by Brent Lawler
In last night's speech in front of a joint session of Congress, Obama Focused on a "Jobs bill" that he said must be passed. His catch phrase of the night was "pass this jobs bill" But this was less about the American jobs act, as it was about poll numbers. This was obviously the kickoff of his 2012 campaign. However, there was an underlying theme that may have gone unnoticed. Something that is good news for those of us who want a return to a constitutionally limited government.Apparently the resurgence of interest in the constitution and limited government has become such a large movement that the President felt the need to try to quell the sentiment. Here's proof:
"In fact, this larger notion that the only thing we can do to restore prosperity is just dismantle government, refund everyone’s money, let everyone write their own rules, and tell everyone they’re on their own – that’s not who we are. That’s not the story of America."
I've got news for you Mr. President. Yes....that IS who we are, and yes....that IS the story of America. As a matter of fact that is exactly the story of America and who we are. And that is your biggest problem.
More and more of us are remembering the ideals of our founders, and don't like the fact that government at the Federal level assumes so much "responsibility" in our lives. We are awakening to the lessons of our history. Lessons which have proven that self government, free markets, and private industry, not government, are what made us great. We are waking up to the fact that as our government assumes more undelegated powers and thrusts itself into the market and our lives as a supposed savior - our prosperity, consequently, has been in steady decline. This is no coincidence, but the root cause.
In last night's speech in front of a joint session of Congress, Obama Focused on a "Jobs bill" that he said must be passed. His catch phrase of the night was "pass this jobs bill" But this was less about the American jobs act, as it was about poll numbers. This was obviously the kickoff of his 2012 campaign. However, there was an underlying theme that may have gone unnoticed. Something that is good news for those of us who want a return to a constitutionally limited government.Apparently the resurgence of interest in the constitution and limited government has become such a large movement that the President felt the need to try to quell the sentiment. Here's proof:
"In fact, this larger notion that the only thing we can do to restore prosperity is just dismantle government, refund everyone’s money, let everyone write their own rules, and tell everyone they’re on their own – that’s not who we are. That’s not the story of America."
I've got news for you Mr. President. Yes....that IS who we are, and yes....that IS the story of America. As a matter of fact that is exactly the story of America and who we are. And that is your biggest problem.
More and more of us are remembering the ideals of our founders, and don't like the fact that government at the Federal level assumes so much "responsibility" in our lives. We are awakening to the lessons of our history. Lessons which have proven that self government, free markets, and private industry, not government, are what made us great. We are waking up to the fact that as our government assumes more undelegated powers and thrusts itself into the market and our lives as a supposed savior - our prosperity, consequently, has been in steady decline. This is no coincidence, but the root cause.
Obama wants us to believe that without the benevolent, and gracious acts of our Federal Government, (over stepping their bounds) we would be lost, and living in poverty, without any modern conveniences. To this end he asks:
"Ask yourselves – where would we be right now if the people who sat here before us decided not to build our highways and our bridges; our dams and our airports? What would this country be like if we had chosen not to spend money on public high schools, or research universities, or community colleges?"
A fair question, and one everyone should ask. But when actually examined, the answer does not support the Presidents implication. It actually proves the opposite.
Obama implies that without the Congress acting, none of these thing could have been accomplished. That we are too stupid, lazy, and incompetent to have achieved these things without their involvement. Nothing could be further from the truth. The thoughtful answer to his question shows us how much better off would we be without Congress involving itself in these things at all? We can never know just how much better for sure. We can be sure however, that not only would all these things have been established, but in private hands, they would have been made better, stronger, more effective, and more efficient. They would have to be. The market would demand it. The owners, and investors in these business ventures, in order to compete, would be forced to provide the highest level of satisfaction to consumers if they mean to survive and profit. There would be unmatched incentive to innovate, streamline, and improve. Without improvement, they would fall to the wayside to make room for those who do. Where is that competition in government? There is none. They can't lose, they make the rules, and set the standards. Essentially, they have no "skin in the game". So why should there be a concerted effort to innovate, streamline, or improve? When no one else is allowed to compete there is no need to be the best. They just need to be.
The most disturbing item of the night was when Obama made perfectly clear that the Federal Government did not need to be restricted to the actual limitations intended by the founders, and embodied in our Constitution. He Asks:
"What kind of country would this be if this Chamber had voted down Social Security or Medicare just because it violated some rigid idea about what government could or could not do? How many Americans would have suffered as a result?"
How dare we question the authority that they have assumed under the guise of charity. We are but mere subjects under our federal overlords. As such, could never understand the importance of these unconstitutional programs. We are heartless, backwards, immoral fools for thinking that we can take care of ourselves and our communities better than our federal masters can. Don't you see? We need them. We would all be living in deplorable conditions, with no food, shelter, or medical treatment without their grand gestures of redistribution. Those immoral, idiotic founders were wrong. They just didn't understand the nature of government, and bureaucracy.
Give me a break. This is what we are supposed to believe? How did previous generations ever exist without these things? I would ask how much LESS would Americans have suffered as a result?
The good news in all of this is the fact that the ideals of the founders are making a comeback. So much so, that our President, who represents the antithesis of those ideals, feels so threatened by the movement that he saw fit to address it. To try to convince us that we don't have to worry about those pesky founding principles that made us great. Keep looking at government to solve your problems. Keep the status quo. Because, without us intervening, those founding principles would have led you all to poverty.
Its too late. We have seen the man behind the curtain. He's the Federal Government.............and he's no wizard.
"Ask yourselves – where would we be right now if the people who sat here before us decided not to build our highways and our bridges; our dams and our airports? What would this country be like if we had chosen not to spend money on public high schools, or research universities, or community colleges?"
A fair question, and one everyone should ask. But when actually examined, the answer does not support the Presidents implication. It actually proves the opposite.
Obama implies that without the Congress acting, none of these thing could have been accomplished. That we are too stupid, lazy, and incompetent to have achieved these things without their involvement. Nothing could be further from the truth. The thoughtful answer to his question shows us how much better off would we be without Congress involving itself in these things at all? We can never know just how much better for sure. We can be sure however, that not only would all these things have been established, but in private hands, they would have been made better, stronger, more effective, and more efficient. They would have to be. The market would demand it. The owners, and investors in these business ventures, in order to compete, would be forced to provide the highest level of satisfaction to consumers if they mean to survive and profit. There would be unmatched incentive to innovate, streamline, and improve. Without improvement, they would fall to the wayside to make room for those who do. Where is that competition in government? There is none. They can't lose, they make the rules, and set the standards. Essentially, they have no "skin in the game". So why should there be a concerted effort to innovate, streamline, or improve? When no one else is allowed to compete there is no need to be the best. They just need to be.
The most disturbing item of the night was when Obama made perfectly clear that the Federal Government did not need to be restricted to the actual limitations intended by the founders, and embodied in our Constitution. He Asks:
"What kind of country would this be if this Chamber had voted down Social Security or Medicare just because it violated some rigid idea about what government could or could not do? How many Americans would have suffered as a result?"
How dare we question the authority that they have assumed under the guise of charity. We are but mere subjects under our federal overlords. As such, could never understand the importance of these unconstitutional programs. We are heartless, backwards, immoral fools for thinking that we can take care of ourselves and our communities better than our federal masters can. Don't you see? We need them. We would all be living in deplorable conditions, with no food, shelter, or medical treatment without their grand gestures of redistribution. Those immoral, idiotic founders were wrong. They just didn't understand the nature of government, and bureaucracy.
Give me a break. This is what we are supposed to believe? How did previous generations ever exist without these things? I would ask how much LESS would Americans have suffered as a result?
The good news in all of this is the fact that the ideals of the founders are making a comeback. So much so, that our President, who represents the antithesis of those ideals, feels so threatened by the movement that he saw fit to address it. To try to convince us that we don't have to worry about those pesky founding principles that made us great. Keep looking at government to solve your problems. Keep the status quo. Because, without us intervening, those founding principles would have led you all to poverty.
Its too late. We have seen the man behind the curtain. He's the Federal Government.............and he's no wizard.
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