What is truly necessary?

"The Constitution is not an instrument for the government to restrain the people, it is an instrument for the people to restrain the government." -Patrick Henry  (emphasis mine)


"Necessity is the plea for every infringement of human freedom. It is the argument of tyrants. It is the creed of slaves."  William Pitt in the House of Commons November 18, 1783.  (emphasis mine)


"A wise and frugal government, which shall restrain men from injuring one another, which shall leave them otherwise free to regulate their own pursuits of industry and improvement, and shall not take from the mouth of labor the bread it has earned. This is the sum of good government, and this is necessary to close the circle of our felicity." Thomas Jefferson, First Inaugural Address.  (emphasis mine)


This day, free people, we find ourselves locked in mortal combat for the sake of our nation over a question of necessity. There are, indeed, many voices vying for our attentions and energies and wills and devotions. Voices crying out, pleading, even cajoling to win the case for what is necessary. But what is, after all the voices die down, truly necessary? What is the function of the federal government? According to Jefferson, it was to "restrain men from injuring one another" and otherwise leave them alone to regulate their own pursuits of industry and improvement.  How is that working out for Julie Bass, a free woman in Michigan who desires nothing more than to grow her own vegetables? 





The fact that a city code exists anywhere that dictates what any citizen in this country can or cannot have in their front yard is ludicrous. It is not the city's job to be a dictatorial landscape crew boss. The free citizens of Oak Park Michigan do not pay taxes as Homeowner's Association Dues.  Now the little Napoleon who is the acting "city planner" (a farcical office at best) is playing the tune. The question remains, will the free people of Oak Park dance and pay the piper? Let's hope not.


And what shall be said of Arizona, who is lying down while the Federal government swoops in like a vulture to regulate which of your crops goes to a market?

So, what's the big deal?  Isn't it good to regulate what goes into the public place for public consumption? Isn't it normal for us to expect to be wrapped up in red tape to sell our wares at a public place? In order to sell your home grown fruit at the now centrally planned "farmers market" you must submit a "crop plan" and have your Garden inspected by filling out a "farm schedule". After that's done you're more than welcome to sell your oranges once you fill out your various tax forms, sign the ten page 8000 word contract agreement with the city manager, pay your filing fees and attain your organic certification and proper permits. 


Or even the executive order that was signed while everyone was busy gawking at the stooge Anthony Weiner, 13575, granting the Federal government oversight of farmland via a "Council". That's 16% of the country, according to the man who calls himself President. 


READ IT HERE: Executive Order 13575



The issue again returns to what the average citizen in this country deems necessary. We are light years away from the Founders' thoughts on the matter. The basic sentiment at the founding of this nation was that the government's job was to keep us from invasion, and keep us from doing violence to our fellow man. That and only that was absolutely necessary. Otherwise, we were to be left alone to regulate our own pursuits of industry and improvement.


Let William Pitt's words ring in your ears the next time anyone in a suit behind a podium tells you what is "necessary". For any reason. Every time. Memorize these words:


"Necessity is the plea for every infringement of human freedom. It is the argument of tyrants. It is the creed of slaves." -William Pitt 


We stand in dumbstruck wonder at someone who cannot leave an abusive relationship. There is a tremendous sense of dependency that is inexplicable to the outside observer. We ask ourselves, and each other, "Why doesn't that person see what is really going on?" Free people of America: the people of the world are asking us that question. What will be our answer? 


The point of the blog is this:


Limited government isn't only a Federal issue. It's a state issue. It's a county issue. It's a town or city issue. Tyranny exists on every level, and must be defeated on every level. Be fearless to call tyranny what it is, and lift your voice against it. No one else has your voice, it is exclusive to you, and you alone will be judged by our posterity for your action, or inaction. Now is the time, now. There is nothing to be done for past generations' failures, there is only now.


This is our finest hour.