Free Republic

Many recent surveys indicate that the vast majority of Americans feel our country is moving in the wrong direction. This country was intentionally designed to be different from others in which a monarch or strong central government controlled almost every aspect of the lives of its citizens. In most other nations, the lives of the populace conform to the will of the government. In America, the government is supposed to conform to the will of the people. Also in most other countries, it was declared that the rights of the people were conferred by the government; whereas, our founding documents...

As we celebrate our nation's 237th birthday, a crucial facet of American life has all but vanished. We have forsaken, in a systematic and deliberate public manner, one of our most fundamental duties: fostering civic virtue in each and every one of our citizens. What does it mean to be an American? Politicians in both parties keep pushing to create a new "path to citizenship" for millions of illegal aliens. But if sovereignty and self-preservation still matter in Washington, citizenship must be guarded ferociously against those who would exploit and devalue it at every electoral whim. The pavers of the...

Now don't get me wrong, I do not hate the people of California although it may seem that way. I have many friends in California, from the northern areas to Los Angeles and San Diego, the coast to the valleys, hell; the favorite football team of my youth was the 1976 Oakland Raiders (replaced by the 1985 Chicago Bears, of course). So, you see, I do not hate the people of California. In fact, hate is a pretty harsh word, a word that should be reserved for members of al Qaida and their ilk. No, I do not hate the...