Introduction to my blog and its purpose.

My name is Steve Peterson. I am a citizen of the United States of America and, like most Americans, I love my country, its history, and what it stands for. I cherish the freedom we have and I am proud to be called an American. I fear, however, that we are slowly losing all that makes this country great. In particular, I feel that our individual rights are being slowly stripped from us one at a time. I don’t blame any one particular person for this. There are many involved. It was happening before our current president took office, and I expect it will continue with the next. I do not mean to say that I hold our leaders guiltless. Each of them plays a major role in this battle and is in a position to make a difference on the outcome. The President, Congress, the Supreme Court, advisors to these, the media, and many others, each have their part and are each accountable for their own decisions. Much of the blame must also fall back on us as citizens. The founders of our country knew well the tendency of government to grow greedy and attempt to usurp power over its people; and so the founders gave us a weapon against it. The constitution, the very government itself is the weapon of which I speak. Democracy. Through the voting process, we as mere citizens have the power to completely replace the entire government in a few short years without a single drop of blood shed, or an ounce of violence displayed. This has never been possible before in the history of the world, but it is possible now. Why then are we not using this weapon? Am I to believe that the majority of our population wants to give up their rights and allow a large central government to dictate their lives? I will not accept that this is the case. I believe, rather, that it is simply a matter of ignorance. That most Americans do not see what is happening. Those that are striving to deprive us of our basic rights are very clever and are seeking their goal so patiently and precisely that most don’t even realize it is happening. My task then, and the goal of this blog is not to convince readers of my point of view by logic and reason, but rather to discuss current events, as they unfold, that relate directly to this topic. Each time a law is passed or a court ruling pronounced that chips away at our rights, I will discuss it on this blog. I believe that by simply showing readers what is happening, they will themselves begin to see the danger of our current direction without any further persuasion from me.