Remarkably,
Connecticut Democrats recently rushed through what some are calling an “emergency
anti-fraud” law requiring the state’s recycling centers to collect a copy of
a person’s driver’s
license when they turn in more than 1,000 cans or
bottles in a day. The bill passed both chambers of the state’s legislature and
was subsequently signed by Gov. Ned Lamont. Why the need for the new law? Well,
the Constitution States has had issues with non-residents crossing its
border to take advantage of Connecticut’s higher return rate of 10 cents a
can (instead of the more common five cents per returnable rate.)
Non-residents
crossing a border to take advantage of a state’s largesse?
Where have we heard that one before? Sounds vaguely familiar, doesn’t
it?!
If
you go down to your local convenience store to buy a pack of smokes, you need
to produce an ID. And, obviously, if you wish to purchase a fishing
license, you will need to present an ID. And, of course, it goes without
saying that if you would like to return a bunch of cans or bottles to a
recycling center to help the environment, and maybe earn a buck or two, you
would have to present an ID.
But
no ID is needed if you wish to vote for the president and commander-in-chief of
the United States and the leader of the free world. Why would you need an ID to
do something as banal and immaterial as that?! Right?
This
is so self-evidently insane that it beggars description. Only a person who
truly despises his/her/they/zir country—or a mentally disturbed person-- could
be in favor of this state of affairs. In other words, a Democrat. But what is
even more mind boggling-- and terrifying-- is that a significant percentage of
Americans appear willing to accept this status quo, even if they are
adamantly against it. (I guess that's why so many took the COVID jab and abided
by all of the shelter in place and social distancing mandates.)
I say,
bring back the rebels. Let’s channel the spirit of the Boston Tea Party and
make George Washington, John Adams, and Thomas Jefferson, et. al., proud. Let’s
bring back the Gadsden flag and fly it proudly. When our Congressional representatives
refuse to act on the wishes of more than 80% of the American citizens they are
supposed to represent, they should be-- at least figuratively-- tarred
and feathered. Tell them the next time we have a Tea Party, Beer Party, or any
other gathering, they aren’t allowed in without an ID. Preferably one proving
that they are for the American people, not against them. In the
meantime, never quit calling, texting, and emailing your representatives
and their assistants. Tell them you simply won’t put up with taxation without representation.
In our 250th year, let’s come full circle.
Finally,
let’s make an appeal to Heaven…that the SAVE Act is enacted and government of,
by, and for the people does not perish from the earth.
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