Not a Creature was Stirring, Not Even a Mouse

Last night I was watching Gods and Generals with my children when my 9 year old asked me (again) who were the good guys and who were the bad guys. Instead of answering the questions directly, I talked to her and my other children about the fact that the United States was originally formed as a voluntary unity of Sovereign States, i.e. each state was free to govern itself and the Federal Government had VERY limited control. What happened as a result of the Civil War was that the idea of a "voluntary" union was abolished and the Federal Government stripped most of the States sovereignty away from them. The war started when the Federal Government invaded the Sovereign State of Virginia.

Ever since the "South" was defeated the Federal Government has gained greater control and the idea of Sovereign States has all but been lost. Now while we were all sleeping (hence the title), the Intelligence Reform Bill (you'll have to register with the Washington Post to read it) has passed through both houses and is going to the Presidents desk. What this bill (soon to be a law I am sure) does is remove more sovereignty from the states and sets Big Brother in motion. So much for having "conservative" Republicans win the election!

To read more about this visit Carmon Friedrich's blog.