Showing posts with label liberty. Show all posts
Showing posts with label liberty. Show all posts
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
Saturday, January 21, 2012
Wednesday, January 18, 2012
Pew Research Poll: Paul’s Surge Continues
In a fresh Pew Research national poll, only two Republican
contenders saw their support increase in the week between the most recent Pew
polls; moderate Mitt Romney and Libertarian-leaning Ron Paul.
Romney
gained about four points nationally, Paul expanded his support by three points,
and the rest of the GOP field experienced marginal declines in overall support.
Despite
what may seem like a modest increase, Paul’s base of support continues to surge
among all niches of the Republican Party as well as with Independent voters.
According to Pew Research, over the past month, Paul has virtually doubled his base
of dedicated supporters, showing no signs of slowing down whatsoever. Conversely,
candidates such as Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum have only experienced modest
growth; expected growth, given that numerous candidates have left the race
during that period.
The previously
stated facts all point to an increasingly competitive race for the Republican
nomination, as Rick Santorum, Newt Gingrich and Rick Perry
begin to fade into the background, leaving behind a hotly contested two-man
race between Ron Paul and Mitt Romney.
One candidate represents
constitutionally limited government; one represents a more progressive style of governing.
Republican
voters must begin to consider whether they want to nominate a true constitutional
conservative who has never voted to raise the debt ceiling once, or a
progressive liberal who supported the TARP bailouts.
The right choice is crystal-clear.
The United States: Free?
There are many honest reactions to this challenging question, and the answers are often byproducts of varying life experiences and cultural discrepancies
that make us each fundamentally different.
Upbringing often plays a critical
role in developing one’s outlook on life and government. A free, diverse
environment full of opportunity, that stresses the importance of independence
and liberty tends to breed a sense of individualism and a lust for personal
sovereignty. Conversely, a strictly controlled and regulated setting is likely
to incite a core sense of collectivism.
Therefore, with regard
to the initial question, one must consider whether existence in a world of independence
and autonomy is more valuable than a life of subservience and conformity.
It is as simple as that.
Throughout history, many societies
have attempted to answer this question through simple social experimentation. Sadly,
there had not been a single human civilization that successfully created a
culture of individuality and freedom until the United States formed in the late
18th century. This resulted in a boom in the development of creative
ideas, innovation, and most importantly human rights.
The U.S accomplished this
incredible feat solely through the construction of a document that clearly
defined the role of government in society, not by exploiting its population for
the benefit of a few as many previous societies had done.
The United States Constitution is
explicitly clear in describing the ideal role of government: to protect life,
liberty and property, as our humanity entitles us such rights that cannot be
stripped away by any army or any government.
In the United States today, the
role of the Federal Government, with respect to individual and economic
liberty, is becoming a hotly debated topic in mainstream politics.
With the economy in shambles, many Americans
are looking toward government to solve this mess of a problem. As a result, the
govt. has responded by growing in size and taking more control over our lives
and freedom.
This perpetual, recurring problem
will inevitably lead to the extinction of liberty and the end to our beloved Bill
of Rights unless the people of America take action and fight back against tyranny at its root.
It is up to us as freedom-loving
Americans to make up our minds.
Do we want an all-embracing Federal Government
that loathes the basic, fundamental principles our founding fathers fought so
hard to protect?
Or will we fight for all
individuals’ inherent rights; rights that are derived from our humanity, and are
protected and revered under a constitutionally restrained Federal Government?
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