Resolve to Make America Great Again!

232 years ago 56 brave men stood in Independence Hall in Philadelphia and signed the Declaration of Independence. At great risk to themselves and their families they stood up and created Liberty and Freedom for all of us. Please read the following words from the Declaration of Independence:

We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. — That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, — That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness........
....But when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same Object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such government, and to provide new Guards for their future security.

Note the highlighted words. It is time for the American people to take back our country. For too long now both political parties have laid waste to our country. Special interests. lobbyists and professional politicians have decided that their interests are more important than the will of the people. Those 56 men in Philadelphia did not dream of government with enormous debt at the mercy of foreign energy concerns.

I his 1776 pamphlet Common Sense, Thomas Paine wrote " a long habit of not thinking a thing wrong, gives it a superficial appearance of being right." As a literary work, Common Sense was the inspiration for Thomas Jefferson in writing the Declaration of Independence.

What is the answer? The answer can best be explained by American Idol. Last week on American Idol 97,000,000 viewers voted for both Davids. In the 2004 election 121,000,000 votes were cast. If 97,000,000 people watch one TV show on one specific night, why couldn't 100,000,000 Americans change the face of Washington? With the internet, blogs, texting and television a new revolution can be born. A revolution of Americans, not Republicans and Democrats, who want to take their country back.

Imagine a force of 100,000,000 Americans saying NO to national debt, NO to earmarks, NO to professional politicians! At first they will not pay any attention to us. After we get 10,000,000 Americans they will notice but still ignore us. After we get 50,000,000 they will notice. 100,000,000 they will listen and act accordingly. If a professional politician knows 100,000,000 people will vote against them, they will change their old habits. If they don't, they lose. Business as usual in Washington can and will change.

Act is the operative word. The mainstream press and talk radio do a great deal of talking and some have some very good points. However, there is no action. All the greatest ideas in the world are useless without action.

How can we mobilize that many people? Simply ask them to join. The only issue at stake for our country is debt and spending. Our government is borrowing money at record levels. Today the national debt is $9.4 TRILLION! The interest payment alone on that debt is $400 BILLION per year. Record oil prices are a direct result of the weak dollar. The state of the economy is a direct result of the weak dollar. No matter how much rhetoric is spewed, we will never be able to afford healthcare in our current environment. The answer in Washington is not more money it is less. No one is holding Washington accountable; it is time for that to change. Elected officials work for us and we have the power to fire each and every one of them.

What can I do? You can do a lot. Soon a Common Resolve Declaration will be drafted. If you believe that we can do what those 56 men did 232 years ago, simply print your name on the Declaration. As the Declaration grows we will become more powerful. With power comes responsibility. Common Resolve will always remain non-partisan and true to the principles of the Declaration of Independence.

I want to thank you for your time. I look forward to a better future for my and your children.


God Bless America,


Paul G. Eberhart
Founder
Common Resolve