Give Us Liberty

Strangers in Our Homeland

Summer is a time of strong memories. Memories of sunshine,lemonade,and bicycles flood our minds. Summertime is the season when our youth is so close we can almost reach out and touch it. This summer we have been extra reflective,the marriage of our first child and the contemplation of our parents mortality have only heightened our introspection. Because it is so integral to our lives,much of our analysis has focused on America and her changes.
Change is not always negative,but as we review the changes of the last decade,we are simply aghast at what has happened. It’s like comparing before and after snapshots of a person addicted to methamphetamines;the picture isn’t pretty. Hence,today we often feel like strangers in our homeland.
The social upheaval of the past decade has been beyond monumental,and it has resulted in a broken America,with a high number of dysfunctional and lost people. Like a colony of termites stealthily destroying the wooden beams of a house,liberalism has devastated the social fabric and consensus that made America the preeminent country in the world.
First,the rule of law is a fading memory. Obama and the radicals he has surrounded himself with in the White House think less about following the law than they do achieving political objectives. A liberal outcome is first and foremost on their minds,above America’s laws. Three examples are the treatment of GM bondholders,the ongoing war in Libya,and the Obama stealth amnesty for illegal aliens.
In the case of GM,the bondholders who had primary liens on the physical assets of General Motors were illegally striped of their legal rights in the Obama takeover of the company. Obama’s primary objective was to protect the United Auto Workers,a major contributor to his campaign. The UAW was essentially transferred the monies that should have been paid to bondholders in the reorganization. The stock the bondholders should have had went to the union in the form of shares for healthcare.
Next is the ongoing Obama war in Libya. The Obama administration has ignored the legal requirements of the War Powers Act. We never liked the War Powers Act or Gadhafi,but the act is still law,and Obama’s failure to follow either the U.S.Constitution or the statute in this crisis is a flagrant disregard for the rule of law.
Finally,Obama’s latest act,to use his power to overrule both immigration statues and court orders to suspend the deportation of illegal immigrants,amounts to the outrageous violation of the law.
If George W. Bush had been involved in any of these illegal acts,impeachment hearings would be in full swing with….
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