With the 2010 elections quickly approaching we face a pivotal point in the life of our great republic. Our government has encroached into almost every area of our lives and our rights and freedoms are being stolen by the bureaucrats in Lansing and Washington. 

As the European socialist democracies collapse under their decadent policies and practices, our president and the progressive democrats are going at breakneck speed to replicate their form of government. Washington continues to spend at rates that are incomprehensible, that will bankrupt our nation and enslave future generations with crushing debt from unjustified and mandated spending. 

As patriotic Americans we must awaken to the fact our very existence is in jeopardy. To be politically neutral is unconscionable and the eventual result can only be the loss of our country and our freedoms. As responsible citizens of this country we must protect our rights by being politically literate about candidates and issues. Only by arming ourselves with the essential information can we hope to restore fiscally and ethically responsible people in office who will represent us and our principles.

The founding fathers faced a similar situation and risked all in their fight for liberty.  They were people just like you and me.  They were busy, had occupations, and families to support.  They had become accustomed to a way of life, just like us, and probably assumed life would continue on in much the same way for their children. 

They came to the realization their lives were changing and things were growing worse in the colonies, just as they are now for us nearly 300 years later.  They realized tyranny is a beast that is never satisfied.  The colonists didn't want to believe what was happening to them just like we don’t. Like the colonists we must awaken to the fact if we don’t make our voice heard we will not have one in the future. 

Our ancestors were just like us, overwhelmed by the tyranny of taxation and over-bearing laws they could no longer tolerate. Their response was to become politically active, and engaged as an active participant. 

It isn’t too late to save our republic. Know the issues! Know the candidates! Protect your rights! Vote for constitutional conservatives! STOP THE MARCH TO TYRANNY!

(Submitted for publication to the Dewitt/Bath Review & The Clinton County News, The St. Johns/DeWitt Informer, The Laingsburg Independent, & The Perry Independent on July 6, 2010 )


