MONTANA : ONE OF THE FEW BASTIANS OF FREEDOM LEFT

Our founding fathers knew firsthand what it was like to live under a tyrannical government. And when they wrote the Constitution, they specifically designated and granted to the federal government certain powers. Mainly defense, foreign relations, the regulation of INTERSTATE commerce, (that no state could impose taxes etc. on goods from another state) and the personal liberties granted to every citizen, i.e. the Bill of Rights. And then specifically stated ALL OTHER POWERS ARE GRANTED TO THE STATES. Slowly, over the last century, our courts have gradually expanded those powers until today you can't even take a crap without falling under some FEDERAL law. Like "water saving" toilets that you have to flush 3 times to clean. Like mercury filled light bulbs that already are ending up in landfills polluting our groundwater systems. Like the almost unbelievable tangle of federal rules and regulations that are literally choking our economy. If you doubt that, just start a business and see what kind of crap you have to deal with continually, and how much it costs to comply with all the rules and regs. Then add in what it costs to protect yourself from lawsuits (another whole subject in itself). That cost has to go into the price you pay for that product, be it a material good or a service.

Fortunately, there are a few bastions of liberty left in America today. Montana, for one, with a few other states following their example, has been doing something about curtailing federal control over the states. They have a very interesting battle going on for the Republican gubernatorial nomination. Check this out : http://www.newswithviews.com/baldwin/baldwin675.htm

It's not only our Federal government that is broken. Our system has become corrupt from the local township/county/city to D.C. From the commonplace bribing of local building inspectors, to our state capitals, to the current gang of Chicago thugs running Washington. Our corporations no longer operate with any sense of morals or ethics. The banks and oil companies screw over every single American to further their already incredible wealth. We are very close to the point where the majority of people today worship money above all else. When money is your God, and you fear no eternal consequences for your actions, then anything that puts money in your pocket is ok. It's ok to lie, cheat, steal, even kill if it makes you rich. If you are bigger, meaner, or smarter then it's ok to just take whatever YOU want from whomever YOU want to take it from. If we are going to fix America before we go bankrupt like Europe, like some of our cities are doing, and California and some other states are on the verge of doing, I truly believe we need to "fix"  "we the people" first. Our society is sick. Homosexuality is  celebrated. Adultery (which destroys the most fundamental trust between husband and wife for a few moments of "pleasure") is commonplace. The family unit is falling apart, with the divorce rate well over 50%. Witchcraft and Devil worship are not as uncommon as you might think. Our courts have outlawed any juxtaposition between government and the Ten Commandments. NOTE: As I have said before, even if you are an atheist, if you are intellectually honest you must admit religion, and it doesn't matter if it's Buddhist, Baptist, Hindu, or whatever, sets forth certain standards for human behavior. Without those standards, we are nothing more than animals with bigger, albeit selfish, brains. I don't know about you, but personally, I like to think I'm more than just an animal.

Why do the polls continue to show Obama - who has proved himself to be not only incompetent, but an outright socialist believing that every ill can be solved by more and more government regulation and taxes, winning against every possible Republican candidate with 46 to 48% of the vote? Because government has created an entire class of people, now very near half the population, dependant on government handouts for their sustenance. Like the woman in Tampa, Fl. with 15 kids screaming on the TV news that "SOMEBODY has to take care of my kids". Now there's one place where the government SHOULD step in. If you're going to collect our modern day hodgepodge of "welfare", you get your tubes tied first.

I know I've covered several different subjects here, but the bottom line is you need to get involved in your local and state elections as well as the extremely critical national elections next year. And no matter what your particular religion, we all need to be praying for our country to return to the values that made this the greatest nation in history to live in.

God bless and keep fighting!
Dumb Farmer