If not us, then who? If not now, then when? These are reasonable questions for everyone who has eyes to see the state of our country. We have a chance to do something here that has not been done for nearly two hundred years and no one has to fight and die, or even shed one drop of blood. Even though our "Tree of Liberty" does indeed thirst, we are the logical choice for change in Washington and if we don't make that change, we have no reason to shout fowl play, or ever again say we are fed up with the same old, same old in Washington. Oh sure, we can sit on our laurels and allow a do nothing congress continue to reek havoc with our Rights and our Liberty, but if we continue to do so we have no one to blame but ourselves. And in the end ask yourself this one question: After all is said and done in this and future Novembers, if I had picked up the phone and made just one or two phone calls, could this have made the difference? Could I have spoken to my friends about helping to make a change? And when we look way off into the future and see where America is, believing you are safe in your bed at night, and you will be for a time, until you hear the thugs coming to drag you away because you dared to speak against the government. Then look between this time and that, with your Rights gone and your Liberty no more and repeat the words "If not us, who? If not now, when?" and ask yourself if it is possible to change the course of history in these United States? Then look to your children and grand-children and ask yourself if the "American Dream" is theirs to know and love as it was when you could have helped to make a difference and didn't.
As I sit and watch the different news broadcast and hear them call the members of the Tea Party all sorts of names like racist, bigots and extremists, knowing full well that these hurtful words are spoken at the behest of the congressmen and women who are afraid of losing their jobs, I have to say that we must be doing something right. When we, a grassroots movement, can put fear in the most powerful body politic in the world, can influence the outcome of elections, then we do indeed have a chance to make change that really does count for real change in Washington. And so what if we don't get it right the first go-around? Just keep in mind that we have national elections every two years and eventually we will send people to congress that has the will of the people in their minds and that we will be watching them. So lets rally the troops, talk to people, make phone calls, get people registered to vote and make sure they have a ride to the polls if need be. If not us, who? If not now, when? Remember, ONE VOTE AT A TIME MAKES CHANGE HAPPEN!!!
Comments