"The belief that the rights of man come not from the generosity of the state, but from the hand of God."

With the latest news regarding the rape of American freedoms, Now, we have Verizon-gate  The breaking of the secret court order demanding Verizon to turn over cell phone records sounds shocking. As far as I know, all major wireless communications providers have been ordered to supply the government with data from their users. So, if you are a Verizon customer, don't feel you are being picked on. Yet, that doesn't make anyone feel better. No one wants the government intruding into our daily lives. After all, what we do is our business. Right?

The list of what you can't do and what the government can do has grown over the last 25 years. Terrifyingly so since 2001. The government can use infrared cameras to inside your house for suspicious activity (there are some restrictions). You cannot expect privacy in your yard IF the police are in a helicopter or, recently, drones. In some states, you can no longer own certain firearms. The government tells your kids what to wear to school and what they say (Don't let you kids talk about the positives of gun ownership.) even how they act (No playing "good guy, bad guy.") The government requires you to pay for a service you don't want or don't need. There are other things, but these are the ones that come to mind. 

The immortal words of JFK have been turned on us. In his inaugural speech, Kennedy said, "And yet the same revolutionary beliefs for which our forebears fought are still at issue around the globe - the belief that the rights of man come not from the generosity of the state, but from the hand of God." Americans have come to believe that our rights are given and taken away by the government. In the last 50 years, our rights have been turned on their ears. It's not an Obama thing. It's not a Democrat thing. It's become an American thing. WE MUST CHANGE THIS!!!