Eagle
Forum Collegians Summit was my first trip to Washington, D.C. and the
historical significance and richness of the marble monuments and
towering flags encircled me with a renewed pride in America. The number
of conservative students I sat with during the conference was a new
experience. I was glad to be in the company of so many students my age
who feel about our country as I do. A
motivating speech by Rep. Michele Bachmann of Minnesota opened day one
of the conference. With as much energy as any of the 18-24-year-olds,
Bachmann bounded up the steps with a shining smile and eyes aglow with
the passion of a woman on fire for her country. Speaking
on the crucial goal of saving our sovereignty, Bachmann urged the
students to become active advocates of individual freedom as well as
sovereignty. She said this must be accomplished with the cooperation
of the American people, and she warned that the trust involved in
cooperation doesn’t come from taxing citizens into poverty.
“Transnationalists are about pushing away the traditional American
values,” Bachmann said. The
foundations of freedom cannot be cast aside in the effort of achieving
an alleged betterment for the greater good. Forcing socialist agendas
down the throats of the American tax-payers is not a proper tactic to
preserve the U.S. Constitution or the American standards of life and
liberty. Over-taxation and freedom do not go hand-in-hand. The
recent call for a global currency, the governmental buyouts of private
corporations, and the climbing income tax percentage on everyday
American citizens are not the kind of governmental intrusion we need. Noting
how strength can come in various guises, she contrasted the sovereignty
designed by our Founding Fathers with the power grab by the “lovers of
power” holding governmental offices today. “Never
before in American history has one party been so dominated by the
Democrats and by such a power-grappling agenda,” Rep. Bachmann said. The
students scratched feverishly away in their notebooks as Bachmann
encouraged her listeners to pay heed to the misuse of power occurring
in our country, using the example of other failures of socialism in
foreign nations as evidence to discontinue the power grappling in
Washington. An
increase in laws, taxes and regulations is like a set of heavily
restrictive shackles. Each chain link is like another law; each pound
of iron like another tax percentage weighing us down. In an effort to
equalize, the federal government’s endeavors only enslave.
Leaning
over the podium, Bachmann called for help from young patriots to stem
the erosion of the traditional American values of life, liberty and the
pursuit of happiness. “The rug of freedom is being pulled out from
under you,” Bachmann said. “We’re in a slow surrender of our national
sovereignty.” The
primary instrument in the defense of our state and national sovereignty
can be narrowed down to perseverance in retaining one value, one goal,
one main purpose: liberty.
If
we want to enjoy the freedoms our grandfathers fought for, we must
speak our minds and share our beliefs; saving our sovereignty demands
no less. Personal freedom cannot exist without economic freedom; the
former cannot exist without the latter. “Liberty…is the gift of all
gifts,” Bachmann said. The
eagerness of the students gave me hope for a future where we have the
right to earn and keep what is ours; where we can gain strength as
individuals, as families, as states, and as a sovereign nation. “Our nation is aching for you,” Bachmann said. “This is your test of bravery.”
We
were all raising our red, white and blue banners of liberty, ready to
take on the challenges ahead and fight for the freedoms we love.
Saving Our Sovereignty
By Emmalee Mattern
Eagle
Forum Collegians Summit was my first trip to Washington, D.C. and the
historical significance and richness of the marble monuments and
towering flags encircled me with a renewed pride in America. The number
of conservative students I sat with during the conference was a new
experience. I was glad to be in the company of so many students my age
who feel about our country as I do. A
motivating speech by Rep. Michele Bachmann of Minnesota opened day one
of the conference. With as much energy as any of the 18-24-year-olds,
Bachmann bounded up the steps with a shining smile and eyes aglow with
the passion of a woman on fire for her country. Speaking
on the crucial goal of saving our sovereignty, Bachmann urged the
students to become active advocates of individual freedom as well as
sovereignty. She said this must be accomplished with the cooperation
of the American people, and she warned that the trust involved in
cooperation doesn’t come from taxing citizens into poverty.
“Transnationalists are about pushing away the traditional American
values,” Bachmann said. The
foundations of freedom cannot be cast aside in the effort of achieving
an alleged betterment for the greater good. Forcing socialist agendas
down the throats of the American tax-payers is not a proper tactic to
preserve the U.S. Constitution or the American standards of life and
liberty. Over-taxation and freedom do not go hand-in-hand. The
recent call for a global currency, the governmental buyouts of private
corporations, and the climbing income tax percentage on everyday
American citizens are not the kind of governmental intrusion we need. Noting
how strength can come in various guises, she contrasted the sovereignty
designed by our Founding Fathers with the power grab by the “lovers of
power” holding governmental offices today. “Never
before in American history has one party been so dominated by the
Democrats and by such a power-grappling agenda,” Rep. Bachmann said. The
students scratched feverishly away in their notebooks as Bachmann
encouraged her listeners to pay heed to the misuse of power occurring
in our country, using the example of other failures of socialism in
foreign nations as evidence to discontinue the power grappling in
Washington. An
increase in laws, taxes and regulations is like a set of heavily
restrictive shackles. Each chain link is like another law; each pound
of iron like another tax percentage weighing us down. In an effort to
equalize, the federal government’s endeavors only enslave.
Leaning
over the podium, Bachmann called for help from young patriots to stem
the erosion of the traditional American values of life, liberty and the
pursuit of happiness. “The rug of freedom is being pulled out from
under you,” Bachmann said. “We’re in a slow surrender of our national
sovereignty.” The
primary instrument in the defense of our state and national sovereignty
can be narrowed down to perseverance in retaining one value, one goal,
one main purpose: liberty.
If
we want to enjoy the freedoms our grandfathers fought for, we must
speak our minds and share our beliefs; saving our sovereignty demands
no less. Personal freedom cannot exist without economic freedom; the
former cannot exist without the latter. “Liberty…is the gift of all
gifts,” Bachmann said. The
eagerness of the students gave me hope for a future where we have the
right to earn and keep what is ours; where we can gain strength as
individuals, as families, as states, and as a sovereign nation. “Our nation is aching for you,” Bachmann said. “This is your test of bravery.”
We
were all raising our red, white and blue banners of liberty, ready to
take on the challenges ahead and fight for the freedoms we love.
