You own it – the bureaucrats occupy it and control it

Think about it – the bureaucrats are squatters in absentia.  They don’t even show up – supposedly they have been furloughed – but we call it what it is – paid time off for doing nothing but locking things down and keeping you out.

Public owned assets?  No such thing.  Anything the government has acquired with public monies, over the years, or has some politicians name on it belongs to the bureaucrats.  They control it – they tell you when and how and under what circumstances you can visit or access, if at all; how to conduct yourself when on public owned property and if it is in their best interest to lock it down – they lock it down.

A park – its theirs.  A monument – they can keep you out – even though you paid for it and you may still believe it represents some form of history, or freedom or strength and valor on the part of your ancestors.    Funny thing, we tend to not to think of bureaucrats as our heroes – our role models – ones we build monuments to or name parks after.  But they sure show up in the thousands to take over, after the battle or the “courage required” part is no longer needed.

Do you really need some bureaucrat to allow you access to a park?  To a monument?  To a sculpture bought and paid for by taxes?  Do you think you could enjoy an ocean vista without some furloughed government employee in a uniform permitting you access?  Or a mountain view?  A geyser? 

We have said on these pages on more than one occasion that nothing perseveres with more tenacity than a government employee backed by a union and some politicians who buy their votes.  Pay close attention to this shutdown – that cabal – the bureaucrats, their union bosses and a few politicians haven’t shut down a thing – except your access to your assets.  This is a simple game of power and they don’t intend to lose.  They have the majority political party on their side, they have the entire Hollywood media on their side and they have a propaganda machine in full operation going ba**s to the wall to win.

If you still believe in freedom, that you control the government, this “we the people” business, look around you and pay attention.  The only way freedom perseveres is the constant control of the people over their government and that requires severe limits on bureaucrats.  America has gone along with the exact opposite – it encourages bureaucrats to control them.

America has a brand new “occupy movement” – BUREAUCRATS.