All Maine Matters
Because All of Maine DOES Matter!
Vol. 1, No. 10 October 2006 FREE
Don’t Tread on ME – 2006
by Michael Beardsley
This November’s election is not really about which party (Republicans) should control the Blaine House or the State House. It is not really about whether or not we should pass the Taxpayer Bill or Rights (we should). This election is really about whether the government should be able to ignore the will of the people, while reaching deeper into our lives. It is about whether or not we allow the government to continue to encroach on our God Given rights to Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness.
Like the Patriots who gathered in Philadelphia 1776, we face a tyrannical government, not from across the ocean, but right here in our own backyard.
Augusta continues to encroach upon our enumerated rights to private property under the guise of “Land for Maine’s Future”, “Increased Funding for Biomedical Research”, and the ever-popular “(free) Health Insurance for All”. They chip away at our rights to free association and free speech under such guises as tolerance, civil rights, and special rights.
Our local government’s have also grown tyrannical through the local ordinance, the planning board, and oppressive zoning regulations. Infringing upon a person’s right to own and dispose of private property as they see fit.
This year more than ever, it is incumbent on the Patriotic Citizens of Maine to beat back this rising tide of tyranny at the ballot box and boldly declare, “Don’t Tread on ME”.
Michael A. Beardsley is a Christian Conservative Activist. He runs a political website, www.mikebeardsley.com, and lives in Ellsworth with his wife, Leslie. Currently, Beardsley is running as a Write-In Candidate for the United States Senate.