I believe that most of the problems facing this country at all levels of government derive from unprincipled citizens electing unprincipled leaders – the blind leading the blind.
When I say “unprincipled”, I mean people who do not understand
– or people who reject – the principles of the American form of government: constitutional government. Mind you, unprincipled does not mean “unscrupulous”.
Nevertheless, the unscrupulous can
easily take advantage of the unprincipled.
It is a dangerous combination.
Many people think tea partiers and property rights wonks are
a bunch of anarchists. We do not want anarchy; we want the level of limited
government that will maximize liberty and justice for all. We believe humans
are happiest when we are free to make our own decisions and take responsibility
for our own lives.
In the chart below, you can see that self-determination coincides
with maximum liberty. Liberty
suffers in a totalitarian state, as it does in a state of anarchy. We are called “far
right” because in recent decades, the political window has moved so far to the
left. We actually want something closer to the center.
Government derives its just authority from the consent of
the governed. Our constitutions and charters are the official specifications
for our government. They are the instruments of all government authority. Any regime that distorts or disregards the
documents that they swore an oath to uphold and defend are untrustworthy and
dangerous. It is crucial that we adhere to these documents, or amend them as
needed, with the consent of the governed.
The natural progress of things is for liberty to yield, and government to gain ground. ~ Thomas Jefferson
Elected leaders: I am sure that you have doubts from time to time about some
of the votes you cast in session – where you might go either way. When
that happens, I would only ask that you please give liberty the benefit of the
doubt.
My god you are so precisely correct.
ReplyDeleteI'm speechless. You always nail it!
Maybe an open letter to the press - better still read it as the preamble to the Candidates Forum m
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