We have come to the point in our culture in which practically every problem is countered with the question, "What is the government going to do about it?" or with the statement, "There ought to be a law!"  Down to the most mundane and minute problem, most people expect the "government" to fix it.

Most recently, we have been faced with major abuse of the financial markets - the government "fixed" it.  We have been assaulted with disastrous unemployment - the government is fixing it.  We are challenged with run-away medical costs - the government "fixed" it.

Interestingly, closer observation will show that the great majority of our problems are the result of government fixing some previous problem, which was the unintended consequence of an earlier fix to an even earlier problem, which was the unintended consequence of an earlier fix to an even earlier problem, which was ... well, you get the idea!

In the book Unmasking The Sacred Lies, author Paul A. Cleveland offers a question and answer:

What are the sacred lies?  The first, and biggest lie, is the notion that the institution of government is capable of successfully and adequately addressing all human problems. 

Why have people accepted the BIG LIE?

The process of embracing the sacred lies came about in two ways.  Some people actively promoted and perpetuated them because they materially benefited from them.  ...Most people, however, come to embrace the lies in a misguided fashion. ...They are largely ignorant of the political process and are too busy with their own affairs to devote time to understanding the problems associated with collectivist action.

President Lincoln introduced effective centralization of the economy in Washington, but it was the Congressional response to the plight of mid-western farmers in the 1880s which became the tipping point.  In 1887, the Imperial Congress created the Interstate Commerce Commission to control railroad use.  Ever since, the solution to any problem has been the creation of a commission, an agency, a department, or a service.

We must reverse the process if we as a people ever expect to regain our liberty.  But "sunset" provisions are rarely heeded, if ever established in the first place.  The only real solution is the positive action of the legislatures of the Sovereign States to interpose themselves between the Columbian Empire and the citizens of the States.

We need legislators who will actively promote a Free Tennessee.

From Solitude,
David O Jones