Speaking to my two oldest granddaughters awhile back I told them that I was really concern about their future. When they asked me “Why?” I said to them, “Well, for one I wished that they could experience what real freedom was like. And I immediately got a question, “What freedoms? What are you talking about?”
I said to them, “Looking back to the time when my grandparents were young all the way throughout my lifetime I have seen a growing involvement of government in our lives and in society. During this time we have lost many of our personal individual freedoms in America.” Of course they asked, “Give us some examples Dad.” So I shared with them a story.
I told that that I could still remember the stories that my grandfather and grandmother often told me of what life was like when they were young. In one such story I remember something that caught my attention. People in those days didn’t have a requirement to obtain a driver’s license from the state. In other words there was no government involvement in driving. My granddaughters were very surprised.
So I decided to look into this issue some more. I learned that in those days young men would learn do to all kinds of different chores and tasks. I found a story about a young man that worked one summer performing such jobs as plumbing, flooring, roofing, and laying down a foundation. That summer he earned enough money to pay for his college tuition. But, if he were alive today he wouldn’t be allowed to do all these different kinds of work without some kind of government license, permit, or certification.
Today, government requires a license or permit for just about everything we do. We must obtain an occupancy permit to rent a location for our business. We need to obtain an engineer’s certificate if we do any kind of repairs to our home. We are required to obtain a license if we are an accountant, a nurse, a plumber, an electrician, an insurance agent, a truck driver, or certified mechanic, a welder, a hair stylist and if we work as a waitress or cook in a restaurant just to mention a few jobs. Today, the government decides if you are capable to do a job, not the person who hires you.
Government intervention doesn’t end with our occupations. School districts and local governments have decided that candy, chips and sodas must be removed from our schools. Mayors and city government officials want to tell businesses what size soft drinks they can sell and what kind of oil they must use to fry their foods. Federal government officials dictate to us what kind of television, movies, and games are appropriate for different age groups and this is just the tip of the iceberg. It doesn’t end here.
Earlier this year federal government officials aggressively attempted to change the laws to limit and restrict our ability to own and possess certain types of firearms, even though it is our 2nd Amendment right to do so.
Most recently we have all heard and seen how certain government officials purposely signaled out certain groups who voiced a different political opinion resulting in violating our 1st Amendment rights.
Just the past week we learned how our federal government has violated our freedom to privacy. Government has been listening in on all of our personal phone calls and our internet communications even though we had never committed a crime or have given them a reason to investigate us.
Since October, 2012 the combined number of people enrolled in Medicaid and Medicare now exceeds the number of full-time private sector workers in the United States. This means that more than 50{997ab4c1e65fa660c64e6dfea23d436a73c89d6254ad3ae72f887cf583448986} of all Americans are now under the care of the Federal Government.
Looking forward most Americans will soon be treated by a government-subsidized doctor, taken to a government-subsidized hospital for treatment and if they happen to die will probably be taken to a government-subsidized cemetery. Then our government welfare program will begin paying for the support of their widow and little children. In other words, we are all now stamped: “Property of United States Government do not fold, spindle, or mutilate without a proper license, permit or certification.”
What have we done to America?
The path our nation is on is not one that leads to freedom, but rather towards enslavement. How does it make you feel that one day your grandchildren will not live in a “free America?” But, it doesn’t have to end like this.
The answer to this threat is this: “We the People can, collectively through our government, begin to reverse this process of losing our freedoms. This country was not founded on the principles of big government, but it was founded on the principle that man is free to pursue his life to the best of his abilities and government’s role is to be limited.” The question that remains is, “Are you up to the task?”
I just thought you should know. This is Raul Torres. Join me on a crusade to make a better Texas
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