Reenacting the 1776 American Revolution (Won't Congress be surprised!)

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Reenacting the 1776 American Revolution (Won't Congress be surprised!)

By Jane Stillwater http://jpstillwater.blogspot.com

 

After Republican Congressman James Sensenbrenner had the outright nerve to

shut down C-Span in the middle of a Judiciary Committee hearing this week, I'm

EVEN MORE outraged than usual at the blatant trampling of our civil rights by

the current corrupt " government " in Washington.

 

It's like being colonized by the British all over again.

 

When will the Bush Republicans' gluttony for sucking out America's

life-blood finally stop?

 

How much is enough?

 

The Bush/DeLay/Halliburton political machine's well-documented corruption

wasn't enough. The Downing Street plan to lie to the American people about Iraq

wasn't enough. The systematic demolition of America's fabulous economy wasn't

enough. Leaving our elderly to live on cat food while they steal our Social

Security reserves wasn't enough. Defaming the character of Jesus Christ wasn't

enough. Now they gotta take away C-Span?

 

This is revolting. I'm revolted. Enough is enough. It's time to do what

our founding fathers did. It's time for a Revolution. It's time for Paul

Revere to go on another midnight ride.

 

This time, however, our Paul won't be warning America's villages and towns.

We villagers and townfolk already know what is up. We've already seen our

sky-rocketing property taxes, our diminished dollar power, our run-down schools,

our out-sourced jobs, our slashed Constitution, our rigged elections and our

sons being killed in an Iraq now occupied by even worse torturers than Saddam

Hussein.

 

This time Paul Revere needs to go ride his horse up and down Pennsylvania

Avenue -- and warn those Inside-the-Beltway aristocracy wannabees in D.C. that

we Americans are tired of being lied to, stolen from, controlled, cheated and

conned.

 

And Paul Revere isn't the only one who needs to spread the word. It's time

for all us patriots to grab our lanterns and head for Washington because the

Bush Republicans need to be thoughtfully reminded of exactly where their

so-called power comes from. Us. It's time for We the People to stage a

realistic reenactment of the 1776 American Revolution.

 

Are you fed up with having our country suffer from Taxation without

Representation as dubiously-elected Congressmen squander our tax money on their

own lavish profits? And are you tired of having some know-nothing who dares to

call himself a Representative of the People turning off OUR C-Span? Then come

on down and join the 229th anniversary reenactment of America's 1776 Revolution!

 

Won't King Dubya be surprised to look out the window of OUR White House and

see George Washington glowering back at him from behind large boxes of tea that

he has brought down from Boston?

 

Let's dress up like Thomas Payne, go visit our Senators and remind those

toffee-nosed hypocrites once again that our country was founded upon the

principles of freedom and justice -- not on who can reach the deepest into

America's wallets. Let's tell them that Americans do not suffer fools gladly.

Nor stolen elections. Nor treasury giveaways. Nor media sell-outs (or was it

FCC hand-outs?) and definitely not C-Span black-outs!

 

And let's cheer for Ben Franklin as he stumps off to picket the corporate

offices of Enron and Halliburton and Fox. Or maybe, since they are no longer

American companies, Ben could just picket their offshore tax-avoiding mailboxes.

Or, better yet, let's be really revolutionary and open our own offshore

tax-evading mailbox.

 

Then let's send John Hancock and Samuel Adams over to enlighten our House

of Representatives. " You fat cats are supposed to be working for the interests

of the American People -- not just for special interests, hyper-rich war

profiteers and the Queens of corporate welfare, " Hancock will tell them. And he

will put it in writing too! And by the way, John, when you go there be sure to

bring along a bunch of Minutemen and Patriots.

 

Tired of trying to flag down your Congressman to tell him that you need new

schools and new hospitals instead of new wars? Then let's send Betsy Ross over

to sew up some of those fiscal holes in the Pentagon. Bush's generals have a

400 billion dollar budget to design new and better ways to blow up women and

children? That's criminal. The Department of Defense needs to stop waving

their stripes and start wearing them.

 

And I want C-Span back.

 

Every patriot in America needs to dress in breeches and broadcloth and

MARCH ON WASHINGTON to remind all the Redcoats and Tories there that, in the

immortal words of Thomas Jefferson, " We hold these truths to be self-evident,

that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with

certain unalienable Rights. " That's right, Tom!

 

And " to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving

their just powers from the consent of the governed. " That is the consent of the

GOVERNED we're talking about -- not the consent of some hyper-rich Benedict

Arnolds and their vote-eating voting machines!

 

And " That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these

ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute

new Government. " It's time to reenact the principles that America was founded

upon -- and to let those corporate welfare Turncoats in D.C. know who is boss.

 

" US! "

 

PS: WHY was Paul Revere running around the New England countryside like a

chicken with his head cut off? Think about it. He was a middle-class guy. He

had food on his table. He had a job. What made him risk all that to stand up

and fight? And what is making US do the same thing? WE have food on our table,

a roof over our heads and a TV droning soothingly in the background telling us

that all is well, all is well, the Bush Republicans are working for us and in

our our best interests.

 

WHY can't I just accept what Fox News tells me and stop wasting untold

hours of my life pounding out a constant stream of cries for freedom and justice

and fruitlessly sending them off to " Letters to the Editor " and Congressional

in-boxes who obviously don't want them and only send me back " System

Administrator " notices that these in-boxes have rejected my e-mails as spam?

 

Why can't I just be content with letting Uncle George be large and in

charge? Why can't I just shut up and " appreciate what I've got " ?

 

According to William Glasser, MD, the human mind does not live by bread

alone. The human mind, in the final analysis, cannot be brainwashed or

programmed from the outside to accept " security " instead of the honor and glory

of freedom and our intense internal drive for justice. Lie to us, jail us,

deride us, censor us, nuke us (well, maybe not that) but you will never be able

to silence that still, small voice inside of us that whispers to our inner

souls, " What the Bush Republicans are doing to our country is WRONG. "

 

PPS: My friend Michael said that it may already be too late for Americans to

dissent -- let alone revolt. " As for revolution, if the American people really

knew the whole truth, Washington would already be in ashes by now. But they

don't and they probably won't until it's too late. It may already be too late. "

 

When it comes to planning for suppressing future dissent, the Bush

Republicans are right on the job. Do you think we can just vote them out of

office? With no paper trails? Dream on. And for another thing, they have

carefully built the largest military force in the world. Want to object to the

loss of your rights and your money? Try going up against Star Wars. These

people are ruthless.

 

" It looks like the Bush Republicans have already planned well for what lies

ahead, " said Michael. Getting our democracy back might be a little bit tricky.

" Why do you think they have expanded their Patriot Act powers to allow the FBI

to spy on us? And the Senate has secretly approved new unconstitutional powers

that basically make Bush a dictator. They know there will be plenty of social

unrest here in the not too distant future and they are prepared for it. "

 

To hell with the Bush Republicans. Let's stage a Revolutionary reenactment

anyway. I want C-Span back!

 

 

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Listen my children and you shall hear of the midnight ride of Paul Revere:

 

You know the rest. In the books you have read

How the British Regulars fired and fled,

How the farmers gave them ball for ball,

From behind each fence and farmyard wall,

Chasing the redcoats down the lane,

Then crossing the fields to emerge again

Under the trees at the turn of the road,

And only pausing to fire and load.

http://www.online-literature.com/henry_longfellow/946/

 

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