I was inspired to write this after reading the recent post of Mikeholistic. I recommend you all check it out. The intro to the Declaration of Independence states that, "All men are created equal, endowed by their creator(no mention it has to be a specific one)with certian inaliable rights. Among those are the rights to Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness." That a Government is to be established by those(we the people)whose rights those are. To protect those rights. That in the event that the government elected by them(we the people), fails to protect or in worse cases(like now) actually contributes to the loss of those rights, then it is also has the right to remove said government and replace with a new one.
What does it "really" mean? I know that what was entended by those great men (Founding Fathers) is a far cry from what is actually the picture of today. First, as far as being "created" equal. Obviously they ment when it comes to just plan and simple rights. Ask any women and they will be more than happy to "illuminate" for you that all men are not "endowed" by their creator equal! LIFE today for many, probably the majority, is a struggle that can reduce a person to a seemingly never ending process of trying to just get by. Exsistence not life! LIBERTY can be summed up as, what ever they give or as in todays world taken away from you, under the guise of "homeland security" and laws enacted like the Patriots act. Funny how the word "Patiots" is used to justify removing your civil liberties. Big brother was not the brain child of the Fathers of our Nation. The collection and storage of data on each and eveyone of us is down right invasive! The spectrum of this ranges from information gatherd and stored (now up to fifteen years) on all movement to and from our boarders of all US citizens. Yup, every trip, vacation is now now cataloged and if the need/want arises it can be accessed even for use in civil lawsuits, such as divorce. Im not quite sure how this protects our country!. The now, hundreds of thousand of surveillance cameras installed all over cities, towns, highways, airports, and vertually everywhere else is now like walking into any major casino were you can be tracked EVERY WHERE except while seated on the thrown. Thats probably only because they couldn't stomach what they would have to see! The first time your picture is taken it is cataloged in your file. Then each and every time your face shows up in a photo and it's developed by any means besides you personally developing it, a new computer "face recognition" computer program matches your face to the one stored it gives time, date and place of photograph. Yes, you could be at a ball game and someone ten rows away snaps a photo of their friend and you happen to be in the background that computer will pick you out and now they have a record of you being there! Do not think for one second that this is not the "Whole truth and noth'n but the truth" so help me God! So much for "liberty". It's a good thing Patrick Henry isn't alive and a citizen today........You know what he said? NewHampshire liscence plates will remind you. I guess the choice would be easy to make but hard to "live" with. The Happiness part is the saddest off all. What is life without happiness? Now happiness can mean so many different things and levels. Heck, John McCain thinks you not considerd rich unless you have 5,ooo,ooo (yup thats 5 miilion) dollars. I guess that leaves me out...... happiness for 40,000 (yup forty thousand) of Americans is not having to go to bed hungry that night or having to suffer the pain of an ailment because they are without money or insurance to pay for the medicine. This is your land this my land...........