Campaign for Liberty

Disclaimer: The following are unsolicited opinions. If you find them objectionable I expect the courtesy of discussion. If you agree completely I accept your silent endorsement.

If you were a colonial in 1776, would you forgive British abuses of power and side with the Loyalists? Or, would you fight for independence?

If you were an East German citizen in 1989, would you accept Soviet crimes and remain silent despite decades of humanitarian abuse? Or, would you help tear down the wall?

Tough question. All signers of the Declaration of Independence committed treason against the British. 5 were tortured and killed. Many others who pledged their honor suffered as well. Countless Soviet dissidents paid dearly.

I once heard someone say..."There are 3 types of people: Those who make things happen, those who watch things happen, and those who don't know anything is happening."

Seems like most don't know that anything is happening. Why?

Are we busy pursuing happiness. I'd say very busy...

So busy we don't have time to understand what's happening, much less do anything about it...

But, what if the very thing that allowed us to pursue that happiness was in jeopardy?

Say I pursue happiness exclusively by brewing beer, which is fairly accurate. I drink what I can, sell the rest, and give away the extra...

If I produce 10 kegs of beer and only need 1, where do the other 9 kegs go? Well, they ought to go to the person who needs them most, right? That person will pay the highest price so, hopefully, I can sell them all and afford to make more beer. If no one needs the beer, all gets wasted (no more beer). If anyone I know needs beer because they are dying of thirst they can drink all they need (obviously) until I can no longer afford to make beer.

If an exchange between two parties is voluntary, it will not take place unless both believe they will benefit from it. Most economic fallacies derive from the neglect of this simple insight, from the tendency to assume that there is a fixed pie, that one party can only gain at the expense of another. -Milton Friedman

Government is acting like the person I know who is dying of thirst. But, instead of drinking the beer, it wastes it or gives it to rich folks.

If I spend somebody else’s money on somebody else, I’m not concerned about how much it is, and I’m not concerned about what I get. And that’s government. And that’s close to 40% of our national income. -Another good one from Milton Friedman [full quote here]

Okay, so I can understand how it could be wasted, but what justifies giving it to rich folks? Nothing, really. They are simply the ones that can afford to use media to perpetuate the myth that America would crumble if their business went bankrupt. All the while they've used government to shift the rules in their favor. So, your hard-earned money is basically spent keeping insolvent, corrupt businesses afloat.

It sucks prosperity from each and every one of us, but mostly the poor. Yes, it steals from the folks who are most thirsty! It makes them work harder for less.

Then, to prove it is actually dying of thirst government ensures we are always under threat by provoking fear. Hundreds of billions are spent on unconstitutional, unnecessary, provocative wars. We pay for it dearly with money, sweat, and (if you are a soldier) blood. And what do we get in return? An agitated, dangerous hornets nest - it is an awful cycle.

And we wonder why we have to work so hard to make a living...

When it comes right down to it, who are you going to trust to save your thirsty friend? The government or yourself? Likewise, if you are the one suffering, are you going to drink the blood of your neighbor or accept his/her goodwill?

If you can't trust your neighbor, how can you expect to trust an entity that cannot hear, see, or feel?

You are an American citizen in 2008. Are you going to permit the seizure of our monetary system, oppressive income taxes, state violations of privacy, and endless unconstitutional aggressive wars against an undefined enemy?

Or are you going to use the freedoms that remain to restore those rights so dearly earned in the War for Independence and maintained through diligence ever since? Will US citizens wait until circumstances are so dire that greater sacrifices are required? The recent deprivation of civil liberties demand we use the freedoms we have left to restore them to their appropriate place.

When they took away the second amendment for national security, I was silent because I did not own a gun.

When they took away the fourth amendment for national security, I was silent because I did not deal drugs.

When they took away the fifth amendment for national security, I was silent because I was innocent.

When they took away the first amendment for national security, I was silent because I can no longer say anything about it. -Steve Wozinak

There is no stopping the Campaign for Liberty. It began thousands of years ago in Greece and Rome and its line extends directly through Ron Paul's message and campaign. Everywhere the brushfires of liberty have ever spread throughout history carry the same marks...tolerance, peace, honesty, and the brutal truth. Alright, I think that's enough for now.

Go Ron Paul!

But let it not be said that we did nothing. Let not those who love the power of the welfare/warfare state label the dissenters of authoritarianism as unpatriotic or uncaring. Patriotism is more closely linked to dissent than it is to conformity and a blind desire for safety and security. Understanding the magnificent rewards of a free society makes us unbashful in its promotion, fully realizing that maximum wealth is created and the greatest chance for peace comes from a society respectful of individual liberty. -Ron Paul