Happy Independence Day!

Today is the day we celebrate our hard fought independence from a harsh government, with a ruthless king. It is, therefore, quite ironic that we have gone from having a king, to having an elected oligarchy, and living under much of the same rules we had with The Crown (England, for the historically challenged). We fought for no taxation without representation, and now again, we have taxation without representation. Who can actually call Congress our representation, when all they do is represent whoever gives them the most money? We fought for religious freedom, and now you have freedom to publicly practice any religion you choose...unless it's Christianity. We fought against The Crown taking land without fair compensation, and now we have our land stolen daily in the name of "Environmental Protection." We fought for the right to keep and own firearms in order to protect ourselves, and that right is slowly being eroded. We fought against tyranny and corruption, and yet now we find ourselves once again in the same state with a bloated, over-reaching government, no king, but a legion of kings deciding our fate. And the sad thing about it, we put them there! This country has gone from a land of freedom, to a land of "what's in it for me?" This country fights for freedom on foreign soil, whilst our own liberties are being taken away by the outspoken few. I was once called part of the majority. I am a white, lower-middle-class, Protestant Christian, heterosexual male. Since the rest of the "minorities" outnumber us, that makes me a minority.