LIBERTY'S SPIRIT AWAKENS, BUT BIG BROTHER NEVER SLEEPS


By Tom DeWeese
February 1, 2006
NewsWithViews.com


There is an important lesson that bullies never seem to learn: you can only push people so far before they begin to push back. We are starting to see such a response to Big Brother’s assault on American liberties, as average Americans are beginning to push back and say no.

No issue has grabbed the nation’s attention like the invasion of illegal aliens. As hundreds of thousands poured across the U.S. border over the years, changing our culture, affecting our crime rate and diminishing our standard of living, frustrated Americans were told by government that there was nothing to be done about it.

Suddenly, early in 2005, a determined group of volunteers organized vigils at the hottest spots along the border, photographing and reporting on the highly organized invasion. As the news media began to carry these reports on the nightly news, Americans became incensed. The tide began to turn. Congress has taken action, passing several pieces of legislation aimed at strengthening the border, including larger budgets for the Border Patrol and fencing. What Congress has not yet done is pass the Bush Administration’s scheme for amnesty for these lawbreakers. And that’s another good thing. Americans had enough and pushed back.

Protection of private property finally hit the front pages in 2005, after blatant theft by government. The use by local communities of Eminent Domain to take private homes simply to raise tax revenues or line the pockets of private businesses has caused pain and outrage for several decades. Of course, the use of Eminent Domain is absolutely essential for the implementation of the UN’s Agenda 21 and Sustainable Development.

In a shocking decision by the Supreme Court (Kelo VS New London, CT), such grabs of private property were legalized, setting off a nationwide cry of outrage and the creation of property rights protection legislation at all levels of government. Property owners are demanding that government protect their rights and are pushing back.

Also on the private property scene, efforts were launched in Congress in 2005 to “fixâ€