The American Freedom Network

But are there enough?

Terry Paulson echoes our frequent observation and demand that the United States suffers from a potentially deadly divergence from its constitutional origins.  His article certainly summarized a sensible, common argument for people who appreciate what constitutional government is supposed to be.

The nagging question is, are there enough people in the U.S. to facilitate any sort of return to constitutionally limited government.  Too many believe that *things* are *rights*, such as housing, healthcare, education.  I’ve always said that “rights” don’t cost other people their property.  Dr. Walter Williams says it better; “Rights do not impose obligations on others”.

Our culture for several decades has moved, due to unprecedented prosperity, to a selfish (not self-interested) materialism and sense of entitlement to whatever one wants.  One should have ACCESS to whatever one wants that is legal, but no one has a “right” to things that impose economic consequences on others.

As Mr. Paulson points out, the “Father of the Constitution” made sure to note; “I cannot undertake to lay my finger on that article of the Constitution, which granted a right to Congress of expending, on objects of benevolence, the money of their constituents.”

This from a man who was central to the writing and approval of our Constitution and Bill of Rights is now overborne by the “General Welfare” ignorance espoused by collectivists.

I prefer to adhere to the views of those who WROTE the Constitution including; “When the government fears the people, there is liberty.  When the people fear the government, there is tyranny.”

I wonder if the Herbert heads can find a lot of “hate” in this post.  Of course, to a sheep, liberty is “hate”.  The truth is hate to those who hate the truth.