Freedom, Where has it gone?

Yesterday, Tim informed me of a headline he saw in the newspaper. (I think he likes to tell me these things to see how high my blood pressure will get.) The paper said that now in NC it is illegal to throw away a plastic bottle. WHAT? ILLEGAL? I am now being told what I can and can't throw away?

Now, before I get all the comments about the environment and how we need to save the planet, this message is NOT about "Going Green". However if it was, I would have to say that our Heavenly Father is in control of what will happen to this earth, whether we spend our lives trying to "save" it or not. What we should be spending our lives doing is saving souls, not the planet.

Back to the subject at hand, I am getting pretty fed up with the government telling me what I can and can't do. Why is it that these politicians think it is their responsibility to tell me what kind of light bulb I can have in my home, what kind of toilet I can have and when and how often I need to give my child shots? Who do they think they are?

I remember when the seat belt law first came out. It was taught at school about the importance of wearing a seat belt. I remember one day we were picking up my older brother from high school and I was wearing my seat belt. I thought, oh, Dave is not going to want to put his seatbelt on right here in front of all his friends. That would be so uncool. I was obviously a child and my concerns were very shallow. As time went on, the law was reinforced and I heard it told over and over again that we needed to "buckle up" for our safety. One day, I heard someone comment that this law is a terrible thing. It's taking away our rights and what will they come up with next to control us. I didn't understand, I just remember thinking that I couldn't believe that someone wouldn't want to be safe. It was years later and many laws passed when I finally figured out that it wasn't about the seat belt at all.

It saddens me to think that there are people who are fooled by the idea that socialized medicine, government health care, or what ever you want to call it would be good for this country. I can't believe that people don't see it for what it really is, a way for the government to control us. They are trying their hardest to spend money like crazy and get our country into so much debt so that it will ruin our lives and we will all be dependent on the government to take care of us. Sick, I tell you.

I have recently heard that Mr. Obama wants the government to take over all student loans. The only way to get a student loan is through the government. If they take control of that, will they next be telling us what we can and can't study in school? Will they say there isn't enough money in one subject or another? If this healthcare passes and doctors decided to quit practicing will they force people to become doctors? Where will it end?

Like I said, the plastic bottle isn't about the environment, just like health care isn't about everyone having health care. It's all about the control the government wants to have over us. I have to say I am grateful for those that are standing up and trying to do something to save our country. We can NOT be complacent anymore.

I can't believe that I am going to have to tell my children, "Don't throw that plastic bottle away, you might get arrested!"