I believe that we are at a crossroads of the American dream and that We The People are in danger of losing our freedoms. The democracy that our fore fathers dreamed of during the American revolution is grave danger of failing. We The People don’t run the country anymore, instead it is ruled by an elite class of politicians and bureaucrats that have through privilege and power created a closed world unattainable by We the People. A few individuals with iron will, dogged determination and resources $$$$ can achieve this status but only by selling their soul to the gods of power.

Lord Acton said “power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely”. Those men and women in power now are no exception. The temptations of privilege, the intoxication from power coupled with the pressures, hoop jumping and politics of our sadly deteriorated bureaucracy leaves little room for the needs of We The People.

I believe we need to get back to what our fore fathers intended which was the citizen politician, someone who had a real job and only went to Washington when needed. Which is why I ask: do they have to go to Washington anymore?

The advantages of technology today provides a logical alternative for routine business through telecommunications and computer links. This would result in a tremendous savings in travel expenses, and keeps our homegrown heroes away from the cesspool of corruption that is Washington DC. Our leadership should be here with us representing our needs instead of being pampered and privileged by lobbyists and special interests with fat wallets.

How do we get back our government? Do we expect that those privileged individuals running the US Government to change themselves. Why would we think they would volunteer to give up that good life of power and privilege? If you believe that then do I have a deal for you I believe the only solution requires We the People to raise the alarm and spread the word. We must raise awareness, educate voters and apply pressure to the elected representatives of We The People. I believe this is going to be more difficult than anyone imagined but if we are to take back our freedoms and ensure them for future generations then we must succeed.

I believe dark times may be upon us if the NeoCons succeed in creating their version of “Utopia”. I believe that we have been fed the biggest lie in recent history with the public account of 9/11. The are many reliable sources of FACTS that go ignored by big media. If you have not had exposure to the NeoCon threat and an absolutely excellent reference sight is WWW.WHATREALLYHAPPENED.COM. Michael Rivero’s sight is a gold mine of information that you don’t see on the network news.

I Believe if we don’t exercise or constitutional rights then We the People will loose those special freedoms that have already begun to slowly disappear. Take action, write your congressman, start a blog, vote for anyone other than the incumbent; push your representative for mandatory term limits; investigate the National Initiative for Democracy (www.nationalinitiative.us); but in the final analysis We The People must become more personally involved. I could go on and I will in future posts but for now lets keep it short and I hope interesting. As always, responsible comments and critiques are welcome.

Keep the Faith & PEACE
The Sage

After some time invested in brainstorming and researching, I make my tentative first step into the on-line world at large. While this blog doesn’t focus on a singular topic, it is generally intended to point out some of the more ridiculous lines of reasoning used by people who should know better.

As you might deduce from that statement, many of my initial posts will be centered on the outright lunacy going on in Washington D.C. these days. Other areas for exploration include information technology, security, stupid people, crazy drivers and even religion. You can assume that I am not politically correct but will try not to be too insensitive.

One of the first things I want to do is to start a little contest that will feed into one of my future stories. The first person that can correctly identify me will receive a free MP3 player. Of course those that have helped me with this are exempt. I know some of you techno nerds may take this as a challenge but it is not intended to be an insult to your abilities, just a little fun.

I invite any reasonable comments, suggestions or requests on the site and content, but reserve the right to ignore whoever I choose for whatever reason.

A few initial hints on my identity are fairly obvious: I live in the southern United States and I am a Mac user forced to live in a Windows world. Anyway, just wanted to get something out there for testing and first steps. Hope to here from you soon.

The Sage