I wonder how many Americans understand that we are not a true democracy.  We are a Constitutional Republic.  I think our Founding Fathers were wonderful.  Maybe many people today think they were old coots because they wrote this Constitution and Bill of Rights 200+ years ago.  Wrong.  They knew far more about oppression than we do right now.  They lived under the King of England when the King actually WAS the head of state, not just a figurehead like today’s Monarch.  The King controlled their lives.  Those British folks that moved here to become a “colony” figured out pretty quick how life could be NOT underneath the Crown.  So they knew what kind of freedoms they wanted.

Plus they were Freemasons.  The Masons think in terms of 3’s, something very prevalent in Mozart’s opera Die Zauberflote (The Magic Flute), considering Mozart was a Freemason.  Many think that our Constitution was built around the principles of Freemasonry as this group is very big on freedom and governing themselves…Life, Liberty and The Pursuit of Happiness.

But the point of this blog is Freedom.  It is supposed to be an inalienable right (inherent in our very being), but it is never just handed to anyone unless you are lucky enough to be born into a free society like the USA still seems to be.  Almost 100% of the time people attained freedom through war and bloodshed.  There’s always someone or some coup out there more than willing to rule and oppress others.  And it doesn’t always happen in a “cut and dry” obvious way, like Germany invading Poland to start WWII.  Many times it happens in little ways, unobtrusive so we think, and builds from there.  Before you know it, we don’t recognize a situation anymore.  Life has been progressing that way since I was a little kid.

Parents used to be able to raise their kids their way, discipline them without somebody calling the police (I don’t mean child abuse here); people could apply for jobs and the best candidate would get it instead of the right minority candidate; people had more moral focus and could say the words “God” and “Christmas” and “Christmas Tree” instead of being told we can’t say those words anymore because they’re…wait for it…Religious!  Gasp!  And then those “words” are replaced by foolish terms that don’t mean anything, whether one is being politically correct or not.

Our Federal Government is interfering in our lives more than ever.  And many people cry out against it but at the same time, we’re almost threatened by our overstuffed Federal Government if we DO rail against them!  Our own POTUS talks down to us in a scolding manner.  Can you say Stalin anyone?  They are now forcing us to accept mandatory health care, something that is deemed by society to be necessary but is certainly not an inalienable right.  Now I’m not saying everyone doesn’t need healthcare but let’s fix the piece of that pie that needs fixing…not the entire system.   I remember a comment I read about the healthcare debate a couple of years ago, “If you have a leaky faucet you don’t tear down the entire building to fix it.”  This is true of healthcare as well.

And education is being dumbed down as well, with vital history lessons not being taught or at least not being highlighted as they were when we learned world history and our Country’s history.  I once had 2 piano students from the same family whose father taught them history besides what they were getting in school.  He felt they weren’t getting ALL the important history they SHOULD be getting.  Bravo Dad!

To keep our free society, as it still seems to be, we must guard our Freedom with due diligence and question every move the government makes that threatens our freedom in any way.  How many people really do that?  People are called “sheeple” in this day and age because they are “too busy” to guard their personal freedoms…too much to do in our lives.  Well, doh!, add protecting our free society to that list folks!  “Know thy enemy” which more than likely is your own government.  Don’t get me wrong.  There are some fine people in government, both young and old.  But that number seems to be getting smaller and smaller.  And we Americans need to step up to the plate more than ever now and be extremely diligent and alert about who is wanting to represent our interests.  Are they?  In fact, who are they?  Do we really know?  Will they let us know?  If not, will you vote for them?

We need to protect our Freedom and now is the time, more than ever.  Remember those words of former late President Ronald Reagan, “The 9 most feared words you will ever hear are…I’m the Federal Government and I’m here to help.”

God Bless America, our Constitutional Republic.  May we always, always be Free!  Amen!