...what made me wake up one day and say "JK, it's time to start a blog!" It's a simple and selfish reason: a love of my nation. I am a conservative teacher. Yes, you did read that correctly. We really do exist. Notice I did not "label" myself as a Democrat or Republican but a "conservative." As an American history and government teacher, I am inspired by what our Founding Fathers set into motion on that balmy July day in 1776. Yet, for the past few years I am dishearten to see my beloved nation no longer being as President Ronald Reagan so affectionately called "a shining city on a hill." When did we stop being a government "of the people, by the people, for the people" to a government of "I know what is better for you than you." I am not 100% sure when WE THE PEOPLE gave our government that power. Maybe that is something we can explore in this little blog at a later time.
I had been toying around with the idea of doing a blog for quite sometime, but it seemed like something always stopped me. That is until Sunday, March 21, 2010...a historic day for so many reasons, but for me, it will be the day our nation stopped being a democratic republic and took a leap toward socialism without regret. A day in which our leaders said "heck with the Constitution and the will of the people. We are the Federal government, and we will do as we please." And this history teacher could remain quiet no longer. I love my nation too much to stand by quietly and watch it take this leap. I am pulling on the reigns and hoping maybe you will too in helping me turn this nation back to becoming "a shining city on a hill" once again.
I had been toying around with the idea of doing a blog for quite sometime, but it seemed like something always stopped me. That is until Sunday, March 21, 2010...a historic day for so many reasons, but for me, it will be the day our nation stopped being a democratic republic and took a leap toward socialism without regret. A day in which our leaders said "heck with the Constitution and the will of the people. We are the Federal government, and we will do as we please." And this history teacher could remain quiet no longer. I love my nation too much to stand by quietly and watch it take this leap. I am pulling on the reigns and hoping maybe you will too in helping me turn this nation back to becoming "a shining city on a hill" once again.
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