Government, the necessary evil

One has but to open the first page of "Common Sense" to see yet another simple applicable truth to today's sham of a government. In his effort to show the distinction between "society" and "government" he says this:

"Society in every state is a blessing, but government even in its best state is but a necessary evil; in its worst state an intolerable one; for when we suffer, or are exposed to the same miseries by a government, which we might expect in a country without government, our calamity is heightened by reflecting that we furnish the means by which we suffer."

This is precisely the insult upon injury that we suffer today when our elected representatives feign deafness or attempt to minimize us with degrading rhetoric meant to belittle our cries for freedom as nothing more than some crazed half-brained cry babies that can't understand that "The Government is here to help you!". If we wanted to be hijacked by pirates, enslaved, and have our voices silenced - we could certainly get such treatment in some anarchic no-man's land. But we do NOT expect such treatment by those we elect and pay to represent our interests in what is supposed to be a free and representative republic. You WILL hear us, or you will be finding yourselves a new job. We will not furnish the means by which we suffer much longer.

Where is Thomas Paine when you need him?

When first this country found its voice and dared to cry for FREEDOM, there were the words of one man on the tongues of the nation. That man was Thomas Paine. Few before or since him have so eloquently decried the inhumanity of tyranny in its many forms. I remember my mother, no true fan of freedom as I would later find out, once pointing proudly to a picture of Thomas Paine in her childhood home and telling me that we were related to him. Having a public school education, I didn't know who he was at that time. I have made an effort as an adult to learn about him. I could not be prouder of my heritage, though I admit I do not know how exactly we are related. Now, when the future of the nation he helped to create is in such peril, I can not help but feel a call to remind this country of his message. I will attempt to do that here. I am a WAHM to a high needs 3 year old. I am a disabled veteran of the Army with 9 years of service I take great pride in. I am not some super genius that will spend my precious time trying to impress you with my spelling and grammar ability, LOL! I am here with a message, and I hope those that are interested may find inspiration in its content, if not its grammatical correctness and errorproof typing ;) Freedom was not free, and it still isn't.