I just left a Town Hall Meeting with Congressman Kevin Brady. I have watched Rep. Brady's career since its early beginnings in Montgomery County, Texas. After the first stimulus bill fiasco where Rep. Brady ignored his constituents and voted "for" the bill, he has since turned around and is now listening. He has actually "read" the health care bill, and has even designed a flow chart of the bill and how it will work once it is passed.

Frustration filled the room. Fear surfaced from constituents who see President Obama overstepping his Constitutional rights, and surrounding himself with "special" advisers (Czars) who have radical, socialistic, communistic backgrounds. Some compared President Obama's moves to a "coup d'etat" of the American Constitutional government as he continues to ignore the Constitution by using "Executive Orders" to make policy.

The American citizenry does not currently have a level playing field. Even Kevin Brady stated this fact. Under the umbrella of "green" legislation or "diversity" and "equal rights", laws are being funded and written by fringe groups who do not believe in the American Constitution. Hidden agendas and secret policies are business as usual for the current administration. The sad truth is that our own legislators, full of their own self-importance trust special interest groups to "research" and "read" bills for them. These bills are filled with private agendas of special interest groups wants and wishes instead of well thought out policies. The are promoted as "single issue" bills, but make no mistake about this, they are filled with regulations written purposely to restrict the freedom of the average American citizen.

While those who pay taxes and keep the government funded are working hard every day, living on a budget, and being accountable for their home and family, others are robbing the government coffers to fund support for their own agendas. "Never allow a crisis go to waste" stated Rahm Emanuel, White House Chief of Staff. What he could have added, but would not have been as politically correct, "When a crisis is not available, create one". That is what these special interest advisers do to get public support for new legislation that only results in giving them (Washington) more power.

What really plays into their scheme is human nature. "Greed" is always pretty much guaranteed to find a friendly crowd who hates it. The "poor" and the "children" when used with supposedly beneficial legislation is just as sure to garner support. It really doesn't take much effort to garner sympathetic support from people who react on the emotional level. That's what kept the hanging tree in business in the old west. Unfortunately, many innocents were hanged using this method of judgement.

The irony that truly puzzles me is how in the name of "diversity" a centralize government can restrict our freedoms, and try to make us all fit in a box of their choosing. Americans cannot be defined or governed by a one size fits all government. We are naturally diverse in race and beliefs. But what has always brought us together is the passion for freedom. Passion to live our lives unfettered by burdensome and oppressive laws enforced by an overbearing powerful few in government. The issues are no more complex than this. In this simplicity is the beauty of America. Those who would complicate the issues are trying to end this passion and control it for their own benefit.