E-Newsletter No. 106 October 2022
Freedom is a concept relating to the individual – – each person’s unalienable rights and the choices each person is able to make for their own life. However, the amount of Liberties an individual is allowed to have is oftentimes impacted by what a government can control and/or dictate. In our most recent newsletters, we have written about Freedom of Speech, Religious Liberties, the right to bear arms (which shall not be infringed), and the right to privacy and to be secure in our houses, papers and effects.
Our country’s Founders included the Tenth Amendment in order to restrain the government’s natural tendency to grow and become increasingly intrusive. The Founders also created a Constitutional Republic instead of a Democracy, in order to help protect an individual’s rights from mob rule (aka the tyranny of the majority).
Our country’s current growing divide between Left and Right centers on that key issue about the size and scope of the federal government. Conservatives (for decades) have been slowly losing the battle against the ongoing incremental intrusiveness of the federal government.
The Democrats/Socialists have an agenda (which has been duly announced to the public at large) on how they want to gain absolute power and continue to grow the size and scope of the government. Here is a partial list –
Eliminate the Senate filibuster, so that a simple majority of Senators can push through legislation, rather than have at least 60 of the 100 Senators agree.
Eliminate the Electoral College and have the President elected by a simple majority of people casting votes for the President.
Pass HR 1, which is a proposal to “federalize” our elections, rather than have elections continue to be administered at the state level.
Expand the number of justices on the Supreme Court, and then pack the court with additional “progressive” justices.
Admit additional “states” (Washington DC and/or Puerto Rico) to add additional “progressive” Senators from these new blue states.
Institute “Medicare for All” and have the federal government monopolize the healthcare industry and administer all aspects of our country’s healthcare system.
Some of the other announced items on the Socialists’ wish list include –
Instituting the payment of a Universal Basic Income.
Furthering the racial divide within our country by paying reparations to individuals who have never been slaves.
Legislating a federal right to abortion, including allowing abortions up until the moment of a baby’s birth (and possibly for some period of time afterwards).
Removing the words “under God” from the Pledge of Allegiance.
Eliminating any remaining remnants of our southern border, and instituting a true “Open Borders” policy, which would require the voiding of all existing immigration laws that have been passed by Congress, and which the current administration currently chooses to ignore.
When the federal government abandons the concept of the rule of law, then yes, our Liberties are in grave danger of being toppled, unless Conservatives get out and vote in next month’s elections.
“Freedom is just another word for nothin’ left to lose.” – Janis Joplin
US Debt Clock – – September 1st – $92,650 per citizen / October 1st – $92,800