This country was founded with the concept that the people were in control. The government was created to serve the people. The people were supposed to have the power of control, civil disobedience, and protestation - by armed resistance and the formation of an organized militia if neccesary. The Bill of Rights was engineered to protect this singular concept of POWER TO THE PEOPLE.
I am not suggesting you pick up your gun and go form a militia - all of you camo-wearing redneck NRA idiots should take note. BUT, the fact is that those Constitutional rights have been eroded by the lack of education, understanding, and interest of the general population.
Everyone... including Ben Franklin, Thomas Jefferson and the rest of the architects of American democracy... knew that this was going to be an imperfect system. It was just better than what they'd had at the time. BUT they did try to instill some Common Sense into the equation. They fought and bled for the right of the People to assemble, demonstrate, speak, write, publish, pray, petition, and live well - within certain limitations.
The people of this country have lost the right to...
Ride a bike or a motorcycle without a helmet.
(Insurance Lobby)
Drive a car without a seatbelt in use.
(Insurance Lobby)
Speak freely about any subject.
(Various Special Interest Groups)
Not be tortured.
(Prez Bush and Plutocracy)
Be given a fair and speedy trial.
(Prez Bush and Plutocracy)
Organize and assemble.
(Anti-Union Big-Business Coalitions)
Not be searched without a warrant.
(Prez Bush and Plutocracy)
Not be detained without due cause.
(Prez Bush and Plutocracy)
Write critically of government and businesses without censorship.
(Big-Biz-controlled Media Conglomerates)
I could go on for hours.
But I won't.
Pay attention to the laws, bills, and politics that are being created, THINK about their ramifications, and act accordingly. This is what the country was founded on.
Question your leaders and remember that they answer to you.
If you survived this post, please feel free to comment...
