Despite this article’s intentions to show that Democrats are moving the government in the wrong direction, it clearly shows me that both the democrats and republicans are contributing to this idiocracy. There are alot of scary facts in this article that increase my faith in our current government. I continue to question if the lawmakers in this country understand economics. Both the republicans and democrats are in support of increased spending both in domestic spending and foreign spending. This agenda that may or may not solve minor problems is being placed in front of solving major problems like having a multi-trillion dollar national deficit or being in debt to countries such as China. Every time we vote for these politicians we are voting to increase are national deficit, debt, and inflation. When are we going to stop doing this?

Article discussing the differences between Libertarians and the Republicans of today. For a long time I classified myself as a Republican and then for a while as a true Republican with beliefs from days long gone. Today I find myself identifying as a Libertarian in almost every regard. It has become quite obvious to me that the majority of the problems in this country are caused by the government and that a Laissez faire approach is far better.

I believe that the republican party desperately wants to be what they used to be but the core of the party believes in big spending, big government, big military, and no longer has faith that people can take care of themselves. As long as they hold true to these values they will continue to be the mirror image of the Democratic party with different views on non-important issues.

I don’t believe this is a matter of the Republican party versus the Democratic Party. Both parties are guilty of participating in stealing freedom from the American people. Each party has contributed various laws and acts that have increased the federal government’s power in turn taking freedom from us. The government lies and tells us that this increase of power will protect us or better serve us. With each added law or misuse of executive power the government moves closer to being omnipotent and in full control. Our so-called democracy is quietly transforming into something that resembles our enemies and nightmares where people have no freedom.

There is already a long list of revoked freedoms(mostly partial as of now) whether we choose to acknowledge it or not.

- freedom of speech (there are a list of things that an individual cannot say without being prosecuted, also there are free speech zones)

- freedom of press (the government openly admits to controlling the press at times, the press is supposed to be the voice of the people)

- freedom to assemble and protest (just think about what losing this right means for a second)

- freedom from search and seizure without probable cause (government can enter your home without a warrant at any time)

-right to a lawyer (government can now listen to people’s conversations with lawyers, and the president can exercise his power to bypass trials)

How much further are we going to allow the government to go? As recently as this week our president has infringed upon the people. By declaring the H1N1 virus a national emergency, the president sneakily flexed his ability to FORCE the American people to do something. The death toll from swine flu total is less than the number of deaths from the regular flu for the year by thousands yet our president declares this a national emergency.

Our president promised to revoke the Patriot Act and so far there hasn’t been a peep about it since he took office. Soon, this administration will try to take away other freedoms such as our Right to Keep and Bear Arms. This amendment protects ALL of our freedoms and if we lose this we will be lost. How do we protect ourselves from our government?

I think the American public chooses to be ignorant to what is going on. We feel safer when others are responsible, accountable, and in charge. In fact, it is just easier. If we continue in this direction there will come a time when we will no longer have a choice to defer responsibility and instead we will be told what to do. Have we forgotten that WE, the people, are supposed to be in charge of this country? Have we forgotten that the senators, congressmen, and president are supposed to serve us?

Fear causes us to make irrational decisions. These decisions have resulted in allowing the government to become bigger and more powerful and corrupt. This Fear will enslave us. One day we are going to wake up and we will be safe. But in this safety we will be caged. Is safety more important than freedom?

For those of you who think this is far-fetched or exaggerated, I challenge you to open your eyes and observe the world around you. Ask yourself this question: are you as free as you were a year ago? Are you as free as you were ten years ago? Surely an honest answer will be NO.