ARE WE LOSING AMERICA?

Are we losing America, or are we giving her away? To me it is simple enough to see that we are headed in the wrong direction. I spoke last week of the very real possibility that a large number of people don't agree, but think instead where we are headed is correct. 

 

There is a growing number of people who believe we will soon be to a point where our response choices are limited. 

 

I am writing this column on Independence Day. As I write I imagine how our forefathers must have felt during their time. I believe they were fed up. Here they were being governed by a Monarchy several thousand miles away across an ocean. They were being taxed but without any real representation. They knew that if they objected, especially in writing, they were putting their lives on the line. But they did anyway. They created the Declaration of Independence and they sent it to the King of England. 

 

As you might expect, the King took exception. How dare these colonists disrespect me. He then decided he would teach them a lesson. Well, you know the rest of the story. A lesson was indeed learned. Not by the colonists but by the British as farmers with squirrel guns came out of the hills and sent the mightiest military on earth packing, twice.  

 

The message here is clear. When a government no longer has the respect and regard of the governed, that government has to be tossed. That is exactly what we did.

 

Are we headed in that direction again? That's a fair question. During this last year we have all seen how truly fragile our freedom is. We have seen governors, mayors, city councils, even school boards take onto themselves dictatorial powers using the "pandemic" as justification for their actions. They enacted laws illegally, and attempted to force their agenda on a free people. It didn't work. Many, if not most of these tinhorn would-be dictators will be looking for new jobs very soon. 

 

When Biden took over the reins of government, he decided to change everything Trump had accomplished. He basically opened up our southern border. Since then, our country has been invaded by people from all over the world. 

 

He also decided that we shouldn't be energy independent, so he cancelled the Keystone pipeline. He then stopped all drilling and exploration on Federal lands. Thanks to Biden's actions, gasoline prices have gone through the roof. In fact, prices on everything are soaring up. Inflation, which was being controlled under Trump, is now becoming a huge problem. 

 

The next big item on Biden's agenda is a major tax and spend program designed to placate Democrat states and cities. Of course we, the people, will have to pay for all this.

 

In order for the Democrats to retain control of government, they want to pack the Supreme Court to ensure their lefty programs will survive court challenge. 

 

The question is, is it time again for us to declare our independence? If so, how far would we or should we go? 

 

We have a very important election coming up in 2022. According to all the polls, the Republicans should retake both the House and the Senate. If that happens, even with an idiot like Biden in the White House, he would be impotent. The country would survive. The key then is to make sure the Republicans take over the Congress. 

 

I can't believe, except for a few radical morons, anybody wants a shooting war within this country. Our forefathers gave us remedies to fix ourselves. It is time for saner adults to come forward and fix this mess.

 

Ron Scarbro July 4th, 2021