THE KINGDOM OF DC ...

Like most Americans I am weary and angry with our federal government bureaucrats, Congress, and the President. Obama is running the country like a campaign going from place to place generating class warfare and blaming his failures on rich people, Bush, the weather,  and anything republican or tea party.

The current crisis de'jour is the miserable failure of Obamacare. Earlier it was sequestration, foreign policy flubs everywhere, IRS violations, and a continuing crappy economy. Amazingly, It was Obama, the socialist leader leading us into all these national and international misadventures.  Obama and the Congress are telling us the sky is falling, and the only fix is to pony up more tax revenues.  Rather than compromise, work creatively, and slash wasteful federal budgets,  Obama and his DC minions are jetting all over the country wasting jet fuel and spewing a lot of hot air. Their sermon is always a sermon that the only solution is unlimited spending which means taking more from the productive citizens and corporations of the nation.

In my opinion , to cut the budget look at the Kingdom of DC. There are nearly two dozen police agencies patrolling the tiny District of Columbia ! This silly duplication is the tip of the waste and fraud alive in DC. The great granite and stone buildings in Washington are full of overpaid bureaucrats providing no service or product to the nation.  Mostly, these government big wigs spin webs of new laws and regulations to interfere with the rights of every American. To justify their existence and expansion, they poke into every aspect of our lives and seek total control. The Departments of Education, Energy, Labor, Commerce, etc. do little to improve the nations education, energy, labor, or commerce. Our federal government is bloated, and it's time to return most of their useful activities to the states.

If republicans and democrats really want to improve the economy, lets start in the Kingdom of DC. Shut down many of the stupid ABC federal agencies. Require members in the Judicial, Legislative, and Executive branches work regular hours, and not be granted weeks of vacation and holidays. Tie their compensation to their achievements in balancing the national budget, cutting expenses, and following the Constitution.

It's time the culture of privilege, wasteful spending, and an offensive air of royalty be voted or kicked out of Washington DC.

     

TAKING THE ILL OUT OF ILLEGAL

The Declaration of Independence (1776) states , "they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness". That means we, the citizens, have certain rights granted from God not the president or king. Unalienable is inalienable which means incapable of surrender or transfer. This means God has given us these rights and government has no power to grant, withhold, or restrict same.  Indeed, the Declaration goes on to direct, "that whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or abolish it ".

How much crime has come from old and existing laws restricting alcohol and drugs ?  How many murdered, maimed, and jailed souls have been sacrificed because our government decided a substance was illegal ?

As an example, the 18th Amendment  (Volstead Act)  made the "manufacture, sale, or transportation of intoxicating liquors" illegal. When this happened legitimate businesses were shut down, thousands of people lost their jobs, and serious criminals made legitimate businesses their black market.  Murder, mayhem, and unconscionable profits ensued until the 18th amendment was abolished.

As long as free men exercise their God given rights, without harming their neighbors, government has no role in dictating an individuals choices. When government gave up the 18th amendment the price and quality of alcohol stabilized. The bulk of crime and gangsters from bootlegging and moon shining evaporated. Our government has lost it's decades old war on drugs because the people who seek such substances will pay whatever price the black market demands and deal with dangerous criminals. Making drugs legal will reduce the price and stabilize the quality of substances.  Most importantly, drugs manufactured and sold in a free market will instantly eliminate the profits for gangs and stop all the related violence and  imprisonments.

Legalizing drugs, gambling, and even prostitution will not threaten society. Individuals will still make their own choices. Survival of the fittest and common sense will keep most citizens from drowning in a sea of depravity. Perhaps free of dictating morals of personal behavior our government can re-direct it's efforts and resources to declaring WAR illegal !  

 

NEW SLAVERY ...

Franklin Roosevelt proposed a "New Deal" for Americans back in the 1930's. His idea was to charge the federal government help it's less fortunate citizens. From it's origins and with a lot of help from Presidents Johnson and Obama, the federal government has become a big brother in too many American households. Now providing everything from condoms to cell phones, the effects of so much government intrusion has been devastating to our economy and society. Today, generations of Americans without physical or mental handicaps have been taught to live off government handouts without making any contribution to pay for their benefits.  Despite trillions of dollars, over the decades,  the only success of these welfare schemes has been to deprive people of hope and spawn more cradle to grave plans.

During February we celebrate a great minority of Americans. We recall their travels from slavery to freedom and educate ourselves about the heroes and heroines of that epic struggle. It is a good exercise for all Americans. I grew up in a segregated south and recall the injustices to so many good people. Despite the bumpy path of  Reconstruction, Jim Crow, and "separate but equal" eras, we have come to a better place in today's America.  Indeed, the idealism noted in our founding documents by our founding leaders has become reality and made us a better and stronger nation.

However, I am deeply concerned with a "new slavery" which has afflicted our society. This bondage entails all racial groups of Americans. It's a total dependence on government handouts by an increasing number of citizens. I define handouts as material or money supplied by a government at no cost or obligation from the recipient. This isn't Social Security, veterans benefits, government retirements, or any benefit for which a citizen made payments or gave service. People without disability who choose welfare over work are the "new slaves" of America. Unfortunately, as the federal government grew it's programs of giveaways,  family and social structures collapsed. Families, communities, and churches have, in many cases, been replaced by government bureaus and bureaucrats.

The expense of this "new slavery" is enormous and growing. To fund the great cost's the majority of working people are being levied heavier taxes year after year. Additionally, to justify the continuance of these giveaways, many politicians are purposefully setting social, economic and racial classes against each other.Today while there are no slave sales or slave beatings in the public square, our government has perpetuated a brand of slavery which destroys the hope and humanity of it's recipients.

Our Constitution never authorized the huge, top heavy, wasteful government agencies now needed to maintain this "new slavery". The continued growth of this scheme will bankrupt the nation and create universal  misery for all citizens. I believe Americans of every stripe who work or worked should demand an end to this "new slavery". It begins with a phone call or letter to your federal legislator. Hopefully, it ends peacefully with new legislators voting to remove the cancer of this "new slavery" from our nation.  God forbid, at the very least  protect and exercise your second amendment rights.  

GOVERNMENT SAFE FOOTBALL

Our President, Bob Costas, and other sages of our age have determined that football is a dangerous sport. Obviously, if there is a crisis, only the federal government can provide a remedy.

Given the outstanding efficiency our government has achieved with it's postal, railway, education, and health care (to name a few) systems, shouldn't we expect government run football to be safer ? 

Certainly setting up congressional hearings, blue star panels, and committees will speed us to a day of safe football. Perhaps, football can be made a touch only sport where both teams are always victorious and a Nerf ball is used. Game disputes would be settled by on field union representatives for the players, referees, and fans.

Oh what a glorious age we live in with all the good our wonderful government sends our way ! As the feds make football safer maybe they could probe the horrible dangers of soccer, badminton, sports car racing, church bingo, and horseshoe tossing.