Unnecessary Road Block

By Tammy Derouin

Rules and laws are only being enforced if the ruling party recognizes their existence.  If a rule or law which would be beneficial to the ruling party doesn’t exist, a pen is made available to the party leader.  The leader takes the pen and writes down that which he desires and POOF, it becomes a law.  The ruler doesn’t actually have the authority to write laws, but rules were made to be broken, or so it’s been said, and done.  If any part of the law doesn’t work out the way it was intended, the pen magically erases the mistake.  Of course, the mistake is denied and a statement is issued which explains the real meaning of what was written, but then erased and then rewritten.  

The process of a bill becoming a law is so long and drawn out.  What do we possibly have to gain by reading and questioning a bill?  It would be so much easier if just one person, at the top, made all the decisions for us.  What were the founders thinking when they created Congress? It’s just an unnecessary road block which prevents the party leader from getting things done.  It took just a little over 200 years, for one man to show that a balanced form of government is simply a waste of time.

The party leader isn’t sitting still when it comes to getting things done.  He will create, implement and enforce rules and laws all by himself.  Nothing will stand in his way, certainly not the law of the land.  He continually proves how obsolete the other branches of government have become.  Why do we need Congress?  They only process bills to see if they are worthy of becoming a law.  Why do we need the judicial branch to interpret the legality of laws when you have the magical phrase, “Because I said so” working for your best interest?

Now, I grew up in a time when the phrase, because I said so was used in a dictatorship, otherwise known as the family unit.  This much needed dictatorship instilled values which would lead to independent thinking and living, along with the desire to live in a republic not a dictatorship. 

The first real taste of freedom comes in the form of a vehicle.  Permission to use the family vehicle serves as the incentive to earn money to purchase one of your own. The ability to come and go as you need or please is addicting.  But, with freedom comes responsibility.  The desire to keep your freedom encourages responsible decisions. Would you willingly hand over your keys and the freedom which comes with owning your own vehicle, for a vehicle which is provided free of charge but with limits and stipulations as to when, where, how and to what extent you can use it?

When one lives under a dictator, the desire for freedom is overwhelming.  It requires an individual to develop skills needed to survive.  One will sacrifice the provisions and even the security which has been provided by the dictator, to obtain the ultimate goal, freedom.

Unlike the dictatorship being created by the ruling party of our nation, the one which must exist within the family unit is structured to create independence, not dependency.  Where dictators around the world create an environment to keep you in, the head of the family wants you to be free and be able to provide for yourself.

We have witnessed what happens to society when there is a breakdown in the family unit.  When morals, values and basic guidance are absent in the structure of the family unit, anarchy prevails. A sense of entitlement begins to form and a society of dependency is slowly created.  

If rules were meant to be broken, we have the ultimate example running our country… into the dirt.  When morals and values are absent at home and in society in general, anarchy develops.  Chaos and lawlessness are only tolerated for so long before there is a society wide call for order.  Someone will be all too willing to answer that call and provide all the basic necessities and security needed.  It will only cost you your keys, your freedom.

Don’t worry the party leader is working in your best interest.  He rules on his own to get things done quickly and to make life easier, better for folks.  Because I said so worked well in Congress, now they’re pretty much obsolete.   When rules and laws are only recognized or enforced at the discretion of the ruling party, a one party system has begun.  It’s just too bad we don’t have any examples of what happens to a country under a one party system of government.

“It is difficult to free fools from the chains they revere.”

Voltaire