Posted on 10/12/2009 7:38:12 AM PDT by dscott8186
A turning point in US history has come; either the Elites who advocate for the statist cause for control prevails or the self-governance by the citizenry prevails. We are at the tipping point of government micromanagement versus individual responsibility (power). Unless you have been living as a hermit these past few years most people now recognize the stark choice that is before the country. Will the government be allowed to usurp individual choice and responsibility without opposition by reason of clever arguments by those who claim they know better or will the people rise up and clean house in the 2010 elections to remove the Elites? Who runs the country? The Elites or the People?
The following quotes are brought up for your consideration regarding the attitudes and behavior of government officials (Elites) regarding self-rule in a Republic.
“Everybody thinks there’s still an appetite for California bonds,” Lockyer said. “There’s certainly a continuing need for long-term investments in schools, high-speed rail, stem-cell research centers and so on.”
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZcM49iAxyU
Pass to your address lists. Awesome video of Americans who are fed up with a unscrupulous government that represents Liberal RATs and our enemies.
It wouldn’t be so bad if “those who claim to know better” actually DID know better. All the empirical evidence is that they, at best, know no better than the rest of us, and in many cases they know a good deal less. So how are they allowed to get away with it?
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