The Jumbled Mess that Keeps Us Free

There is a truth about the US government that is almost never flat out stated, but spawns much of the political debate in this country. The government beurocracy is a giant jumbled mess. There are 11 different government organizations for everything. Why not have a Department of Health that covers all health related tasks, eliminate the CDC, the FDA and others. The reason for this is our country has been rather successfully run for over 200 years, and first off, there were some things they didn't think of 200+ years ago, and also, times have changed. Our governments success has discouraged anyone from making widespread changes, so when a new task pops up, one of several things happens. Sometimes, an existing organization takes over, maybe not the organization that SHOULD take over, but one of them. (Note the Department of Energy's involvement in Biomedical projects) Other times, it simply doesn't get done. On occaision, several organizations will attempt the task, usually attempting to sabatoge the other, if they even know that another organization is doing it. The rarest case is when it comes to the attention of certain people in government, and the American people, and it is decided that a new organization is needed to handle the new task. This leads to a jumble of organizations, some of whom are 100% sure on what they are supposed to do, undoubtably incorrect, and others who have no idea what their supposed job is.
If the jumble of Federal organizations isn't enough, we then have the constant battle as to which powers actually belong to the federal government. Suposedly the federal government only has the power to do those things that the US Constitution specifically gave them the power to do, but we all know that this is just ignored, or there are ways found around it, such as withholding federal funding if states don't cooperate with federal initiatives.
Finally, there are the different branches of government constantly fighting. Our government has many checks and balances (more than were intended,) and as it has grown, the checks, balances, and red tape have grown to a ginormous scale. This seems like a problem. In fact, people commonly talk about making the government more efficient, and thank the Lord that they have failed miserably! The jumbled mess in our government keeps us free. It would be damn hard for anyone to sieze control of the government, as noone can really fully understand its workings. There is always someone in the way anytime one man begins to attain to much power. The levels and branches of government do not cooperate, there are party loyalties further complicating matters, and the occaisional guy who actually cares about the freedom of the every day American. Thank God for the jumbled mess that we call our government, and God bless America.

(I apologize that this post is a bit of a jumbled mess itself, I wrote it in pieces)

Gun Control

Strict gun control works against the interests of freedom and democracy, and thus the people. An armed populace is the best detterent to the development of tyranny. If the people are armed, then rulers can be kept in the role of servant, and prevented from ascending to master. Those in command are forced to keep the will of the people in mind, or they may face an armed uprising. Without an armed populace, a leader need only secure the backing of the military and law enforcement and he becomes unchallengable, a de facto dictator.
Gun bans have allowed many atrocities to proced with ease; for example, Milosevic's ethnic cleansing in Kosovo. The victims were unarmed. They were without defense when armed men came for them. Also remember, in early America, it was only the patriot's possession of muskets that allowed them to defeat Britain. Without arms, not only would they have been subject to British tyranny, but a worsened British tyranny. The king would have no longer had to worry about the possibility of colonial revolts.
Gun bans are ineffective in stopping crime. Criminals by definition do not obey the law. Burglars, gangsters and murderers will be able to find weapons on the black market. Does anyone honestly think that they wouldn't out of respect for the law? Sure, a cop might happen to come across the man's weapon before commits a crime, but the advantage to law enforcement in these few cases is not worth the trade-offs.
Gun ownership can actually act as a crime detterent. Most criminals are not looking to be killed. They will give serious thought before victimizing someone who they believe is well armed.
Beyond all of this, it is everyone's responsibility to protect oneself and one's family. Why deny an honest man a weapon with which to do this?
I have mixed feelings about lesser forms of gun control. I generally support banning convicted felons from owning firearms, though I sometimes question the trust-worthyness of our government and criminal justice system. Might they convict honest men simply to prevent them from owning a gun? Gun registration seems like another reasonable option, but might a list of gun-owners be misused? Would they be the first targets if someone attempted to sieze power? While these may seem like the deranged musings of a conspiracy theorist to you now, never underestimate man's lust for power, and remember to also always look towards the future. While it seems unlikely that anyone would be able to sieze power from the people now, we must install safeguards for our democracy's future.

Freedom is priceless, we must pay whatever price there might be to protect it.

This is a political blog attempting to express views that don't seem to fit in with the Republican Party or the Democratic Party...I believe a substantial number of people hold my beliefs, but we have been forsaken and left in the rain by the "umbrella parties." I am for small government and civil liberties, but my views go far beyond that. The first several posts on this site will outline my essential beliefs on some major issues. Please stay tuned!