Freedom Loving People of Nevada; Speak!

Freedom Loving People of Nevada; Speak!

Posted on BattleBornNews.com Wednesday 14 December 2005

Conservatives of Nevada both North and South, we must all speak out and save our beloved state from turning into California! Clark County is growing rapidly and becoming more and more liberal. That is the perception anyway. I know there are many conservatives in Clark County but you are being drowned out by the louder liberals. Many people (probably the majority) come to Nevada to escape the oppresive tax laws and regulations of their former states and the impression for most newcomers is that Nevada is a bastion of conservative limited government. Unfortunately many Nevadans, new and old are fixated on creating new benefits and entitlements that the state government provides. Then when it comes to taking the tax money from working Nevadans to pay for all of these added benefits people want to tax “not you, not me, but the one behind the tree.” Don’t bring your former state’s policies to Nevada. Don’t turn Nevada into California!

A quotation that is a big warning for Nevadans while we still have time to turn back from the abyss is the following:

“A democracy cannot exist as a permanent form of government. It can only exist until the voters discover that they can vote themselves largess of the public treasury. From that time on the majority always votes for the candidates promising the most benefits from the public treasury, with the results that a democracy always collapses over loose fiscal policy, always followed by a dictatorship…. The average age of the world’s greatest civilizations has been two hundred years. These nations have progressed through this sequence: from bondage to spiritual faith; from spiritual faith to great courage; from great courage to liberty; from liberty to abundance; from abundance to selfishness; from selfishness to complacency; from complacency to apathy; from apathy to dependence; from dependency back again to bondage.”
—Sir Alex Fraser Tytler, 1799Sir Alex Fraser Tytler (1742-1813) was a Scottish jurist and historian, he was widely known in his time and was professor of Universal History at Edinburgh University in the late 18th century.

Nevadans new and old take head. We are somewhere in the apathetic zone about to tilt over the cliff into dependence on the state and is seems most legislators and other government types are greasing the skids.

We need for every Nevadan that believes that the money in our pockets is NOT part of the Nevada treasury that has not been forcably harvested yet to speak out, write or call your legislators and tell them to maintain Nevada’s reputation as “The Last Free State.” Don’t vote for candidates that promise that they will bring more pork to your district. The best service any politician can give you is to leave you and your money alone!

This is one of my favorite quotes, and it is by Will Rogers, “The only time a man’s life, liberty and property are safe, is when Congress is NOT in session.” That also applies to the Nevada Legislature. I think the fact that the Nevada Legislature meets only 120 days every other year is the main reason we have not yet slid down greased ramp of socialism like California.

I see three main groups of people in Nevada or any state, and they are:

-People dependent on government programs. These people think the government can do no wrong as long as they get their check.

-People working hard to make ends meet AND pay the way for those dependent on government programs. These people are working so hard, they don’t have (or make) time to get involved in public policy.

-People who make enough passive money that they can get involved in public policy on a full or part time basis. Unfortunately this sector is heavily populated by limosine liberals and “Harry Reid Republicans” who don’t mind making more citizens dependent on government programs because it increases their power and influence over the citizenry.

To hold the line of economic freedom from government dependency, people in the middle group must raise their voice and be heard before it is too late. We have unprecidented communications today and because of our remaining capitalistic society, the newest technology is available to the masses. Use it!

Take a few minutes a day to protect what you have!

How many people out there are wearing a shirt with another man’s name on it? Spend at least as much time cheering for you and your family as you do for some sports star that pays a lot of money for security to keep you away!

To protect your own life, liberty and property you must become more active.

I sense a rising tide of Nevadans who are fed up with the continual growth of government and the encroachment of government into our private lives. Just by the growth of this and other columns, I know that more people are becoming involved. I realize that as you read these words, I am probably preaching to the choir. I tell you that now and in the future, just reading what like minded people have to say is not enough! We must all speak out and convince more people to become active conservatives. Demand that your representatives uphold the values of Lower Taxes, Less Government Regulation and Family Values. Especially tell “Harry Reid Republicans” who have strayed away from core conservative values that they will be held accountable for their actions at the ballot box.

Richard Disney served as a Captain in the U.S. Army. His service includes Operation Promote Liberty in Panama and Operation Joint Endeavor in Bosnia. Now a Reno based businessman, he is running for Nevada’s 26th Assembly District nested in Washoe County.