2nd American Revolution

With the creation of the Tea parties over the past year, I have seen lots of posters and talk of wanting a 2nd American revolution. This type of radical thinking worries me. I don't think any of these individuals have considered how many revolutions have resulted in a representative republic with individual rights that are protected by a constitution. A revolution will, in all probability, result in despotism and the slaughter of millions with surviors suffering horrible cruelties at the whims of those in power. I understand the need we have for political reform (term limits, campaign contributions, taxes, immigration, entitlement programs), but I see the use of violent revolution to be a much more worrisome spectre in our lives.

I believe a people who are subject to tyrants have the right and the duty to rebel by any means necessary to remove those tyrants. However, at this point, we are not there. We still have the power to vote these bastards (Republican and Democrate) out of office. While we have some voter fraud, for the most part, elections are still fair.

I am in favor of the Electoral College simply because it reduces the effects of voter fraud in one state to determining the outcome of an election.

No representation Without Taxation

With all the talk of Tea Parties this past year and the large % of the population that essentially pays no income tax has me thinking. Our founding fathers fought Taxation without representation. Now we need a new rule: No Representation without Taxation! Elected officials should not be elected by people who only have something to gain from promised entitlement programs. People who vote should have to contribute before they have a say. You have to put in on this before you make any demands.

It is always easy to be liberal with other people's money!