SECOND IN THIS SERIES ABOUT OWNERSHIP
In a Free Society, private ownership is the only moral role. Tribal action, of collective use of property, is a hopeless impasse at presumed collective ownership. Only by express permission can you use collective property. Even though you paid for it. It’s operated by those who did not pay for it and used by those who neither paid for it nor operate it. Therefore the question, is who owns it?
FIRST ARTICLE IN SERIES ABOUT OWNERSHIP
It was back in late 60s and early 70s, when I was on fire to rearrange my life to be self-sustaining and as free as possible, after a life of being married to a military pilot, and labeled a “military dependent.” A life where the military authorities (government) issued me orders specifying my role to support a military officer, without ever paying me a cent. The government included a small amount in his monthly paycheck for me as a “dependent” but I never received a dime from the government. I viewed this as “involuntary servitude,” when I received written orders telling me what I was supposed to do. The last one came from Aeronautical Systems Command in Dayton Ohio, which I still have.
We are going through a period in this country where so many are grappling with conditions, and a way of life, which has changed dramatically in the past few years. There is confusion and disillusion, particularly in the area of how one as an individual is connected to the politics of government, as things stand today. We simply cannot count on today, the same value judgements in our way of Life we were comfortable with yesterday. So much readjustment and change uses a lot of time and energy.
IN HIS INAUGURAL SPEECH, GEORGE WASHINGTON STATED: “THE SACRED FIRE OF LIBERTY.”
We, the American people, are very good at conversion. Let’s convert that “sacred fire of Liberty” into action, by converting it to a burning desire for the Freedom we once enjoyed.
In my opinion, the Constitution of the United States is like a contractual agreement. One which elected officials must swear to uphold. The preamble sets the tone for that contract, which states: “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 prosperity, do ordain and establish the Constitution of the United States of America.”
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