The Voice of Merrill

There is a revolution brewing, but this one is not as blatant as past resistances in America’s history.  The Redcoats are not on the march to Lexington or Concord, there are no minute men in training and Mel Gibson doesn’t have the slightest interest in this story.  The challenges facing today’s visionaries are no less than the challenges of previous patriots, but they are different and demand a different course of action.  A modern day revolt will mandate the same passion of past soldiers but will be led by a new breed of unlikely generals.  Like past revolutions the movement will start as back room discussions, be passed along under the watchful eye of the dominant government and be underestimated by the general masses.  There will be no shots fired but the result will be the same; a new America.

Millions of Americans are disgusted by the direction of America.  Most can identify some entity to blame, be it the President, Congress, Banks or a particular political party.  What most cannot do is effectively name one common thread between the scapegoats.  Grassroots groups are currently attempting to do just that.  The TEA Party and modern day Federalists are drafting their own versions of Bills of Federalism (a curious title considering the original Federalists were for a larger centralized government).  By identifying common and prevailing ideals that are counterproductive to the nation, modern day patriots are able to focus their efforts without becoming distracted by politics. 

Once the prevailing threat to America and her sovereignty has been identified coordination of a modern day revolution begins.  Like the Revolutionary War, Americans are both the generals and the soldiers.  Each of them will define their own role in the revolt.  Lawyers will be the cannons and blogs, talk shows, letters to the editor and water cooler patriots will be the muskets.  Legal challenges to all things unconstitutional, including the impediment of States’ Rights and mandated citizen subordination will be essential to reestablishing the Democratic-Republic of this nation’s past. 

Politicians will not be the greatest obstacle, although a formidable one indeed.  The greatest challenge to the uprising will be the apathetic and dependent citizens littering the country.  Rugged individualism is a wonderful concept of which to speak, but its implementation is challenging when so many have been trained to rely on the State.  The mantra “Yes, We Can” chanted by the Obamanation was indicative of this reliance.  No one associates “we” with “me.”  Instead, they associate “we” with a governmental entity that claims to be on their team, similar to the way Jayhawk fans refer to Kansas basketball as “us” or “our team” even though they have never touched James Naismith Court.  The only way the Greatest Country in History will reclaim her sovereignty is if the people replace “we” with “I” and believe it.  “Yes, I Can” must be the prevailing belief.  A conglomerate of rugged individuals will create the “we” that can, not a pile of rhetoric from politicians and bankers. 

There is a revolution brewing.  The more the ruling party disregards these patriots the stronger they become.  November elections are only a starting point.  Republicans and Democrats have been warned.  By the time they realize the warnings are real, it will be too late.  When it is too late, the revolution is already over.  Once the revolution is complete, the cycle will begin again and a new revolution is only a couple centuries away.

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