I met a couple from California yesterday. The husband said, “Our state is broke and I just want to know where our tax dollars are going.” It seemed to be difficult for him say that his state is broke. He said that their taxes have been raised and teachers have been losing their jobs. He wants know why his state government is making the choices they are making with his money. I met another man from California who told me that Californians are not as the rest of the country pictures. He said that their state government does not reflect the values of the citizens.
In the rest of the country, we feel the same way. We see taxes go up, and sometimes taxes go up and we do not realize it because the way politicians raise the taxes. We see that our country is in debt. We see that other countries are losing faith in the dollar. We wonder where are our tax dollars are going. We have seen the bailouts, and we wonder, “Why is our government making these choices with our money?” We look at our politicians and know that their decisions do not reflect our values of freedom and responsibility.
Our country was founded to be a country in which the values of the people were reflected by the government. It is a country in which the people hold the politicians accountable. On July 4, we will stand up and say, “Enough already.” We want our politicians to know where we stand and that we going to hold them accountable. If they do not listen to the people, they will find out what it is like to be unemployed.
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It is wonderful to be in the greatest nation in the world. I am thankful to have been born in the United States of America. However, with the government takeover of the banking and car industries, with czars that are accountable to no one except the president, with a tax system that stifles opportunity, and with a mountain of debt that we will be passing on to our children’s children, the future of the country looks bleak. In this situation, we could find ourselves asking, “Why me?” We could find ourselves saying, “All hope is lost.” We can choose to say, “There is something I can do!” We can choose to say, “I was born for such a time as this, so I will stand up and take my nation back!” “Live free or die” sounds like a great rallying cry. We will fight to the death for freedom, but that is not what the statement is about. It is a warning. If we do not fight for freedom, our society will die. How are we fighting for freedom with the Tea Party movement? When the people in our society depend on the government for what should be personal responsibilities, we are allowing the government to control our lives. We must fight for freedom. Chrysler is filing for bankruptcy and what is our government doing, giving handing them another $8 billion of our money. It is not the governments job to bailout these companies. It is not the taxpayers job to bailout these companies. I did not choose to give the government my money to bailout failing businesses. I will not let them do it anymore. I will not vote for elected representatives who support bailouts. The real revolution happens at the ballot box. Start finding out how your elected representatives vote and look for candidates who support what you believe in. Together we will take our nation back and we will secure the future of our nation for our children and grandchildren. Children will shape the future of our nation. The Tea Party movement is not about today; it is about tomorrow. It is about the future of our nation, the children. We are fighting against the trend of spending because if we do not pay off our debts and we continue to let our debts rise, our children will pay our debts or lose the freedom we enjoy as Americans. We cannot stop with fighting for our children; we must continue to the next step. If we want are children and grandchildren to live the best lives they can, we must teach them for what we are fighting. The children must be instructed in our values of freedom and responsibility. We do not want this movement to die with us. We want it to continue for generations, because we want the freedom and prosperity of America to continue for generations. Teach your children about constitution. Teach your children about responsibility. Teach your children about America, the great nation we love. I am excited about what happened on Wednesday. The people came out to let Washington know that we have had enough runaway spending. It takes courage to stand up for what you believe, but the American people are a courageous people. A friend of mine tried to get a count, but stopped counting when she got to 300. We approximated the turnout to be around 350. That is a great turnout of courageous people for a cold rainy day. Our government was created to be for the people and by the people. Guess what you are the people. Our first amendment guarantees our right of free speech. The founding fathers wanted a safe guard in place in case the government ever did anything outrageous. They wanted individuals to be able to rise up and say, “This is wrong.” As I watched the spending that has been going on in recent times, I must say, “This is wrong.” I am only one person. I want to hear what other people are saying. I posted three questions to our Facebook page. Why are you coming to the Tea Party? What do you want to see changed about our current economic policies? What do you think each American can do to take our country back? Please give your feedback through this page by posting a comment or going to the “Let Your Voice Be Heard” page. You can also post to our Facebook page, http://apps.facebook.com/causes/256648/25879405ion (see discussion topics). Yesterday, I was watching a DVD with my two year old. The narrator said, throughout the show, that he was just the narrator so he couldn’t get involved. At the end of the show, the narrator saved the day. When questioned about getting involved he said that sometimes you just have to get involved. |