Not So Famous…

I went to the Tax Day Tea Party in my area, and I heard a great deal of complaining. Granted, what was being complained about was pretty justified.  You’re overtaxed, and you see the government spending your money on things you don’t want, don’t need, and couldn’t afford if you did. You see on the horizon that your taxes are going to be increased, along with the size of the government, and when you look at what your government is doing, you realize that the Constitution may as well have been printed on toilet paper for all the careful examination your government is giving it. These are very valid concerns of course, People, and I share them.  But…

This is your fault.

Our form of government is dependent entirely upon you to decide the laws and hold your politicans to account for their voting record.  Do you know what your 111th United States Congress has been voting on since it convened on January 6th, 2009? Do you know the voting records of your representatives? Do you know what your representatives stance on the role of the federal government in your life is?

How can you blame your representatives for voting as they have when you continue to elect them to office?

This is your fault.

Do you know what the U.S. Constitution says?  Have you read it?  When you were up in arms about the AIG bonuses, did you stop to consider that the ex post facto bill of attainder that the House of Representatives voted on to tax the bonuses just might be unconstitutional? If you knew it was unconstitutional, would you be incensed?  If you didn’t know that there’s a distinct possibility it was unconstitutional, are you ashamed? Do you know what the Constitution says?

This is your fault.

Who polices the government? Who determines when the government has overstepped its bounds?  The government?  Isn’t that something of a conflict of interest?  What would be the goal of policing the government? Wouldn’t the goal of policing the government be to prevent them from appropriating powers for itself that the U.S. Constitution never intended for them to have?  If that’s the case, then how can the government police itself?  Isn’t it the People’s job to police the government?  How can we do that if we’ve not read the document that set forth the powers and limitations on said government?

This is your fault.

We have ceded our power as the People of the United States, from whom the government derives its power, to that very government creating a self-perpetuating, power-grabbing government over which we have no control.  Instead, the government is looking how best to control you.  They do so in schools, which you pay for.  They do so by taking away your ability to defend yourselves, enforced by a police which you pay for. They control you.

And it’s your fault.

Do you feel guilty yet?  And I don’t mean the “I’m sorry” kind of guilt that doesn’t modify your actions in any way shape or form.  I’m talking about the kind of guilt that asks the question, “what can we do now?”

Because the first step to overcoming this problem is realizing that it’s your fault!

You can become informed and involved.  You can learn about the policies of people running for office, and you can vote them in or out based on their actions.  Granted, when it comes to rookie politicians, you have more words than actions on which to base your decision, but you can hold him to his words, by following through.  It’s no longer enough to be ignorant of what your government is doing to control you.  You need to take action based on your knowledge.  And you need to WORK to make yourself aware!

Because the state we’re in is OUR fault.  And only action can counter the inaction which the government has used to take away your liberty.  We can no longer conceive of a society where the federal government is limited in scope and power.  We’ve been innoculated against distrust by being told again and again that he government cannot be made smaller.  It CAN!  And when you read the Constitution, you can see how the Founding Fathers did not intend for the federal government to have the kind of power that it has.  Because it was not always this way!!!

What’s more, America survived and thrived when government was small in scope and intrusion.  And we can survive again.

It’s your fault, but that culpability also means that only YOU the People can make it right.

I am overtaxed, aren’t you?  But is there anything we can do about it?  We see President Obama promising huge amounts of money for bailouts of banks, companies, the International Monetary Fund, social programs, and all of this is coming out of whose pocket?  His?  Heck no!!  It’s coming out of yours, people!!  YOUR POCKETS!  How are you doing right now, financially?  Anyone get their hours cut or lose their job because of this freaking economy?  I know my hours have been cut by 20% with more cuts promised if things don’t get better.  I can’t freaking take this anymore.

I WILL NOT BE TAXED INTO OBVLIVION, AND I WILL NOT BE FORCED INTO ACCEPTING GOVERNMENTAL HANDOUTS!!!!  I can take care of myself if I am allowed to keep my money!

But can we DO anything?  YES, YES, A THOUSAND TIMES YES!!!!!!

Our government is supposed to be run by us, people!  If we don’t like the politicians we have, who else have we to blame but OURSELVES?  Our government has increased the national debt a horrendous amount.  And they only promise more.  They say that you don’t know how to spend your money correctly to stimulate this economy.  You apparently don’t know what goods to buy, or how to get your family living comfortably, so let them steal your money and spend it for you!!!  Do you like this?  Well if not, DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT, FOR CRYING OUT LOUD!!!!

Our government didn’t like the AIG Bonuses….so they spit on the Constitution, and passed an UNCONSTITUTIONAL LAW taxing these bonuses.  Article 1, Section 9 of the U.S. Constitution says that Congress cannot pass a Bill of Attainder or an Ex Post Facto law.  A bill of attainder is a law that affects an individual or group of individuals, rather than the population as a whole.  An ex post facto law is a law that does something after the fact.  Like taxing income at a different rate after it’s already been handed out WITH CONGRESS’ APPROVAL!  What’s more, Representative Paul Ryan gave a press release stating that he supported it because HE DIDN’T KNOW IT WAS UNCONSTITUTIONAL, and wouldn’t have supported it if he’d known.  Well thank you for your hindsight, Representative, but you’ve effectively let us all know that YOU DON’T KNOW WHAT THE CONSTITUTION SAYS!!!!!

THIS is who you have elected, America.

So are you sick of being overtaxed?  Are you sick of Obama’s grossly irresponsible spending at your expense?  Are you sick of our government incurring debt that our freaking GRANDCHILDREN will be saddled to pay off?  Let’s put the fear of the people back into the Government, and let’s let them know that we’re not going to take this crap anymore.  Come to the Tea Party on April 15th, and let the government know that you’re mad as hell about their reckless spending!

The Boston Tea Party happened because the colonists felt that they were being taxed without being represented.  Sound familiar?  This is the first step to taking back our government, and it can’t happen without YOU!

The tea party website can be found at: http://taxdayteaparty.com/ and there you can find a tea party near you. There are over 600 of these local tea parties happening nationwide, and you can be a part of it.  Find one near you, and see if there’s anything you can do to help.  Passing out Pocket Constitutions, making signs, offering to speak a little….who knows what you can accomplish.

According to many bloggers, the spenders are scared of us.  They’re saying things like, “Obama was elected by a popular majority, and these tea parties are threatening democracy!!!”  Listen, if that’s the case, then Obama has nothing to fear.  We’ll just be a couple little groups of people, and we’ll be the most microscopic thorn in Obama’s side that he’ll never even notice.

What they’re afraid of, however, is the fact that people who voted for Obama out of ignorance are now rejecting his socialist, irresponsible spending out of knowledge.

So go to one of the PEACEFUL protests.  Speak your mind.  Wake up the masses.  Get others fired up!  Bring a video camera, and post videos on YouTube.  Let’s let the government know who their bosses are.  US!

Modesto Tax Day Tea Party – 1010 10th St. Modesto, CA. – 12pm-6pm