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FREEDOM FROM GOVERNMENT
By Brent Johnson
W henever I observe the endless stream of apparent social crises requiring government
intervention to solve, I am at a loss to understand why there seems to be little concern
about preserving our personal freedoms.
The Declaration of Independence proclaims your Right to live life free from government
intrusion. If you are an American, you are governed only by your own consent. In truth, as
a member of We the People, you are above the law! You have the Right to live your life any
way you choose, as long as you do not prevent anyone else from doing the same. This is not
anarchy, as some would call it. This is America. This is freedom.
When you evaluate health-care, crime bills, anti-terrorist legislation, environmental acts
and the like, consider whether the proposed laws seek to control your behavior and/or take
away your free choice? If so, they violate the principles on which America was founded
and need not be obeyed. Our Founding Fathers fought to preserve these principles. They
pledged their very lives to each other to preserve personal freedom.
Our Founding Fathers knew that throughout history, governments left unchecked inevitably work to control the people, restricting their personal freedoms. This is always done
in the name of order. But have you ever thought to ask why we must have order? Why is
order so important? Hitler, Caesar, Mao Tse Tung, all great dictators and tyrants h