a traffic law is violated am I not exercising my right to pursue happiness? Extend this logic and I could easily argue that conservative talk radio should also be banned. It distracts like minded listeners and enrages Leftists, Liberals and politically corrected robots. This is certainly a recipe for traffic disaster!
As the callers chimed in during the radio program, I heard fellow Patriots weighing in on both sides of the issue. It forced me to stop and reconsider all the events of the past year. I have seen the flag waving, bumper stickers and t-shirts. I have applauded the red/white/blue signs, tea-parties and quoting of the Founding Fathers. I always thought we were all fighting for the same goal.
This movement has been labeled many things; The Second Revolution, Refounding of America, and so on. For me, the Revolution has already been fought and won, the country was founded over 200 years ago and the founding principles haven't changed just ignored. For me this is all about "Reclaiming Our Birthright".
As Americans, we are endowed with the birthright of Freedom. We all have it. Rich, poor, black, white, man, woman, all of us. We are free to live our lives in whatever manner we choose as long as we don't interfere with another's pursuit of happiness. Over the years, we have ceded freedom after freedom to the government. Some for a false sense of safety, others out of envy and most out of apathy. Bearing the torch of freedom and passing it on to the next generation requires constant vigilance. Hard work. Many have shirked this duty, myself included.
My epiphany was this. If we are having trouble with the small issue of "texting while driving", what happens with the really big issues?
-Are you ready to dismantle the tyrannical IRS (only place in America where you are guilty until proven innocent)?
-Repeal or replace the property tax (insidious transfer of private property ownership from citizen to government)?
-Repeal most of our legal code (anything limiting personal behavior that doesn't directly impede another's right to pursue happiness)?
-Eliminate the social safety nets (illegal direct transfers of property from one citizen to another)?
If we are going to live as the Founder's intended and reclaim the gift endowed by the Creator, we have a lot of work to do and I'm ready but if this fight is only about changing D's to R's, count me out. If it's simply stopping the Obama agenda, I'll have to pass. If you're looking to coronate a kinder, gentler master so you can go back to sleep, you missed the point.
As we start the new year, we should take a minute to think this through and make sure we are all on the same page and fighting for the same goal. If not, we will easily be divided and conquered and what will come after that will be much worse than what we have now.
We are all familiar with the saying, "There's no such thing as being a little pregnant. You either are or you're not." The same holds true for Freedom. Let's be crystal clear on the objective and fight together to reclaim what is rightfully ours!!
Sidebar: I mean that literally. A mere mortal could not maintain this person's schedule, level of excellence and accuracy on almost every issue. There is definitely something supernatural about Joyce Kaufman!
The fact that the State was once again making an attempt to control my personal behavior was not surprising. What shook me was that I actually started to weigh the merits of this unconstitutional legislation. I quickly did away with that knee jerk reaction. Obviously, texting on your cellphone while operating a motor vehicle is boneheaded and extremely dangerous. It certainly increases the chances of having an accident but unless a traffic law is violated am I not exercising my right to pursue happiness? Extend this logic and I could easily argue that conservative talk radio should also be banned. It distracts like minded listeners and enrages Leftists, Liberals and politically corrected robots. This is certainly a recipe for traffic disaster!
As the callers chimed in during the radio program, I heard fellow Patriots weighing in on both sides of the issue. It forced me to stop and reconsider all the events of the past year. I have seen the flag waving, bumper stickers and t-shirts. I have applauded the red/white/blue signs, tea-parties and quoting of the Founding Fathers. I always thought we were all fighting for the same goal.
This movement has been labeled many things; The Second Revolution, Refounding of America, and so on. For me, the Revolution has already been fought and won, the country was founded over 200 years ago and the founding principles haven't changed just ignored. For me this is all about "Reclaiming Our Birthright".
As Americans, we are endowed with the birthright of Freedom. We all have it. Rich, poor, black, white, man, woman, all of us. We are free to live our lives in whatever manner we choose as long as we don't interfere with another's pursuit of happiness. Over the years, we have ceded freedom after freedom to the government. Some for a false sense of safety, others out of envy and most out of apathy. Bearing the torch of freedom and passing it on to the next generation requires constant vigilance. Hard work. Many have shirked this duty, myself included.
My epiphany was this. If we are having trouble with the small issue of "texting while driving", what happens with the really big issues?
-Are you ready to dismantle the tyrannical IRS (only place in America where you are guilty until proven innocent)?
-Repeal or replace the property tax (insidious transfer of private property ownership from citizen to government)?
-Repeal most of our legal code (anything limiting personal behavior that doesn't directly impede another's right to pursue happiness)?
-Eliminate the social safety nets (illegal direct transfers of property from one citizen to another)?
If we are going to live as the Founder's intended and reclaim the gift endowed by the Creator, we have a lot of work to do and I'm ready but if this fight is only about changing D's to R's, count me out. If it's simply stopping the Obama agenda, I'll have to pass. If you're looking to coronate a kinder, gentler master so you can go back to sleep, you missed the point.
As we start the new year, we should take a minute to think this through and make sure we are all on the same page and fighting for the same goal. If not, we will easily be divided and conquered and what will come after that will be much worse than what we have now.
We are all familiar with the saying, "There's no such thing as being a little pregnant. You either are or you're not." The same holds true for Freedom. Let's be crystal clear on the objective and fight together to reclaim what is rightfully ours!!
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