Reflections

After almost a month experience, I’m still familiarizing myself with this blogging thing. Off to a slow start but what should you expect? I started writing in 2003. It started as a stress reliever and quickly turned into a serious hobby. I write through my life’s experiences and thusly have expanded my writing focus. I am a political science major who truly dislikes todays politics. Strange maybe but modern politics has drasticly swayed away from politics of the American Revolution.

Before becoming a political science major, however, I could not stand to hear, breathe, or speak politics. In a sense, not much has changed. It started when I became involved in a Model UN class (not by choice). To make a long story short, it gave me a different insight on politics and how important it is to understand its impact on everyday life. Though Model UN shows you, somewhat, how Foriegn Policy works, my focus has always been on American policy. Thus my quest to learn more on the focus of the Constitution.

Since September 11, 2001, I have tried to keep a watch on government policies, especially when it comes to the Bill of Rights. The problem I’m seeing is although we have “certain unalienable rights” the government is taking away those rights in their goal of “protecting the homeland”. Of course, the most obvious Act comes to mind. That’s right, the Patriot Act. The most blatant of all policies that strips us of our right to privacy. Terrorism is not an old subject or threat yet, society acts as though it is a recent problem. Only in major incidents do we see such a retiliation.

Terrorism puts us in a state of fear. The goverenment uses this state to manipulate our way of thinking. Therefore, the Department of Homeland Security is not a result of keeping Americans safe, yet it is a result of government dictating our way of life. In essence, “protecting the homeland” only became important because the people were too afraid of another “attack” of such a magnitude. And so, the government used this fear to infiltrate your phone conversations, emails, and anything they could without you being upset about it. Everyone felt that homeland security was important so they let their rights suffer.

I am in no way striving to be a politician. To me, it wont help make things any better. As long as we continue to back the government, we will soon be prisoners in our homes. Dont Think So? Well take a look at todays economy and ask yourself one question… Who’s in control? We have to realize that putting trust in politicians to change the course of America is not the answer. “For the people, BY THE PEOPLE”. When we remember that we truly have control, only then, will we truly be independent.