Ought to be required reading for members of Congress

[TexasReb]

Originally Posted by odinloki1

That quote can be so misused. National parks and forests would not exist, they'd be resorts or suburbs. It'd cost even more money to go hunting because someone else would own all the land. I think Crockett would be in tears at the thought of that.

Your point is well-taken. And I agree on some levels. But really, I don't know that what you say would necessarily be true as concerns national parks. For one, most of these lands in the western states were retained under federal control from the beginning so there is constitutional justification for keeping them that way. And pristine.

Again though, however, the theme and point of sharing the Crockett article is more a general principle of power being entrusted to tax and spend at whim (for personal power and wealth) far beyond anything the federal government was ever intended to have.

[NHartphotog]

Thank you! This is ABSOLUTELY one of the most important writings that can be given to any and all elected officials! You couldn't be more right, it should be issued to all elected officials before they do their oaths of office.

Unfortunately, it's not that the current crop of Republicrat elected officials haven't heard this philosophy, it's that they couldn't care less what is right and wrong. They all are corrupt to the core. Only a Libertarian revolt would bring us back to fiscal sanity, and a government that understands that Americans have some rights to their own money. Then we can chose the charities WE believe in, rather than have some sleazebag politician give away our money for their own personal power and political gain.

I came across it 20 years ago and gave it to my friend, who was on the City Council in a large municipality near West Palm Beach, FL. She recognized the importance of it, and made copies for all her fellow elected officials.