Politics

When I was a Junior in High School I began to really pay attention to how politics have changed in this country. I would sit in my American History class, learn the Bill of Rights, the Founding Fathers, and how our government was formed. I would wonder what George Washington or Thomas Jefferson would think if they were here today. Would they recognize the country they fought for?

I left this alone for a few years. I went on with my life, only set to wonder again when elections would come up. Even then, though it would quickly fizz away as I saw whoever my Dad voted for win. Then one day, when I was 21 or so, on no more than a whim, I began to read more on our Founding Fathers and what they wanted our country to be.

I know that our founding fathers were not gods, and that they made mistakes. The Articles of Confederation are proof that they did not have all of the right answers all of the time; this nearly anarchic government was later revised and the principles of it were turned to our Constitution. What I was never taught about men like Washington, Jefferson, and John Locke was that these men were Philosophers and Scientists.

Jamestown, VA (well not VA yet obviously) was almost lost just as the Roanoke colony when Sir Thomas Dale changed their system from a state where people were ascribed positions to work to a system of property ownership. This change inspired the colonists to profit from their land and work to make the colony so successful. This was seen by Adam Smith, and inspired his book The Wealth of Nations, which in turn inspired the free market principles our Country was founded on.

It was in colonies like these that the "experiments" took place. This was when people under a tyrant had their first look at freedom, and saw their potential to flourish.

Thats it for now. More soon.