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Our federal debt is a serious issue. The videos on this facebook page do a good job of explaining why.
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This article here is an excellent description of how faith forms the foundation of civilization, and how our drift toward a secular, amoral ethos devolves into division and chaos.
This story illustrates an essential truth that we do well to remember when listening to the claims of modern progressives. Socialism has emotional appeal, but is the road to ruin.
In the early 20th century, progressives all over the world were touting the dawn of a new era. The “planned economy” was the future, and it would be fairer, more efficient, and end war and poverty. Share the wealth! From each according to his ability, to each according to his need! Socialism is the future!
100 years later, we know better. Numerous experiments with many forms of socialism and communism have left a bloody trail of failure throughout the 20th century. From the National Socialists of Germany (Nazis) to the genocide in Cambodia in the 1970s the incredible brutality of these regimes was repeated again and again. By 1990, socialist regimes were falling like the proverbial dominoes, because despite their brutal methods, and complete control of their societies, they were universally dismal economic failures. When the last of these regimes fell at the close of the 20th century, almost no one believed that the model they represented had redeeming value. Even the “red Chinese” and the Cubans under Castro were forced to admit that free markets and private property were essential for economic survival because people cannot be forced to be slaves to others. The soul-killing collectivism of the 20th century progressives had utterly failed.
We do well in the USA not to make the error of repeating their failures. The emotional appeals to “fairness” are snake oil. Socialism is the road to ruin.
Freedom, private property, markets, individual initiative and personal responsibility are the foundation of American success, and key to American values. We must regain and revitalize these values, not go down the failed socialist road.
Title: Read the Constitution
Location: Hastings City Hall Grounds
Description: What better to do on constitution day than publicly read the constitution?
More info: http://www.wereadtheconstitution.com/
Our constitution is the agreement we, the citizens, have with each other on how to give consent to our government. Every elected official takes an oath to protect and defend it. We need to know what’s in it, and celebrate both its contents, and what it represents.
I have been invited to read a part of the constitution at this event. I’m honored to have this opportunity.
Come to Hastings on Constitution Day and honor our constitution.
Start Time: 13:00
Date: 2011-09-17
End Time: 15:00
The reaction of the Whitehouse to S&P’s downgrade of US credit rating is puzzling.
Does the president believe that the debt situation in the US is sustainable? The CBO says that it is not.
Does the president believe that S&P is the only market participant with doubts about the future of US debt? All 3 of the top ratings agencies have given the US a “negative outlook”, and warned that continued debt accumulation would result in a downgrade.
A responsible administration would redouble its efforts to fix the debt – the real problem – and not attack those who are merely pointing out how serious that problem is. Instead, the Obama administration is adopting a policy of “shoot the messenger”.
Ronald Reagan said it best.
“Recession is when your neighbor loses his job. Depression is when you lose your job. Recovery is when Barack Obama loses his job.”
In Washington today, we are seeing another crisis prompting a bum’s rush. With today’s debt limit “deal”, we are seeing yet another large bill that few people have even read, and fewer still fully understand. The voters have not seen it. The committee hearings and normal legislative deliberation has been entirely absent. I would bet that many legislators have not even read it.
Instead, we have a “crisis”, and a mad rush to get this large, complex, and largely unexamined bill through congress immediately to meet an artificial deadline.
We got that with TARP. We got that with the “stimulus”. We got it with the “health care” legislation, and now we are getting it with the debt limit. In Minnesota recently, we got it with the “deficit deal”
There is no excuse for this. Legislation is serious business with serious consequences. We have a complex and difficult legislative process because our founding fathers wanted to protect us from the sort of tyranny that arises when a charismatic or ambitious leader sees opportunity to “save us” from a “crisis”.
It is time for legislators to legislate, not play superman. It is time for them to take responsibility for their choices, and stop pushing their decisions off onto unelected bureaucrats or “commissions”. It is time for voters to hold their representatives accountable and insist that they make those choices and take that responsibility and not dodge their responsibility.
Title: Pasta and Politics – Aug 11th Spaghetti Dinner
Location: Fireside Lounge
Link out: Click here
Description: Come join the BPOU 39a Republicans for an evening of Pasta and Politics. Read about this event on the facebook link here.
Start Time: 18:00
Date: 2011-08-11
End Time: 20:00