All
of the candidates and their opponents were invited to the Clarksville
Economic Development Council political debate to be held on August
31.
The
purpose of this debate was to have the listening audience get a clear
picture of what the incumbents have done by way of legislation and
what the contenders say they will do if elected.
I
was dis-invited. Supposedly because Marcia Blackburn, the incumbent
had a prior engagement.
The
truth is I was dis-invited to prevent me from exposing the fact that
the votes of the incumbents were primarily to increase the size,
cost, reach and power of every agency including state agencies, they
voted to fund.
The
powers to be were afraid that you the voter after hearing what I had
to say would ask the candidates and the incumbents how they would
vote on specific bills which have been and will be proposed.
The
answer is (that by their vote) that the incumbents will gradually
increase the size, cost, reach and power of these government
agencies, until the state governments themselves become handmaidens
of the Federal Government.
This
is the goal and the only thing those advocating more government fear
is that you the voter will find out what they are doing before they
can establish their dictatorship.
My
pledge would have been that I would read the bills and do what I
would expect you to do.
That
is to ask a question of any candidate or any incumbent and that is
not just how you are going to vote on this bill but also if this bill
passes, will it increase the size, cost, reach and power of
government.
“If
you pass this bill will it increase the size, cost, reach and power
of government?”
If
the answer is yes then I would vote no and if I had been in the
debate I would have encouraged the listeners that’s you to vote
them out of office.
You
the voter must realize that you are as qualified perhaps even more so
than the people in office right now. Because you are the guardians
of the Constitution. And you have enough brains to stop the growth
of government by rejecting any bill which would increase the size,
cost, reach and power of government.
We
can live with problems. But we can not live under a dictatorship.
And
this is where we (that includes you) are headed.
You
and I have the power now to stop it.
Now
you know why I'm not in the debate.
So
your job as an American citizen, regardless of your politics, race
and anything else is to find out whether the candidate you are
questioning is going to vote yes or no on a bill which would increase
the size, cost, reach or power of government.
If
his answer is yes, do not vote for him.