President Lincoln made the above statement concerning applicants for positions in his government. His statement goes to the heart of the problem with government today, a problem that infects the Democratic and Republican Party - the continual growth of big government or Statism. I truly believe the current generation will be the last generation to live in total freedom in our great nation. we are slaves to the government in a host of different matters. As a consequence small business in the U.S. is an endangered species.
For example, this morning I heard on Fox News that the federal government is going to give out money for caskets. if this is true it is outrageous. I would not understand this even if we in the midst of an epidemic that was killing millions because we would have to burn bodies on a massive scale. Providing caskets to poor people is not a role of the federal government. The churchs, temples, mosques etc. should and can bury these people. This is a role for charity, not government.
As many of you know I am an avid bicyclist. (I recently rode the entirety of the Blue Ridge Parkway without any federal bailout.) I am a member of the Adventure Cycling Assn. and a get regular mailings from them. The following statement was in the current news.
"And, in what must causing excitement in the offices of Adventure Cyling, the (federal transportation) bill would establish a 'U.S. Bicycle Route System,' which would, 'create a system for approval and designation of...a national system of bicycle routes." An incentive fund to provide matching grants to states that implement national bicycle routes. The grants could be used for planning, mapping and signing routes and even building new cycling facilities.
My fellow citizens I would love to have the national Bicycle Route System but we cannot afford it. It is time to tighten national belt. Our current national debt is 11.5 trillion dollars, in nine years it will be 20 trillion dollars. This hemmorage in federal and state spending must stop or a huge financial catastrophe will occur.
Article 1, Section 8. of the U.S. Constitution clearly enumerates the spending powers of the Congess. It is time to adhere to the U.S. Constitution!
My fellow citizens these huge spending bills Deathcare, Federal Stimulus, etc. are clearly unconstitutional and are illegal. I hope and pray a good citizen or group sues in federal court concerning this constitutional issue.
Finally, God has clearly blessed this nation, we are rich agriculturally and possess vast natural resources. We are required to be stewards of our wealth and blessings. We are squandering wealth that has been building since the founding of this nation. Once our wealth and blessings are gone they will be gone forever. The United States of America will be a mere shell of its former self and everyone will be on the dole like people in Cuba.
The bell is tolling my friends is it tolling for you and your country?
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