Basically, I think that Homeland Security, as presently constituted, is a bad joke on ourselves.
And as for taxes, the choice is between tax and spend liberals and spend spend spend Republicans. Neither choice excites me enough to vote for a Dem or a Republican.
For the most part, I just want to be left alone to the greatest extent possible and neither Dems nor Republicans have that as their outlook. Both are in favor of bigger government intrusion into my life. Honestly, I've about given up on participating because I think that both parties want to take this country down paths I don't want to go.
Bingo Nabob......Homeland security has grown the size of the federal government by almost 30% and accounts for a lot of the budget increases, gives power to the executive branch of government that isn't given by the constitution and takes away states rights.
I too, just want to be left alone. Heck, I can't burn a brush pile without Uncle Sam charging me a fee and telling me if, when, and how much I can burn. This type of law, set by a government agency, threatens local governments with penalties should they fail to comply, thus taking power away from state and local governments and gives it to the federal government in violation of the 10th amendment. This is Bravo Sierra.
To vote for the lesser of the two evils will make certain the trend continues.
Given a reasonable third party choice, i.e. not Ralph Nador, I will vote third party......
No vote is a wasted vote.
When and if the Republicans or Democrats start working for me, then I will consider giving them my vote.
Voting for things I don't approve of makes me part of the conspiracy.
If no other choice exists, then I will have to choose between the lesser of the two evils.
I do agree that certain Democrats such as Diane Fienstein have voiced the need to remove guns from the public. I have no written proof, but have read some of her comments and seen video clips on TV that express her point of view. The way I see it, gun control is something that appears over time. There won't be an out right ban, but working in the gun business, I see people every day who have a genuine fear of firearms...there is no basis for their fear, but they won't touch them.
These people have never fired a gun and have no real basis for their fear other that what's fed to them in school and by the media. Public schools are teaching our children that firearms are bad....and something that should be avoided. Neither of my two son in laws own guns. Both love to shoot, but the fear of one of their children being hurt in a gun accident prevents them from keeping a gun in their home. This is a huge difference from my childhood where every house had at least a shotgun hanging on the wall and the government promoted marksmanship through programs such as CMP and coordinated with the NRA. My oldest grandson loves to visit because I take him to practice his marksmanship.
Gun control is, and will occur slowly, and over time, the restrictions will become tighter until only the upper class will able to afford to own guns. One way this is occurring is by propagating the myth that the only legitimate use of a gun is for hunting. In case you haven't noticed, hunting is becoming more expensive every year. License fee's are at all time highs and the leasing of large tracts of land are limiting the use to the affluent. Hunting is quickly becoming a rich mans sport.
Just the other night, a little old lady sat down at the gun counter. She didn't say her neighborhood was bad, but that it was "getting a little rough" and she though she would like a small handgun. Although I didn't ask, and she didn't say, my perception was that she was on a fixed income and could ill afford the price required to purchase the least expensive handgun available for sale. She kept asking "do you have anything a little cheaper? Needless to say, she went home empty handed, forced to live in fear because of economic circumstance.
The gun control act of 1968, by the elimination of the lower priced "saturday night special" has served to deny handguns to those without money and has disarmed a class of people who need them the most.
I love liberty. As a lover of liberty I cannot support those who work to take it away. From my point of view that would be both main stream parties.
