An Introduction

I have seen some troubling developments in recent years with regards to people's understanding of, and commitment to, the principles of freedom.  Fear mongers on all sides of the political landscape have insisted that freedoms should be limited to prevent bad people like terrorists, CEOs, Evangelicals, Liberals, and politicians from doing irreprable harm to our society.  Quite frankly, the fact that people are buying into this logic has me scared enough to think we need to limit these people's ability to vote, speak, or post to the Internet armed with so little knowledge. ;)

Is there really a NEED to limit information and the freedoms of speech, religion, and commerce here in the USA?  Or is this just another chapter in humanity's long history of enticing people to willingly give up their liberties?  Will we as Americans realize too late that in order to release ourselves from the grasp of tyrrany and fascism, we must once again offer brave men up on the alter of freedom?  I pray that will not be the case.

I've decided to arm myself with a solid understanding of the historical precedents and current data that exposes these freedom limiting actions for what they are.  In the coming days...I'll make my case for a return to the principles that made this country the shining light it has been for so many of the past 233 years.  While I expect to find fellow freedom lovers along the way and I hope to convert some of the many who have been deceived by the vain promises of those who want to "protect" us from ourselves, if this blog is nothing more than an opportunity to refine my point of view and give me a cathartic release, then it will have served its purpose.

-Christopher Roberts