Posted by
Roxanna M. on Wednesday, April 23, 2008 6:10:46 PM
When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation.
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed. That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness. Prudence, indeed will dictate that Governments long established should not be changed for light and transient causes; and accordingly all experience hath shewn, that mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable, than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed. But when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same Object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such Government, and to provide new Guards for their future security.
America is rapidly reaching the point our Founding Fathers did when this document was written, due solely to a government that has shown remarkable indifference to this nation and its people for decades now. Gas is at $4.00 a gallon and rising daily. Had our government had the foresight of a flea, we would have begun drilling in ANWR a decade or more ago and that precious fuel would most likely now be available for our use.
But no. The arrogant, ignorant, shortsightedness of America's elite led them to believe that they could keep OPEC countries in line indefinitely. No need to develop our own resources, no need to develop alternative sources of energy, OPEC would continue to supply us with the lifeblood of the world for as long as we needed, as economically as we needed. If ignorance is bliss, these elites were ecstatic.
And while America slept, its false sense of security intact, these nations tested their wings. And they learned they were the ones with the power. Too late America realized the stranglehold it is in. What if these countries started charging $1,000 a barrel for oil? Since we have nothing to fall back on, what exactly can we do about it? Our government has left us defenseless and at the mercy of people who are even now salivating at the prospect that our downfall might be just around the corner.
And, their stupidity doesn't end there. In an effort to "fix" the global warming/climate change "crisis" - a hoax that has become a living, breathing monster, devouring every ounce of common sense in its path - our government has demanded the growing of fuel for our vehicles. This remarkably stupid action has resulted in the doubling and tripling of food prices around the world. Food riots around the world. Haiti's government toppled. Shoppers in California being asked to voluntarily limit the amount of rice they buy. Trying to "fix" global warming/climate change is starving people now, the very thing they thought they could avoid by playing God. Worse yet, there appears to be no sign that our government grasps its stupidity. Even with all that's happening, it still plans to put its global warming/climate change plans into action.
What's going to happen in America when voluntary rationing becomes mandatory rationing? What's going to happen in America when gas is $5, $6, or more a gallon? What's going to happen in America when first the little business are forced to close, followed by the big businesses, and everyone, not just the little people, have to start doing without?
If we aren't already in crisis, we're pretty dang close. And, as we all know, our government is not good at handling crises, so hard to get anything done when you're busy pointing fingers. But, if I was this government, I would remove my head from where it has been so firmly lodged for so very long now and start thinking up real solutions to the very real problems facing us.
I don't really care that their sole impetus is getting re-elected, as long as it gets their fat fannies in gear.