The mark of a free country is its ability to question its Government without fear of reprisal. But lately I see this right being slowly eroded. But I’m not really sure who is squashing this freedom or what their true agenda is. I was enraged when the Dixie Chicks were almost ran out-of-town for simply saying they were ashamed that George W Bush was from Texas. The right-wing media drug them through the mud and back, claiming they were un-American for even questioning our president. They stood strong and continued to question even the WMD’s, ( shame on them). Those weapons had to exist, Dick Cheney said so! Now the same people who found it so unquestionable to not agree with the president are commonly found at tea parties carrying signs with the current president dressed as Adolf Hitler. If it’s not alright to question the Government for one party but ok for the other, then something very wrong has happened. For any group to suppress the others right to question that power is wrong, and we as a people are heading down a very bad road. For our government to work we MUST have at least two opposing sides to question and keep the other honest. Our Political system is set up with a system of checks and balances, and for it to work WE THE PEOPLE also need those checks and balances. Even though we would all like it to be one-sided (in our political parties favor) you can see how this would quickly become a corrupt system. Like most things good and evil, ying and yang, their has to be opposing views and we as a people need to stand up and fight these media or any other groups that encourage such tactics.
Tags: Freedom?, WE THE PEOPLE
