Eleven score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent a new nation, conceived in Liberty and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal. In three days we will test that proposition again and determine whether a nation so conceived and so dedicated can long endure.
We have the chance again this Tuesday to vote and determine whether this nation is a nation of, by, and for the people, or a nation of, by, and for the government. This is an opportunity to demonstrate our strength as voters and re-establish our future direction as a nation. We have the opportunity to restate the proposition that the power comes from the people and not from the elite. Do we want the government to be in charge, or do we the people want that power.
If there is any single example that demonstrates our arrival at this critical point in our collective national history, it is the manner in which the "health care bill" was passed. "Let's pass it and then we will find out what is in it." Had they read it prior to passage? No!
We citizens have the opportunity Tuesday to demonstrate that this is a government of, by and for the people by voting out those who patronized us by their arrogance and actions these past two years. They work for us, and we must demonstrate this at the polls. If we don't we will be headed down the road to enslavement by our government.
Finally, this is a nation "under God." It is not a nation under government. I hope we are wise enough not to place our ultimate trust in the creations and laws of man which are always flawed, but in the ideals of a higher source. Even though some would like to remove it, "In God we trust" was chosen as our slogan for a reason. With this motto as our guide we "shall not perish from this earth."
