Happy Dependence Day

The 4th of July had come around again; and this may sound a little pessimistic, but I'd like to wish everyone a happy Dependence Day.

The holiday may be called Independence Day, but I theorize that due to the transfer of power from the people to state and local governments and from state and local governments to the federal government, the Declaration of Independence effectively was, instead of a termination of the authority of the British government over the colonies, a shift of dependence. We talk a big deal about "the land of the free," but we are not free. Sure, we can choose what town to live in, what TV shoes and movies to watch, choose to have children, & choose what to say & read; but what else are we free from government intrusion to do? Not a whole lot. It isn't permissible to grow food on your own land without governmental permission. That seems a pretty basic thing to do: grow your own food. You would think that would be something you would be free to do without governmental regulation, but you'd be wrong. We can't earn a living, give someone a gift, be self-employed, being unemployed, or even die without being punished through taxation. How could anyone say that freedom no longer rings in the U.S.? So go ahead and celebrate the 4th, wave your flags, and celebrate freedom, but don't forget to say how there "should be a law" whenever you see something you don't agree with or see decisions and authority that should be taken from the citizens that can't be trusted with the responsibility of having the authority to make decisions in a way contrary to the way you think the government would. In the face of our overreaching government, the 4th celebrations of freedom seem rather hollow.

Happy Dependence Day Everybody!



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