--I keep reading posts here about how badly the government is treating my fellow citizens.--
These guys have never been to a country where the government really treats their citizens badly. As my wife says, everyone should live in one for a few years and they will come blessing hour great our country is.
--The subject of owning firearms comes up quite frequently. People are always posting about what they would do if the government infringed on their rights.--
Too easy to punch a few keys under a screen name.
--Would you agree that the government was just a tad bit aggressive in how they handled the sewer problem?--
Sometimes the government gets too aggressive and they may have in this case. I just don't have enough information. This guy has had a long term problem with the city that goes back years.
--The tribunal I was alluding to in my post is the Supreme Court of the United States. However, they seem to be part of the problem rather than the solution.--
I missed that. I was reading that the 'tribunal' would be the group of citizens.
--We have another chance to get this boat floating trim and neat in the coming election. Do you have any plans on how you can personally make a difference?--
My goal for each year is to get at least one front page headline retracted by our local newspaper.
That is an admirable goal. I hope you succeed
Semper Fi
An Old Man
Don't be so sure of that.
Some people have had moments to live before escaping.
It isn't that we don't think our country is great, it's that we don't think it's as free as it used to be. In many countries it is the norm to have to go to the government hat-in-hand and beg for what you need, and risk being killed for doing so. Nonetheless, In this country you didn't used to have to get government permission to do things on your property. If you wanted a deck, you built it; if you wanted everyone to keep out, you posted it and the law upheld it; if you wanted lights on outside, or didn't, you did what you wanted. Compare that to today, where in most placed you need to ask government permission to build a deck (building permits); need government permission to post it (sign ordinances) and can't count on pressing charges against anyone who does trespass; some places you are required to keep a pole light on in front of your house at all times for public safety, while in other places you are prohibited from having outside lights on because of animal habits. That's not the freedom we used to have - the Nanny State was never intended to be here. In a relatively short time (my lifetime, and I'm only 48) we've gone from a presumption that you had the right to your property to a presumption that government should have control of your property. How far will it go? Will we end up as one of the countries where you have to fear for your life when you go to ask the government permission to grow a garden? We are angry at the path we are on.