Government at all levels plays a proper and important role in protecting our lives, families, rights, property, and freedoms. Without it, or without enough of it, society falls into anarchy and chaos at worst, or at the very least, disorder and unnecessary conflict and discord. However, too much government control can be just as harmful as precious individual liberties are eroded or even wiped out in the name of the common good only to become one of many flavors of tyranny. Whether by a crazed dictator or a well meaning local government working with honest hearts toward the common good of our communities, oppression of individual liberties is still a flavor and degree of tyranny. In truth, there is no common good in a world without individual liberty. Unchecked, the common good eventually becomes common bondage. The Founding Fathers were acutely aware of the tension and struggle between anarchy and tyranny and taught of the need to work for the stable balance between the two. They warned against the instability that comes from "The Pendulum" swinging too much in either direction. In order to protect our individual liberties and ensure this stable balance, the Founding Fathers authored the Constitution of the United States. We the people, and the people we elect must understand, protect, and live by this essential document.

Elections are a choice we make about how much or how little control we want government to have over our lives. It is a choice in how much or how or little we want to forge chains of bondage to bind each other. The chains with which we bind our neighbor will eventually bind us.

In choosing who I support and vote for, I seek to keep government in its proper role, to "Balance the Pendulum." Because the natural momentum is to swing toward more government control, and because I so fiercely value individual liberty, I strongly favor people who's natural inclination is to push back against the steady and inevitable growth of government, to protect our rights and freedoms from the bondage of too much government. I seek people firmly rooted in the principles of good, righteous, balanced government. I seek people who know and defend the Constitution. Balance is achieving public good while vigilantly respecting and protecting individual liberties.

Declaration of Independence
United States Constitution (Full Text)
Righteous Dominion
Chains That Bind
Pendulum Balance Graphic
Elections Are a Choice
Tyranny of The Mob
The Fortress Stone - Constitution Anthem
Origins and Evolution of Zoning Law
Still Mine (Building Permits and Zoning Versus Freedom)

Quotes & Thoughts:
Liberty and Government
Faith Based Warnings on the Tyranny of Man
Land Use Regulation (Zoning Law)
Freedom by Eric Hoffer

Equality:
Communism and Socialism Cause Catastrophic Human Suffering
Equality: The Haves and Have Nots
Neil Pert, Rush, The Trees

President Ronald Reagan:
Farewell Speech 1989
A Time For Choosing (Text) (Condensed)