Independence or Dependent by Raf Viniard
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FREE SPEECH
We just came off July 4 th celebrating our nation ’ s Independence , it was our birthday as Americans . Just before that we celebrated Memorial Day remembering our current service members and fallen patriots that are not with us anymore . Many died far from home defending America and gave their last full measure . These two holidays are not about drinking beer , family picnics , cookouts , fireworks , camping trips , etc . They are supposed to represent what made and makes America the greatest nation on this earth . Our country and both political parties are so divided and Americans are so distracted and out of touch with the real world and what is going on around them .
Our society is beginning to be made up of more takers than producers . Any government that is big enough to give you everything you want is big enough to take everything from you . Just because you may have a good job today , a pension or a 401K doesn ’ t mean you will get to keep it . A lot of folks had good affordable health insurance and a doctor they liked , not anymore Obamacare took care of that . Look at Venezuela , a country with some of the largest oil reserves in the world and now they fight for food , toilet paper and medicine in the streets . If you are on any kind of government assistance program or retirement it can stop tomorrow . After all you are just a number on a card or in a government controlled computer , its not personal to them . The lines have become very blurred as to what is a privilege verses a right .
I had a gentlemen not too long ago tell me , “ My land and house are paid for and I am drawing my retirement and social security so I don ’ t really care what happens .” Really , what if his checks stop coming ? Just stop paying your property taxes and see how fast your name comes off that mortgage free deed as it sells on the court house steps , so really you are a renter . When the money stops how are you going to eat or better yet survive ?
Businesses close every year across NW Montana because they are tired of the paperwork , rules , regulations or trying to find people that actually want to work . Running a business is not as easy as it looks . It is time to wake up , your job , your business , your retirement , your health , your social status , your bank account can all change overnight .
Reflect back on the rights that you have lost over the years . Nowadays you need to have a permit , a license , inspection or some type of federal , state , county or city paperwork to do just about anything . You can ’ t even build a pond on your own land without the government ’ s permission . You can ’ t get married , drive a car without the states permission and even most of our churches are yoked with the federal government 5013C status . Churches will soon have to address transgender issues as I was just reading today . Traveling on a plane anymore has got really personal . Warrants are issued like cheap confetti and our courts are becoming debtor prisons . You no longer have any privacy .
My fellow Montanans things aren ’ t looking good for America . As I was writing this article today it was supposed to be about how Americans have become so dependent on the system and some ideas on weaning yourself off the system .
Some of you have heard the term “ sheeple ”. On the farm every year we killed all kinds of farm animals to eat . Of all the farm animals , the sheep was the only one that would just give up when you grabbed it by the wool and sit it on its butt to cut its throat to bleed out . All the other animals fought to the very end and with their last breathe . I know this sounds crude to some but are we being lead to the slaughter , are you a “ sheeple ”? Are you like a sheep waiting for the slaughter , have you just given up and don ’ t care anymore ? Your future and your kids future are at risk . There is no sitting on the fence , choose your stance because it will effect you and your kids eventually .
My phone beeped during this writing and it was Fox News announcing that former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton would not be charged for her mishandling of classified material or various other charges such as perjury and lying to the American people under oath .
As a retired military member that held a Top Secret clearance ... rest assured I would have been prosecuted to the fullest extent of Uniformed Code of Military Justice , lost my career , my security clearance , and my retirement if I had left a document marked “ Confidential ” laying out in the open and unsecured , let alone a Top Secret Eyes Only document . I can ’ t imagine what my superiors would have said if I wanted to create my own personal server at home to conduct official military business and personal business on said server .
Nowadays we can clearly see there is one set of rules and laws for the poor , working class and a different set of rules and laws for the elite and the politicians . Our legal system is on a sliding scale based on income , status and who we are connected to . Continued on page 9 .