Freedom

With Independence Day coming up this week, I thought I’d write a serious blog for a change. Shock! I know.

July 4, 1776, a new nation is born - America! At least that was the official start, though the process began long before that date, hundreds of years, in fact. But, I’m sure everyone is well aware of the history of the United States of America, so that’s not what this blog is about. Instead, it’s about the idea that spawned the birth of this nation. That idea or concept was freedom: religious, as well as political freedom, and a yearning for that freedom. But what exactly does that mean? What is freedom?

Freedom is more than a list of enumerated rights, such as free speech, the right to assembly, the right of a free press, or the right to keep and bear arms. Freedom is more than the ability to choose where we live, where we work, and to lead the life we decide. That’s what I was taught in school, but the meaning of freedom goes much deeper. Those things are a result of freedom, not the definition.

One of the most basic definitions of freedom is the condition that exists when the people are in control. Freedom is when the people tell the government what is allowed, not the other way around. Freedom is when the citizens do not live in fear of what a corrupt government can do. Freedom means not being subjected to a tyrannical and oppressive form of government. It means our lives are not ruled by thousands of regulations aimed at creating criminals out of ordinary citizens.

Freedom also means we have the reasonable expectation that our government will not spy on us, that it will not invade our privacy, and that it will not conduct unwarranted search and seizures. It is the ability to live life unworried. Freedom means the right to be left alone!

In recent years, it seems the American government has lost sight of the meaning freedom. But that doesn’t mean our freedom has gone away. We still have the right to voice our opinion, elect our leaders, to change our leaders or our whole governmental system if necessary. Freedom isn’t free, as the saying goes, but is worth fighting for.

That’s what freedom means to me. No, I’m not a big political figure. I’m not a guy with any influence at all. I’m just a flag-waving, patriotic nephew of my Uncle Sam. And I’m Proud to be an American! Happy Fourth of July! (Independence Day for those of you who are sensitive to that sort of thing).

Bruce A. Borders is the author of more than a dozen books. Over My Dead Body, The Journey, and Miscarriage Of Justice, and other titles, are available as ebooks on Apple I-Pad®, Amazon Kindle®, Barnes & Noble Nook® and Sony Reader®, Kobo, Diesel Books, and Smashwords. His books are also available in print at most online retailers or at www.bruceabordersbooks.weebly.com. The popular Wynn Garrett Series Books are now available on Barnes And Noble® at http://www.barnesandnoble.com/s/?series_id=867526 See Bruce’s Smashwords Profile at www.smashwords.com/profile/view/BruceABorders #MiscarriageOfJustice #BruceABorders

Dog Food

For the past year and a half, I’ve tried to stay away from politics on this blog. A remarkable feat, I might add, since I am very passionate on my political views. But, I figure everyone is bombarded with politics everywhere else so I choose other things to write about. However, to remain undetached from the current issue is proving too difficult. I have to say something. No, this isn’t going to turn into a political blog. Next week, I’ll return to one of my usual topics. For now, indulge me in the following.

So, Obama wants to usurp the authority of the U.S. Constitution and take away guns? And New York is presently in the process of attempting to nullify the 2^nd Amendment rights of the citizens there? And Congress is considering several bills, which would drastically infringe on all American’s right to keep and bear arms? “Dog food,” is what I say.

These demented politicians above are not alone. There’s Biden, Feinstein, Pelosi, various other congressmen and senators, state legislators, and then the public figures. The list is really quite long of morons who have no regard for the Constitution. The gun-grabbers seem to think now is the time; outlaw guns, and/or confiscate them and imprison offenders. Never mind the words of the 2^nd Amendment. “Shall not be infringed,” apparently has no meaning to these traitors to our country. By hook or by crook, they seek to relieve all of us of our arms. Again, I say, “Dog food!”

The anti-gun crowd, who want to disarm America, is not limited to solely to our country either. China has called for the complete disarmament of US citizens, and the U.N. is still actively pursuing its worldwide ban on firearms. Question - Since when does anyone in any other country have a say in our laws or our Constitutional rights? They don’t. But that fact seems to be not a matter of importance. The whole world is caught up in a frenzy; thinking, at last, they have an opportunity to rid us of firearms. I repeat, “Dog food.”

No doubt, I have some readers, if not all of you, thoroughly confused at this point, wondering just what dog food has to do with the discussion. Maybe this will help.

Message to Obama, lawmakers everywhere, the U.N., China, celebrities, and the world at large: Want my gun? Dog food. Alpo dog food. Specifically, “Come And Get It.”

Molon Labe.

Bruce A. Borders, author and songwriter, has over 500 songs and more than a dozen books. Over My Dead Body, The Journey, and Miscarriage Of Justice, his latest books, are available on Apple I-Pad®, Amazon Kindle®, Barnes & Noble Nook® and Sony Reader®, Kobo, Diesel Books, and Smashwords. Now also available in print at many online retailers or at www.bruceabordersbooks.weebly.com. The popular Wynn Garrett Series Books are now available on Barnes And Noble® at http://www.barnesandnoble.com/s/?series_id=867526 See Bruce’s Smashwords Profile at www.smashwords.com/profile/view/BruceABorders