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ObamaNation Begins

The people have voted and their choice is Barack Hussein Obama. We will now most likely experience much more socialism creeping into our country, more than with George W. Bush.  John McCain was no conservative either.  Maybe this will help Republicans realize the we need to offer up a real choice.  I will continue to vote 3rd party so long as none of the major parties bring forth candidates that will truly uphold the Constitution.

Hopefully some good will come out of this - We now have a better opportunity to wake up Republicans to the problems within their own party. Hopefully we can inspire more and more people to read and understand the Constitution and the principles of freedom. We can help others have freedom in their personal lives as we share and live these principles.

Welcome to ObamaNation!  (Kind of reminds me of ‘abomination’.)

Tags: constitution, hope, obama, principles, socialism, wake up

Who’s Running for President? Palin vs Obama? Does it Matter?

Is John McCain’s decision to choose Sarah Palin helping or hurting his campaign? Does it matter?

Does it really matter who becomes President of the United States? Does it matter if Obama/Biden or McCain/Palin wins?

As much as I would love to see a Constitutionalist become President, that’s unlikely to happen anytime soon. It’s been a long time since we’ve had a President who actually knew, understood and followed the Constitution.  Neither the Repiblican nor the Democrat Presidential candidates are constitutionalists. Neither one supports the proper role of government. Why is that?

I believe that we get what we ask for. The majority of the people in the United States do not understand the Constitution and don’t understand what freedom is really all about. We all like to talk about freedom, but not many have truly sought an education on freedom, such as the Founding Fathers had.

True freedom involves having the right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness/property without government intervention, so long as you are not destroying the life, liberty and property of another.

Today, the majority of people (Republicans and Democrats alike) believe in socialism.  They may not think they do, but they do, and that’s why we have so much socialism in America.  We get what we ask for. Socialism is the opposite of freedom because it uses force to accomplish its objective.  Socialism is government involvement in the distribution of wealth; it’s basically legalized plunder, taking from one to give to another. Socialism goes against the fundamentals of liberty. Force (socialism) destroys freedom and prosperity.

Is socialism bad? That depends on you. Some people are happy with the government meddling in their lives, others are just not educated and ignorant; many just don’t have time to care one way or the other. I am inspired by freedom, and I understand that to have true freedom I cannot support socialism. It is a contradiction to want freedom and encourage socialism at the same time. While both socialism and freedom exist in America, as socialism increases, freedom decreases and vice versa.

How do we really create change in America?

We have to actually want it, live it, and be willing to do something about it. We also have to clearly define the change that we want and enroll others in our vision.

Personally, I want liberty, which is why I educate myself to understand the proper role of government, and the principles of economics and freedom. I also apply those principles in my life. If I don’t do what I can to be self-reliant and have personal freedom it wouldn’t make much sense to stand up for political freedom.

So… Does it really matter who becomes President? I say what really matters is what we as individuals believe in.  We get what we want.  If we want freedom, we must align our lives in accordance with that desire.

Tags: barack obama, constitution, freedom, joe biden, john mccain, liberty, presidential campaign, ron paul, sarah palin, socialism

It’s Constitution Day!

The United States Constitution is the greatest single document struck off by the hand and mind of man. I will proceed with some words about the Constitution by a former US Secretary of Agriculture who understood the proper role of government and the Constitution as the Founders intended it.

To understand the significance of the Constitution, we must first understand some basic, eternal principles. These principles have their beginning in the premortal councils of heaven.

The Principle of Agency

The first basic principle is agency…

…Look back in retrospect on almost six thousand years of human history! Freedom’s moments have been infrequent and exceptional. We must appreciate that we live in one of history’s most exceptional moments–in a nation and a time of unprecedented freedom. Freedom as we know it has been experienced by perhaps less than one percent of the human family.

The Proper Role of Government

The second basic principle concerns the function and proper role of government. These are the principles that, in my opinion, proclaim the proper role of government in the domestic affairs of the nation.

…governments were instituted of God for the benefit of man; and that he holds men accountable for their acts in relation to them…

[The Constitution: A Heavenly Banner by Ezra Taft Benson, former US Secretary of Agriculture.]

Today the Constitution is often ignored by most politicians and most people.  Almost all of us have heard of the Constitution, some have read it, and even fewer understand it in relation to the original intent of the Founding Fathers.

The Declaration of Independence and the US Constitution are two important documents that are repsponsible for the extent of freedom that we have enjoyed in the 200+ years since their creation.

But what meaning do these documents have if very few understand them? It’s not just the writing of these documents that made the United Stated free and independent, it’s the fact that enough people believed in liberty and did something about it.

Happy Constitution Day!

If you haven’t read the Constitution lately I highly recommend it. Get a free pocket constitution from the Heritage Foundation.

Tags: constitution, Founding Fathers, freedom, liberty

The Five Thousand Year Leap & The Invisible Hand

For over 5000 years there have been many civilized colonies of human beings ranging from widespread and powerful empires to small villages. The one that has a very different beginning from the rest is the United States. From it has come the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution with its Bill of Rights. These inspired documents, supported by the actions of our Founding Fathers and other great statesmen, have secured the rights and freedoms of each individual to such an extent that in the past 200 years we have experienced a mighty leap in technical, political and economic achievement.

These achievements have largely been a result of the free-market economy which has existed to a great extent during the lifetime of this country. As a nation we are far more prosperous when allowed our liberty; when the Invisible Hand is allowed to run its course.

…every individual necessarily labours to render the annual revenue of the society as great as he can. He generally, indeed, neither intends to promote the public interest, nor knows how much he is promoting it. By preferring the support of domestic to that of foreign industry, he intends only his own security; and by directing that industry in such a manner as its produce may be of the greatest value, he intends only his own gain, and he is in this, as in many other cases, led by an invisible hand to promote an end which was no part of his intention. Nor is it always the worse for the society that it was no part of it. By pursuing his own interest he frequently promotes that of the society more effectually than when he really intends to promote it. I have never known much good done by those who affected to trade for the public good. [Adam Smith, "An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations" 1776]

Unfortunately there are some who believe they know what’s best for the rest of mankind and they go about trying to regulate the economy and the lives of others. If we are not educated and alert to these threats against our freedom we will face the same destructive fate as many societies before. Fortunately there are many great statesmen that understood the principles of liberty and have made that knowledge available to us.

In his book, The Five Thousand Year Leap, W. Cleon Skousen presents 28 great principles that are changing the world. Dr. Skousen spent many years researching the Founding Fathers and discovered that their teachings could be formulated into 28 basic principles.

These principles cover topics such as Natural Law, Morality, the Role of Religion, God, Man’s Unalienable Rights, Sovereignty, Republican form of Government, Property Rights, Free-Market Economics, a Written Constitution, Limited Government, Avoid Entangling Alliances, and more.

I recommend this book to anyone who would like to learn about the basic principles of the Founding Fathers.

The freedom enjoyed because of the application of these principles is what has made it possible for so many millions of people to prosper in business today.

Tags: constitution, Founding Fathers, free-market, freedom, invisible hand, liberty, principles