Did You Know?

Do you know who hires your boss? Even better, do you know who hires employees at your company? You would probably say that a Board of Directors is responsible for hiring your CEO and your companies Human Resources Director is responsible for hiring the employees at your firm.

In the traditional way of thinking you would be absolutely correct. Normally your boss, unless it is a sole proprietorship, is hired by a board of directors or something similiar. And chances are, you were hired through an application and interview process with your HR Director or, in some cases, your boss. But did you know, that the United States Government may soon pick out your CEO and whats more, Big Brother may soon dictacte your salary......not the minimum, but the maximum.

I don't know about you, but this sends chills up my spine and scares me to death. This is not the American way. This is not the free market way or the capitolist way. This borders, not just on socialism, but communism. When the government begins to control businesses in such a manner they have over stepped their constitutional authority.

Now, did you know that President Obama wants the authority to control the internet. I am not talking about taxing it, but actually controlling what websites you can visit. The site would require government approval before it could be posted. The pretense is that this would be done in cases of national security, but we all know how broad and wide that term can be.

I, like some of you, lived through the 1960's. I spent many nights at Camp Ashland in full combat gear in case we were deployed to Omaha for riot duty. Civil disobedience was widespread and not just by the hippies. I believe we are about to see that again. I am not a proponent of violence, but peaceful civil disobedience is not always a bad thing. The majority of voters elected our government and the majority of voters can elect new leaders. No, unfortunately we cannot elect a new President for almost four years. However, we can elect new Senators and Representatives who will listen to the voices of the people, who are supportive of the America we know and love. Nebraska is fortunate to have good leadership in Washington and in state government, but we can still have a voice. Many of us spent hundreds of hours calling for candidates in other states. Many of us wrote letters to the editor and posted blogs. This is a "government of the people, by the people and for the people," and it's time that the people reclaim control of their government. This is not President Obama's government. This is not Speaker Pelosi's government. This is not Majority Leader Reed's government and it sure as the world is not Secretary Geithner's government.

In Osceola, Nebraska, our home prior to moving to Lincoln there was a T-shirt that was worn by a number of youth and adults. It simply said, "Be Afraid.....Be Very Afraid." That shirt should be worn by conservatives everywhere. We should be afraid......afraid enough to stand up and say, "I'm mad as hxxx and I'm not going to take it anymore." This is the government "of the people," and we are the people so let's get fired up.

God Bless You and God Bless America!