Recently I was talking to our mutual friend, Ma Freedom about that money hungry beast, Uncle Sam. Remember him, tall thin guy? Well, have you seen him lately? He has become a bloated pig wallowing in a bloody soupy quagmire of his own creation. It's sad.

Uncle Sam has gotten too big for his britches!! Declare your independence from big government corruption and waste of our precious lives and resources. The best way to spread the freedom philosophy is by being a shining example.

 

Let them hear from as many of us as possible.

 

Our flag is a symbol of liberty, justice and freedom! It is a beacon for hope in a troubled world. Don't let its reputation be tarnished by incidents of torture. Recapture the Flag by demanding a government that respects human rights, leadership that rejects all forms of corruption, and elected officials who fiercely challenge anyone who seeks to undermine the Constitution and the Bill of Rights.

 

Our Founders were good Christian men led by the holy spirit but money the root of all evil was part of it. They wanted to create the land of abundance. They knew ethics would have to rule for it to work. The Spirit of '76 is the Holy Spirit and our true north.

 

Some politicians are like bad horsemen who are so preoccupied with staying in the saddle that they can't bother about where they're going.

 

"'Either we have the most evil people in the world, or we are doing something wrong.' That was the comment made by Senator Jim Webb (D-VA) while addressing a graph comparing the United States incarceration rates to other countries of the world." Americans are not evil. How long do we continue this policy bordering on insanity? It reeks with corruption and violence.

 

"Save the children from Prohibition," was a slogan used to end alcohol prohibition. Punishing children or adults for making a safer health choice today is absolute madness. Again, we need to save the children, this time from drug prohibition's collateral damage.

 

There is proof marijuana or cannabis is good medicine. Future doctors, the Medical Student Section (MSS) of the American Medical Association (AMA) overwhelmingly endorsed a resolution urging the AMA to support the reclassification of marijuana for medical use. Ooooops! Who spilled the beans? Scientists and patients all over the world, that's who!!

 

Research shows little or no overdose deaths before prohibition! The bodies pile up like cordwood or holocaust victims (more than 33,000 precious lives lost in 2005) but does anyone care if overdose deaths skyrocket!?

 

Yes, our nation's Mayors have endorsed "Good Samaritan" Policies! The U.S. Conference of Mayors unanimously adopted a resolution in support of comprehensive overdose prevention policies. These laws encourage people who witness an overdose to call 911 by providing limited immunity from drug possession charges and could save thousands of lives.

 

"Freedom to make bad decisions is inherent in the freedom to make good ones. If we are only free to make good decisions, we are not really free." US Congressman Ron Paul notes.

 

We have declared war on Moms! A California toddler and newborn were wrongly torn from their family because of a false positive drug screen. Routine screening of pregnant women is more drug war hypocrisy and insanity! Do we screen for fetal alcohol syndrome? It is a big problem that fills our prisons with people who can not comprehend consequences for their actions.

 

Peter Bensinger former DEA head and former drug czars, Robert L Dupont and Carlton Turner shamelessly promoted drug testing as the solution to drug problems while they held office. Bensinger, Dupont & Associates is now the world's largest drug testing company. This Association formed by these same big drug warriors is reaping a fortune on the drug testing laws they wrote.The only beneficiaries of drug testing are the makers of the tests.

 

Flying High? Members of the Denver-based organization Safer Alternative for Enjoyable Recreation (SAFER) has asked the government to allow pot in airport smoking lounges. Pot lounges will address the growing number of in-flight problems involving drunk and disorderly passengers. Marijuana is a better alternative to alcohol, helping fliers relax and deal with the anxiety of air travel.

 

GANJA QUEEN is a harrowing documentary film from director Janine Hosking. It is a chilling example of the risk in air travel of someone smuggling drugs seeing the opportunity and switching their illicit substance to your bags. For Schapelle Corby, that nightmare became a reality! She was accused of drug trafficking while in Bali.

 

THE BALLAD OF ESEQUIEL HERNANDEZ, is a documentary film, narrated by Tommy Lee Jones, about the killing of an 18 year old American on the US-Mexico border in 1997 by US Marines. His death is still relevant to the violence triggered by our policies today.

 

The web is the fastest growing communications medium in the history of the world. A powerful tool, a window of opportunity, in our war of good over evil; the Internet continues to revolutionize the way we communicate and has enormous potential for reshaping the political process.

 

US Congressman Ron Paul promises, "The internet must remain a government-free zone to maintain its integrity and usefulness to modern society, and that is something for which I will continue to fight."

 

Thomas Jefferson thought the US should have a political purge or revolution every 20 years or so because “lethargy” is the “forerunner to the death of liberty.” What would he think of voter apathy today? Will 2008 be different?

 

Rebel against the status quo in 2008 if you haven't already be sure to register to vote and find out who is on the ballot in your state in the next election. To find out the Lone Star state races go to the Texas voters guide. More information on Congress activities can be found each day on Congress.org or VoteSmart.org You can find out your current races through either.

 

It's summertime, take it easy, join the easy revolution! Restore justice in the world, construct science based drug policies about saving and rehabilitating instead of ruining lives. Get tough on violent crime! Warriors can get their adrenaline rush increasing public safety; chasing killers and other violent predators.

 

The real cause of this huge quagmire of failed policy is the beast, big government, that money hungry beast, Uncle Sam! Ma Freedom tells it like it is! The beauty of it is when we focus on downsizing our government we regain our roots of self-government and secure the blessings of liberty for ourselves and future generations.

 

Compiled and written by This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

 

###

Colleen McCool is a portrait artist, poet and peace activist.  Her creation,
DNT, Drug News Texas spreads light on the latest drug news and the subject
of drug reform worldwide.
http://mccoolportraits.com/2007rebelwithjustcause.htm
http://mccoolportraits.com/rebelwithjustcause.htm
http://mccoolportraits.com/LatestDrugNEWS.htm

Member Law Enforcement Against Prohibition
http://www.leap.cc/

Member Drug Policy Forum of Texas
Join the discussion:
http://www.dpft.org/contactdpft.htm

Restore justice in America; construct science based drug policies about saving and rehabilitating instead of ruining lives.  Support for the federal war on drugs is inconsistent with support for individual freedom, constitutional government and the teachings of Jesus, the Prince of Peace.
http://mccoolportraits.com/Spirit.htm

James Madison, the primary author of the Constitution of the United States, said this: "We have staked the whole future of all our political constitutions upon the capacity of each of ourselves to govern ourselves according to the moral principles of the Ten Commandments."

"In the end, however, no constitution can be self enforcing....For the Constitution will live only if it is alive in the hearts and minds of the American people."  Roger Pilon, senior fellow and director of CATO's Center for Constitutional Studies.

The Cato Institute offers copies of its popular Constitution booklet.
http://www.catostore.org/index.asp?fa=ShowBookIndex&scid=40
Phone Order:  1-800-767-1241