By Debbie Morgan, Staff Writer, Take Back
Washington, June 14, 2010

debbie@bridgestonemediagroup.com

The early demise of Pennsylvania Democratic Senator Arlin Spector, Utah Republican Senator Bob Bennett, the Kentucky victory of Rand Paul
and the recently faced run-off of Blanche Lincoln cannot be better news
to those of us seeking "change we can believe in." Many other
incumbents are facing increasingly difficult elections this year, as
well. While pundits and other "experts" try to explain what is
happening during these ever-increasing rounds of status quo political
blows, the people are quite pleased. The obvious question to those in
D.C. is "Can you hear us now!?!"

We-the-People, tired of waking up to more losses of liberty, never wanted this kind of "change" and are sending a very loud message to the
buddy network at the federal level...Protect our rights or get out of
our House! In a recent Washington Post/ABC Poll, only twenty-nine
percent of Americans continue to support their present Congressional
representatives. That says a lot about how Americans feel they are
being represented (or misrepresented!), as it is an all time low for
incumbent support. Bloomberg is reporting that a late-May Gallup poll
shows that sixty percent of those polled would prefer a candidate that
has never run before as opposed to the thirty-two percent of people who
would like to see someone with at least some legislative experience.

A Washington Post article states, "This sour mood has made for nervous politicians, as candidates from both parties have tried to
figure out what voters want -- and don't want." Really? That means
that our REPRESENTATIVES are still not listening! In an effort to
enlighten them, let us take a look at a few key things.

First, what does representative mean? The Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines it as standing or acting for another especially
through delegated authority, constituting a government in which the many
are represented by persons chosen from among them usually by election.
And to represent means to act in the place of or for usually by legal
right, to serve especially in a legislative body by delegated authority
usually resulting from election. The first line of the United States
Constitution tells representatives whom they will be representing:
We-The-People.

What incumbents need to know is that the people are fed up with their utter lack of representation. These politicians do not get
elected to go to Washington DC so THEY can decide what is best for us
and then cram it down our throats. Let me put it in plain
English...Stop deciding for us and just go to DC and protect our
rights! THAT is what we elect and pay you to do! Is that so hard to
understand?

We know our representatives actually do understand us. The New York Times reported that Democrats are skipping Town Hall meetings this
summer because their constituents are still fuming and they don't want
another repeat of last year's devastating get-togethers. Why would
their constituents still be angry? Because last year's Town Hall
meetings saw irate voters livid over the Healthcare debate, and yet, our
representatives passed the catastrophic healthcare legislation,
anyway. They can be absolutely sure that we remember their lack of
concern for our views. Now, is that representation?

The article says that Democratic Party leaders had advised their members to hold "controlled" events, do not engage in unscripted
Q&A-type meetings, and get active in the community. The question
for these Congressional representatives is, how are you going to know
what the people you represent want you to do for them if you are not
going to engage them in conversation? While a handful of these elected
officials said they thought the meetings last year were informative,
they are not repeating their Town Hall meetings this year.

So, what happens now? From the looks of it, the people may get some much-needed new representation in DC. Incumbents are finding it harder
and harder to hold on to their seats, as those who have had enough of
their Congressmen and women's do-what-we-will attitude are stepping
forth and getting involved.

The new film, Don't Tread On Me, has become an invaluable tool to educate the masses as to the role government should
play in our lives and the duties of our elected officials. Our
country's Founding documents are clear, yet our Congressional
representatives continue to let us down. Congress derives its power to
govern from the people, not themselves. Their duty is simple...Protect
and defend the Constitution against all enemies...ALL enemies. And, for
those who may be unsure just who those enemies are, they would be any
person or country who would deny us our unalienable right to life,
liberty and our pursuit of happiness.

Just to be sure we understand what we are talking about, let us take a look at a few other important terms. Liberty, as defined by the
Merriam-Webster dictionary means "the quality or state of being free,
the power to do as one pleases, freedom from arbitrary or despotic
control and the positive enjoyment of various social, political, or
economic rights and privileges." The root of the word simply means
free. Life, in old English, comes from the word that means to live.
Pursuit means the act of pursuing, and to pursue means to engage in.
The obsolete definition of Happiness may be the most telling. Happiness
used to mean good fortune or prosperity. The present meaning is still
good for our purposes, though; the state of being content...well-being,
to experience satisfaction or pleasure.

What does all of this tell us? It tells us that our Founding Fathers wanted the inhabitants of this new country to have the inherent
right to be free to live our life in good fortune and to be able to
experience pleasure and satisfaction or enjoyment in our social,
political, and economic rights and privileges...to be content in our
free lives. Simple enough!

We have all heard "Constitutional Experts" and others tell us that the Constitution, along with other founding documents, is unclear with
regards to what our rights actually are. We have heard it over and over
again, it just says you have these "rights," these "inalienable
rights," that cannot be taken, but they are not defined. I beg to
differ! The Declaration of Independence clearly states that we are
given certain unalienable rights. What rights? "That among these are
Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness." The Constitution says in
the opening line that it's stated purpose is to "secure the Blessings of
Liberty"...To whom? "To ourselves and our posterity." How much more
clearly can this be made?

Since our infamous Congressional representatives cannot understand it, how do we achieve this? Our forefathers laid that out for us, as
well...by limiting the central government and retaining as many rights
as they could for the State governments and the individual people of the
United States. Where can we find this bit of information? Don't
Tread On Me poignantly points out that this most important
information is listed in our Constitution and our Bill of Rights: most
especially our Ninth and Tenth Amendment rights.

I am not Ivy League educated (maybe that is the problem!), but I can tell you this; it took me a couple of afternoons of reading through
some of the debates during the writing of the Bill of Rights to
understand exactly what our country's framers had in mind for their
fellow countrymen and women. So what was that, exactly? To have a
section of the world's population who is actually free to be happy and
pursue their own interests, unencumbered by government intrusion. This
bit of information coincides with the information in Don't Tread On Me,
and has brought about a major shift in the consciousness of Americans
who are frustrated with the utter lack of their Congressional
representation.

The people are getting it as they are beginning to understand what has gone wrong and what it will take to make our country great again.
They are forming new groups or joining others that have been around for a
while. The Campaign for Liberty, the TEA Party and Restore the
Republic comes to mind. They are getting involved with old groups, all
in an effort to make a difference. They are paying attention to
alternative news...they are waking up and getting involved!

In the face of harsh criticism on the federal level, Arizona Governor Jan Brewer has promoted legislation that will protect her state
against the onslaught of illegal immigrants. Citing that the Federal
Government would do nothing to secure the Arizona/Mexican border, she
took matters into her own hands and asserted her state's right to take
care of itself.

In Maine, the Republican Party, at the hands of many dedicated individuals, showed backbone this past May when they rewrote their
political platform, returning their State Republican Party to it's
Constitutional roots, with an emphasis on retaining its Tenth Amendment
rights. Montana and Tennessee were among the first states to tell the
federal government that guns manufactured in their respective states,
with parts manufactured in their respective states, and that do not
cross state borders, are off limits to federal gun laws. Many other
states followed suit.

Many states, in fact, are seeing the benefit of asserting their Tenth Amendment right to govern in the manner to which they see fit,
without federal strangleholds on the issues that their citizens find
important. The Tenth Amendment Center reveals that several states are
introducing or passing legislation to re-establish the Tenth Amendment
on the state level. From the Firearms debate to Medical Marijuana to
Health Freedom to Real ID to Cap and Trade and anything in between, the
states are taking charge.

This election cycle is proving to be a very interesting one, as mainstream politicians are realizing that we do, indeed, want that
illusive "change we can believe in" and that we were deadly serious
during the Town Hall meetings back in 2009. Politicians better start
representing the people they serve or they will face a loss of their
lucrative little political careers or, for the newcomers, they better
represent the people who chose them or their political careers will be
VERY short-lived. Let it be known now that we, the people of the United
States, will be watching every move you make, and if you plan on
representing us, you had better know OUR Constitutional rights and
protect them. After all, that IS what we elect you to do!


Don't Tread On Me
http://www.DontTreadOnMeMovie.com/

Voters' support for members of Congress is at an all-time low, poll finds
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/06/08/AR2...


Lincoln Wins in Arkansas; Angle to Face Nevada's Reid
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=a_4ex_PG3sM...


All definitions are from the Merriam-Webster Dictionary
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary

Democrats Skip Town Halls to Avoid Voter Rage
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/07/us/politics/07townhall.html?nl=us...

Arizona Enacts Stringent Law on Immigration
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/24/us/politics/24immig.html


Platform of the Maine Republican Party
http://www.mainegop.com/PlatformMission.aspx

Tenth Amendment Center
http://www.tenthamendmentcenter.com/
http://RestoreTheRepublic.com
3149 Dundee Rd #176
Northbrook, Illinois 60062, USA