#4 What is the purpose of government?

"We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America."

The definition of government is a group of people who control or make decisions for a country or state.  There are technically two types of government; democracy and dictatorship.  Everything else, whether a president, king, or parliament rules will fall into these two categories; no matter what Wikipedia says.  People will have difference of opinion when it comes to what the government can do or what it is meant to do and that causes the variances.  But in the United States it is clear what type we are supposed to have and what they are supposed to do.  Yet, people living in the United States are either ignorant to what the Constitution actually says or they refuse to live by it.

The articles of the Constitution explain the type.  We are a federal republic, or more specifically, a presidential democracy.  A democracy led by an elected president but with three separate branches of government to ensure that no one person could become too powerful.  It is also separated to ensure that laws that are created are for the progress of the electors and not for the elected.  But how?  This is where those famous words written in 1781 become so important.

• We the People of the United States.  Many will argue that this statement written back in 1787 was a racist/discriminatory remark.  And left alone in its historical context could be made out to be that way.  Was it meant for only male, white, property owners?  Again, by itself, maybe.  But read on.  They knew that white male property owners were "in charge".  But they did not use that language.  They easily could have.  This they knew would leave room for future discussion.  Today it means anyone who is an American citizen.  But the most important issue of this statement is that the people are in control, not the government.  The people should have more power than the government.  Small government.
• in Order to form a more perfect Union.  The framers knew they had come from a non-perfect world.  They knew what they were doing was not perfect either.  They wanted a MORE perfect union.  This means they knew in the future it would have to be changed.  But for now the laws they were establishing would serve as a better way to life than Britain.
• establish Justice.  Not to perfect justice, but establish it.  They were laying the foundations for a system that would create fairness.  But again, a more perfect union.  Justice may not always seem fair.  Some will always be on the short end of the stick.  What is fair for some may not be fair for others.
• insure domestic Tranquility.  Peace within our borders was one of our first and foremost priorities.
• provide for the common defence.  Securing our borders was another priority.
• promote the general Welfare.  The welfare this speaks of is not the Welfare System.  Oddly enough there are people who quote this line and say people should get everything provided by the government.  The goal here is to promote general welfare, not to provide for it.  Welfare also means how people are doing, not what they are given.  The system is supposed to promote ways for people to do better, not provide people things to be better.  Plus, the word general means "overall" not "everyone".
• and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity.  It all comes down to this.  They created this paper so the future will have a chance.
• do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.  Establish again means to start, not to end.  This was the beginning of an experiment.  No one had ever created what we were about to create.  A new nation is now upon the face of the earth.  One that will be watched for almost 240 years now.  Many will hate it.  Many will want to destroy it.  But it can not be argued, most want to be it.

Why was it written? he American people just ten years earlier were being treated unfairly.  Laws were passed that they deemed were biased and hurt them only, economically and politically.  But it is more than just what was being passed.  It was more about who was passing them; a foreign land, someone who knew nothing about the American culture anymore.  A tyrant in our eyes since he did not allow the people to speak.  Anyone who said things against this tyrant could have had major penalties placed upon them.   Any action without justification would be met with unwarranted oppression.  That is where the Declaration of Independence comes in.  The early Americans committed treason but luckily won the war.  The ones who wrote this paper would either be considered heroes or traitors.  They needed to write something with purpose. 

Then after the war the framers wanted to form a government that was opposite of what they just broke away from.  The result?  The Articles of Confederation, a failure.  Why?  Because they allowed too much individualism.  The need for a new government was imminent.  The Preamble paves the way for that new government; one with a purpose.  This Constitution is by far the government paper that has changed the world more than any other ever before and so far ever since.  The original purpose of the Constitution still stands.  And that is what conservatives should fight for.

Those who are ignorant about the Constitution should get an education.  Those who refuse to live by it can leave.

#2 Why liberalism is not the answer.

Why doesn't Liberalism work?  If all practiced the idea of liberalism it would die off.  It can't survive without Conservatism. There would be nothing for them to argue with or try and ruin for the rest of the majority.  Liberalism creates an atmosphere that causes dissension and contradictions.

• Liberalism states it wants freedom of speech yet when someone who disagrees with it speaks up on how they feel they are called racists, bigots, homophobes, hate-mongers, or go as far as having the ACLU sent after them.
• Liberalism states there should be more voting rights but even the Democratic National Convention has things called Super Delegates who possibly can overrule the will of the rest of their voters in the primaries.
• Liberalism states human rights violators around the world should be dealt with but when America deals with the violators, especially with military action, then we become the violators.
• Liberalism states the sanctity of human life is important and all should be free to make up their own minds yet it allows for the murder of innocent babies who can't speak for themselves.
• Liberalism states individual rights are natural but it stands for government programs that are man-made.
• Liberalism states the Constitution should be defended yet the ideas of liberalism allows interpretations into what it means instead of reading exactly what it says.
• Liberalism states there should be pursuit of happiness yet want to set up government programs that force people into using welfare and not allow them to have a choice in a medical facility/insurance/health care company of their own choice; and then force other Americans who do not agree with this into paying higher taxes for these programs.
• Liberalism states family values should be strong but the definition of family is so vague in liberalism that anything could be considered "family value".

There is no set of common morals to go by under liberalism.  Without any set of common morals there would be less order almost to the point of anarchy.  Without any set of common morals there are no consequences. Liberalism kills people in all kinds of ways.  It kills them openly.  It kills them silently.  It kills them mentally, emotionally, physically and spiritually but liberalism hides it.  And to the defense of those who practice liberalism, they believe they are doing the right thing.  The essence of liberalism is based on human flaws and its reasoning is based on human rationalization; human ignorance at its worse.  It takes away everything traditional.  It may take away all the mores and folk lore that hinder progress but it also takes away the values and morals that keep people going and that has kept people going since the creation of man.  With these traditions and morals diminished it sets up vulnerability to inside destruction such as what happened with Rome and other famous societies.  Americans lose their identity this way.  Yes, we are a melting pot, if you will, but the melting pot melted common goals and beliefs into one.  Liberalism allows the melting pot to become more of a salad bowl.

People wonder today why they hurt.  People wonder what is wrong with society and other people.  It's because they have been fed with the lie of liberalism for way too long.  When they actually hear the truth they are afraid of it.  It makes them so scared they get sick about it.  Fear makes us say things and do things that are not logical. And because of this fear any ounce of conservatism seems wrong to them, especially the logic of the Judeo-Christian value system.

#1 What is a true conservative?

A typical conservative will believe in most of the following in no particular order:

1. Establishing a system of morality- setting up an agreed upon system of values, mores, folk lores, and morals.  Without trying to infringe upon other people's beliefs the system is closely tied to Judeo-Christian Biblical values.
2. Sanctity of life- stopping the act of abortion.  Knowing that some circumstances may cause moral dilemmas, the bottom line is trying to protect the innocent that do not have a voice for themselves.
3. Preserving the Constitution and the Declaration- the original ideas, not the interpretation of it. Understanding that the Founding Fathers were not perfect and were ill guided due to their economic practices, the original ideas they had set up are by far the greatest in history as a country.
4. Strong military- maintaining a presence in the world.  Keeping the status quo with the power of persuasion and the idea of total protection for all its citizens from outside threats is to be seen by all.
5. Nuclear family values- building the strongest of families.  Wanting to keep traditional roles of the family, with the authority in the hands of the parents; one man, one woman, and only one of each as the greatest structure of a community.
6. Market System- opportunities.  Creating an atmosphere for innovation, invention, and progress without purposefully hurting others in the process.
7. Low taxes- it's your money.  Collecting only enough money from its citizens to keep a honest form of government running efficiently.
8. Preserving American way of life- Preserving the traditions, symbols, culture, and history of the ideas of Americans; not to conform to the rest of the world or be told by the rest of the world what to do; i.e., patriotism.
9. Death penalty- for punishment and deterrent.  Protecting and establish justice for the victim over the guilty.
10. Small government- no Big Brother.  All of the above wraps up into this idea.  With as little interference as possible from the federal government the people should be able to pursuit their happiness without interfering with the values and happiness of others.

These 10 ideas of conservatism are what this site will focus on.  If and when there is a subject that infringes upon these 10 ideas or effects these 10 ideas then perhaps a "paper" will be written.  Until then please refer to Discover your political view and Discover your economic view to start your journey.