Despite the dire state of our nation, you can rest assured that none of the problems that continue to plague our lives and undermine our freedoms will be addressed by our so-called elected representatives in any credible, helpful way, and certainly not during a State of the Union address. Consider the following facts: Our government is massively in debt. Our education system is abysmal. Our homes provide little protection against government intrusions. Our prisons, have become money-making enterprises for private corporations. We are no longer a representative republic. We’ve got the most expensive, least effective health care system in the world. Air pollution levels are dangerously high for almost half of the U.S. population. One out of every 10 bridges in the country is in urgent need of repair. Americans know little to nothing about their rights or how the government is supposed to operate. Nearly one out of every three American children live in poverty. Our schools have become little more than quasi-prisons. We’re no longer innocent until proven guilty. Parents are no longer viewed as having an inherent right to raise their children as they see fit. Private property means little at a time when SWAT teams and other government agents can invade your home, break down your doors, kill your dog, wound or kill you, damage your furnishings and terrorize your family. Americans can no longer rely on the courts to mete out justice. Americans have no protection against police abuse. If there is any absolute maxim by which the federal government seems to operate, it is that the American taxpayer always gets ripped off. Americans are powerless in the face of militarized police. Now these are not problems that you can just throw money at, as most politicians are inclined to do. These are problems that will continue to plague our nation unless and until Americans wake up to the fact that we’re the only ones who can change things. For starters, stop acting like it really matters whether you vote for a Republican or Democrat, because it doesn’t, and start acting like citizens who expect the government to work for them, rather than the other way around. — John W. Whitehead, president of The Rutherford Institute and author “A Government of Wolves: The Emerging American Police State”
Posted on: Mon, 26 Jan 2015 01:27:28 +0000
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