RESTORING THE POWER OF THE AMERICAN CITIZEN
Americans once governed themselves. When this nation was founded, government action focused on the central purposes for which governments are instituted: to protect life, liberty, and property. Now, it has encroached into every area of life, so we endlessly debate healthcare, education, and economic policies our leaders hand down to us. We at Citizens for Self-Governance (CSG) believe, however, that citizens—not a distant bureaucracy—should make these crucial decisions.
Who Decides?
Our nation was created by people who, in Thomas Jefferson’s words, were “free and who mean to remain so.” They weren’t about to give up their liberties to an overbearing national government. After all, they revolted against a king to earn the right to live free. The government was necessary only to protect the citizens’ natural rights to life, liberty, and property; the national government was to act only in areas where the people intentionally granted authority.
America was designed to be a self-governing society, where decisions are made as close to home as possible. Things have changed since Jefferson put down his quill. The government has encroached into every area of life, infiltrating our culture to such an extent that we endlessly debate the policies our so-called leaders have decided for us. Thus, “who decides?” is a much more important question today than “what’s decided?”
Who decides? According to the founders and the Constitution, we do.
Who Decides?
Our nation was created by people who, in Thomas Jefferson’s words, were “free and who mean to remain so.” They weren’t about to give up their liberties to an overbearing national government. After all, they revolted against a king to earn the right to live free. The government was necessary only to protect the citizens’ natural rights to life, liberty, and property; the national government was to act only in areas where the people intentionally granted authority.
America was designed to be a self-governing society, where decisions are made as close to home as possible. Things have changed since Jefferson put down his quill. The government has encroached into every area of life, infiltrating our culture to such an extent that we endlessly debate the policies our so-called leaders have decided for us. Thus, “who decides?” is a much more important question today than “what’s decided?”
Who decides? According to the founders and the constitution, we do.
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