POLITICS of America's Turning Point

I heard in a radio sweeper today that Mr. Levin looks forward to August
2nd. He says it will be our new July 4th. I couldn't agree more.

When Obama was first elected, I was disappointed, but not that much. I
didn't vote for the "R" candidate either. I thought Obama might have a
chance, heal an old racial wound, maybe be a good Clinton or JFK and
have the good they do be only slightly outweighed by the damage they
inflict.

Then came the health care bill. The most devastating legal action taken
against American exceptionalism, even American political thought, since
the founding of Social Security back a few generations ago. It became
VERY clear that this man had taken the reigns of the Democrat party and
was determined to lead it BACK toward slavery, back to where the ruling
class makes all the decisions, and us workers need to shut up and pick
our cotton.

But then there came hope! The election in 2010 sounds a resounding
trumpet of Americans who believe in self-determination, who believe in
self-government, who believe that government is by definition a BURDEN
which should be minimized to the smallest form possible (and no smaller,
of course). The breaks were applied and I once again had hope that we
would not become just another European socialist state...

And that brings us to today. This is perhaps the MOST important point
in American history, to date. Do we believe that America's founding --
the one that eradicated slavery within its borders and brought liberty
and freedom to millions -- should stand true? Or should it be
re-written to canonize the role of government as caretaker and elevate
the humble social servant as nurse, teacher, preacher and guide? In
less rhetorical words: do we believe that private success should be
lauded, or punished? Should economic production be the role of the
government, or of the citizen? Should we lean directly on God himself,
or a higher power ONLY IF that higher power is the governing body ruling
over us?

What happens in the next few weeks is key, and here's why:

When I was living in Europe, I went through a few political election
cycles. "Socialist" and "Communist" are not bad words on that
continent. They proudly run under these banners and do in fact win
seats, every time. Yet, the European man (at least where I was) are
fiercely independent and loathe the high tax rate and government burden
they have to carry. How could such strong people bend so easily to the
will of a socialist union?

The answer is simple: it's the status quo. It is that way, because it's
always been that way. The European states can choose between hyper-left
governors, or center-left governors; those who think a person is
entitled to be taxed at a 100% rate, and those who think it should be
cut to only 75%. If our representatives do not hold the line on taxes
in this current debate, then they will be DESTROYED in the next
election. The left will again win the super majority. Constitutionalism
will fade, and we will become a socialist state. We will look back on
this time and wonder how government could /ever/ survive on only taking
a tiny 30% portion of a rich man's gigantic $60k income (which my
current total tax rate, FYI). Reducing this rate would mean riots in
the streets, crippling labor strikes, government collapse, anarchy, etc..

In a very real sense, this moment is our Gettysburg.

-dave