Made a promise to myself to stay out of politics a few months ago as it consumed my life and i realized i changed the minds of the few people i could and i am not getting anything else accomplished under these means ATM....
With that said it is my belief that we have been on a steady decline, erosion of liberty, and a ever growing and hungry federal government since about Teddy Roosevelt... Thats about as early as i can place the decline. no, he is not just a cuddly president who liked teddy bears as you learned in elementary school. He was the first president to expand the powers of the executive past what the constitution granted to that branch. The pendulum has shifted back and forth since then; sometimes very hard. We had Woodrow Wilson almost destroy us and we had Calvin Coolidge bring us further back than any president since Roosevelt.
History over.
Here is our current presidents views on our constitution:
YouTube - 2001 Obama WBEZ Interview Redistribution Wealth Warren Court
He believes our constitution is a charter of negative liberties bc it states what the government cannot do for or to you (liberty) but doesn't say what they must do on their behalf(tyranny). It takes a few minutes to read the constitution and the deceleration of independence. anyone with an IQ over ~40 would know immediately that what our marxist in chief believes is in direct contradiction to what the founders laid out as our form of government. Is our constitutional republic perfect? no. It was created by man and all men are flawed, so it is an imperfect document. BUT, it is the best form of government ever laid out in the history of earth. look at the accomplishments that were created under this form of government compared to the last 5000 years and it becomes obvious what liberty and freedom does for man. There are two built in mechanisms for enhancing, removing or changing the laws in the constitution. That's how we got from 10 amendments to the 27 we have today. there is no need to throw it out as some suggest and form a new law of the land. That would be national suicide.
The current strategy from what i can tell is the cloward-piven strate4gy to overwhelm the system so they can build a new system in its place. By overwhelm i mean through welfare and other free services to people who don't deserve it. Eventually you run out of other peoples money. We are close to the tipping point. About 50% of the populace at this point pays no taxes... So which party do you think they vote for? the party that gives the most free shit country be dammed.
“Socialism works only until you run out of other people’s money.” Margaret Thatcher
"The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants. -- Thomas Jefferson
The founders knew this would happen and spoke of it openly, these days you are labeled a cook and probably end up in jail for talking like they did. I mean hell they started a revolution over a tax on a breakfast drink AND IT WASN'T EVEN COFFEE.....
Some might say i am crazy, but i feel i am one of the few sane ones left in an insane world. I am but just one of the 3%.
Good day, i am done with this thread. If i peaked someones interest or you want to bitch me out PM me - rant off.
P.S i have not watched cable tv for well over a year, i have not listened to talk radio for months, i barely keep up with the day to day bullshit that goes on in the news on the internet. i know where i stand on issues and morals and that is all i need. so dont tell me i am brainwashed by some bullshit news station or talking head. I read history books, that's about it these days.