I woke up today and, as I do every morning, I paused to reflect about how great it was to be a completely free man living in the United States of America--the last bastion for true individual liberty in the world.  It's a wondrous and exhilarating feeling to know that I am a sovereign, completely independent, individual.  No man, woman, child, or government can interfere with my unalienable rights of life, liberty, or my pursuit of happiness.  I'm almost overwhelmed that I can do ANYTHING I WANT (as long as I don't screw with anyone else's rights).

So I roll over and I give my wife a good morning kiss on the cheek.  I married her several years ago after I paid the state for a marriage license and had a state representative preside over the ceremony to make it "legal".  It's wonderful that I can choose to spend my life with whoever I want.  (I'm just glad I'm not gay.  Poor bastards.)

My first stop of the day is the bathroom, as it is every day.  I brush my teeth with governmentally regulated fluoridated water and my FDA approved toothpaste.  Then I take a whiz into my governmentally regulated low-flow toilette.  I also decided to shave my face with my electric razor.  It's a little frustrating how high energy costs have gotten, and how much of that money goes to taxes, but at least I'm free to shave my face--unlike those other schmucks--in those not-free countries!

I didn't have much planned today--just had to run a few errands and mow my yard.  So I had a quick breakfast (all FDA approved just like my toothpaste), headed out the door, jumped into my car, and off I went.  As I drove around town I was subjected to dozens upon dozens of traffic laws--any of which could result in me being fined, imprisoned, having my government-issued permission to drive revoked, or (at the very least) have my day interrupted by a public servant.  As I was driving from errand to errand, I was closely monitoring my gas mileage because fuel costs (and the fuel-taxes we pay to the government) are out of control.

No worries, though, I can forget how intrusive the government really is by just turning on some music and jamming out--as long as I don't do it too loud (I don't want to be in violation of the city noise ordinance).  The music really did the trick.  I was driving around, not a care in the world, living as a completely free man!!!  I just wish I could hear some songs on the radio that haven't been censored by the FCC.  After I finish all my errands (which all involve paying sales tax to the government--from the money I already paid income tax on) I return to my house to mow the lawn.

My lawn--you know, the one I pay property taxes for so the government won't take it away--doesn't really need to be mowed quite yet.  But I decided to mow it today anyhow, because they are forecasting rain for the next few days.  I just don't want to risk having my lawn get too long.  If it does, I'll be in violation of the city ordinance and have to pay a fine to the government.

So...after I finish the lawn, the rest of the day is pretty uneventful.  I eat another FDA approved meal, watch some FCC-regulated TV with my state-licensed wife and my two tax-dependents (children), and then we will all go to bed again...

I'm not sure what time I'm going to go to bed, though.  I'm a free man and I can make that choice for myself!!!

Isn't freedom amazing?

There are two points I'd like to make today, and I'm going to jump right into them (and keep it brief):

1. Barack Obama DID NOT release his long form birth certificate.
2. Obama did not commit fraud by releasing a fake long form birth certificate.

My first point:  despite the claims by all main stream media, and Barack Obama himself, he did not release his long form birth certificate.  He did place a digital image of a purported birth certificate up on a website but, unless someone (preferably a reputable and independent forensic document analyst) can actually have access to the original paper and ink document, he hasn't actually released ANYTHING.  This digital image of Obama's "birth certificate" proved just as much to me as a digital image of a ghost.  Unless I go to the alleged haunted house and see the ACTUAL ghost with my own two eyes, I will not believe your story.

If this digital image of a ghost does not convince you that ghosts are real...

...Why on earth would this digital image of a birth certificate COMPLETELY convince you that Obama was really born in America?
(and...for the record...I find the ghost picture more believable than Obama's birth certificate)

Second:  since Obama didn't actually release a paper document, and did not officially swear to it's authenticity (such as being subpoenaed, signing a sworn affidavit, or swearing in and testifying before a court of law), we can't say that this digital image (no matter how obviously fake) is a forgery or that sharing it on the internet has violated any laws.  With all of the photoshopped images on the internet, we don't want to start calling it a crime to post a doctored image on the internet.  (nor would we want to--imagine if all those "hot chicks" you had cyber sex with had to send their REAL pictures to you!!!)

The real crime is not the phony release of the phony document, but that he continues to serve as president without anyone scrutinizing the REAL, hard copy, of his birth certificate.  Please, don't believe the hype as presented by the main stream media.  Obama did not release anything but a digital image, and this issue has not been resolved.  Until he presents the original paper copy of his birth certificate for forensic document analysis, and testifies under oath that he has presented the real document for the world to see, I (for one) will NEVER be satisfied that he is minimally qualified to serve as president.

-milo

When it comes to American politics, we all know "the rules":

Rule #1 - The fake choice.  You must chose between one of two political parties, Democrats or Republicans--otherwise, as the big fraud claims, you are simply "throwing your vote away".

Rule #2 - Your assigned beliefs.  Once you choose a party, ALL of your beliefs are decided for you.  Regardless of your personal beliefs on the individual issues, your party politicians will vote on your behalf as follows:

So, if you feel really, extremely, ridiculously strongly about one of these issues (or simply agree with one side slightly more than you do the other) you can vote that way and have all the other issues decided for you.  Or, if you are split pretty evenly, you can flip a coin--what's the difference?  You can either go with the democrats where most decisions revolve around feelings, sensitivities, and the government ensuring fairness, or you can go with the republicans where most decisions revolve around religious beliefs, moralities, and the government knowing what's best.

The problem with a two party system such as ours extends beyond merely having to choose between the better of two evils.  Neither party gives you the opportunity to hold a consistent set of beliefs.  This is because neither party derives its belief structure from a consistent source.  Democrats largely rely on feelings, Republicans generally rely on morality, and both parties claim to rely on the Constitution (when it happens to agree with the democrat's feelings or the republican's morals).  Both parties use a mixture of feeling, philosophy, and agenda to define their policies and both are forced to hold conflicting stances.  You can not adhere to all the beliefs generally held within either party without being a hypocrite.

If you are a democrat, how does it make any sense to be ok with killing unborn babies, but against killing mass murderers?  How can you truly support fairness and equality for all, while you expect one class of people to be completely supported by the work of another?  How can you claim to support free expression, but also support laws against "hate speech"?

If you are a republican, how can you support the rights of people to smoke cigarettes and drink alcohol, but fight tooth and nail against marijuana?  How can you frame so many arguments around morality and values, but then fight against health care and bomb poor people in foreign countries into oblivion?  How can you refuse to allow illegals in because they take our jobs, but then be ok with sending our jobs out to them?

Consistency.  It simply cannot exist in a system such as ours.  Enter Libertarianism.  Libertarians try to derive all of their opinions from one source--support for individual liberty.  This happens to be the same source that was relied on when our founding fathers framed our Declaration of Independence and Constitution.  The belief structure is simple:  Government should be small and limited, and people should be able to do whatever they want as long as their actions don't hinder anyone else's ability to do the same.  People have the right to decide their own morality, and are responsible for the consequences of their decisions.  This results in far more consistency across the typical issues.  Let's re-examine the list above in a purely Constitutional / small government / individual liberty approach:

*Abortion and the death penalty, are very unlikely to have a unified stance within ANY party--because they rely on personal beliefs about when someone becomes human and when someone can no longer be considered human.  Even these complex issues, where there appears to be no stance, remain completely consistent in their adherence to the Constitution (which clearly says that some issues are better left to individual states).

This is why I always implore people to re-examine their political views, and try to adjust them around a singular unified source--Personal Liberty.  Instead of framing all issues in terms of conservative vs liberal, democrat vs republican, or moral vs immoral--try framing them in terms of individual liberty vs government control.  This exercise is not easy.  Sometimes it's very difficult to do--particularly where personal moral and/or religious beliefs are involved.  You must realize that leaving your own moral and political beliefs out of politics does not mean that you are leaving them out of your life.  You can remain true to your beliefs by choosing to live your own life according to them.  You are simply making a decision not to impose your beliefs or lifestyle on other people, because you wouldn't want them to impose their beliefs or lifestyles on you.  Furthermore, if you must choose between a democrat and a republican, try to remain as true as you can to liberty--pick the candidate who does the most to increase individual liberty (and/or decrease government intervention).

It's all about consistency.  If you support individual liberty you will never be a hypocrite.

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