The United States of Authoritarian's

The following was written by my friend of some thirty years. I am reprinting it here with his permission as I felt the message was too important to be limited to just his friends and associates.

The United States of Authoritarian's
Not because they are right, but because they have left us without hope; NO Rights at all. It started with education. No Child left behind; not only dumbing down the entire nation (so everyone will supposedly feel good), but so they can send everyone through the brain washing machine. Now, seizing control of health care, how long till they decide dissenters are mentally unbalanced and need medical attention (meaning given large doses of Valium to keep them quiet). Let us not forget that with control of health care, they will then also control the prescription drug companies! Meanwhile, through pure and utter connivance, they have slowly, over the course of the past 12 years, dismantled the economy so that no one will have money or power but themselves and their 'friends'. By passing laws, that would cause companies to fail, then seizing control of the industries through laws that no sane person would ever agree to. Yet 2/3 of the nation, a disproportionate amount of those, people who contribute nothing to the welfare of the nation, but instead detract from it, voted these thieves into office (strangely another large chunk of the populace who voted the thieves in are the teachers and members of bureaucracy). Why would supposedly intelligent people vote these clowns in? 150 years ago, a teacher was barely able to scratch a living; they had to work during the summer to survive. Now teachers live better and work less than any other group of individuals who 'work' for a living. Yet in 2007, US students ranked 16th out of 30 nations in Science and ranked 23rd out of 30 nations in math. Education Secretary Margaret Spellings said that the results were disappointing but that the National Math Advisory Panel and other initiatives are in motion to bolster math and science education. The ranking "speaks to what President Bush has long been advocating for: more rigor in our nation's high schools; additional resources for advanced courses to prepare students for college-level studies; and stronger math and science education," she said in a statement. The "No Child Left Behind Act" of 2001 did not permit the 4th graders the opportunity to excel at Math and Science. The few students with a chance were dragged down by the masses. The same thing will happen to the economy once the fools we put into office obtain controls over the economy. The few who could excel, and create wealth for themselves, which in turn generates wealth for the idiots in the government to "redistribute" (otherwise known as buying votes), will not exist; nor will the skills to tend to our health, our defense or the basic necessities, let alone the ability to better the human condition. As to the other half of the equation, do bureaucrats work hard? Try to get something out of a government office; it is a miracle if the work is done at all let alone correctly. Why would they do this??? Jealousy! They resent that anyone exerts more influence than they do. They are not there to strengthen the country; they are there to seize power so they live better than everyone else. They are not graded, they are not challenged, and they are not required to meet any criteria, beyond handing money to their communities. So the Barney Frank's, Robert Bird's, Jack Murtha's and Nancy Pelosi's of the nation, who would not likely have the influence in business to any level near where they are today, can live large through bribes and wield power far beyond their ability. The nation should have the ability to vote on a recall of any and all elected officials, if they degrade the nation. (Papers the past decade have been published addressing the fact that the people do not have the right to recall the morons they voted into office; this should have been a wake up call!). Instead we allow these people to protect each other. People rise up and bite the hand that feeds off of you while we still have the opportunity to do it peacefully. If the government continues to seize control of industry after industry, we will no longer be a democracy. You're children and grandchildren will live in worse conditions than did the supposedly poor slaves who were brought to this country against their will. Their unintended legacy was to leave their grandchildren and great grandchildren living much better in the land of plenty than they would have had they been left in Africa. Why does our sadly elected President require patience? Because he has finally realized that many citizens of the United States are not snowed by his rhetoric. If we get out, if we communicate to our fellow countrymen that he is a danger to our way of life, then and only then dowe stand a chance to remove the tinker toys (otherwise known as the rubber stamp congress) out from under him!!! Do not wait until it is too late, as Roman citizens did 2000 years ago, and find they no longer had a Republic, but an empire. Will our legacy to our children be that of worshiping our leaders in a nation where people were once free, or will you end the CHANGE to tyranny that this president has been allowed to enact by a do nothing Congress and Senate? In closing, we have permitted our Congressmen and Senators to hold office for FAR TO LONG. It is time to clean house, if it is not already too late. We need people in office who will sensor the president when he bypasses the checks and balances by appointing Czar's (otherwise known as the People's Commissar).