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Some of the content that was available here before has been removed, but you can find a link to my political blog via the link below or the "Blogs & 'Casts" link on the left. I also have a page that displays some of my political bumper stickers and postcards which you may or may not appreciate! If you like them and want one or more for your car, they are available for sale via links on that page.

A society that shuns personal responsibility will likewise shun personal liberty. A nation thrives best when its citizens have liberty; liberty cannot thrive, or even last, without responsibility. In the 20th Century, we saw the citizens of the United States moving farther and farther away from personal responsibility -- seeking "government relief" from problems instead of solving problems, leaping to blame anything and anybody for personal failings, and denying the link between personal efforts and personal gains. As responsibility eroded, so did liberty erode.

In these early years of the 21st Century, US citizens expect the government to do everything for them, and they pay handsomely in taxes to support the government's efforts, which (for the money spent) are typically ineffective. Meanwhile, abominations such as the PATRIOT Act pass into law to "protect" citizens while stripping away Constitutional rights. Other assaults on liberty, such as the DMCA, are passed into law to protect corporations from living, breathing citizens. When will those citizens be protected from over-reaching government? When will those citizens care? How far must the US slump before its peoples awake and realize the pipe dream of living without personal responsibility is a recipe for chaos and ruin?

If you think the above statements about liberty and responsibility are nonsense, you won't find much of interest here, for your dreams of "good government" still delude you. If you are already awake, the following are some links you might find interesting:

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