Are Southerners really “Rebels” ...

Are Southerners really “Rebels”, not even close. Perhaps once upon a time the Southern populace had that “rebel” attitude and the mentality to tell the Federal Government, “You don’t own us!”

Now, in an era where truth is finally becoming more important than allowing a corrupt governing body to do whatever it wants, it is becoming clear that the concept of Liberty and Freedom are lost in these Southern United States. The South was willing to secede from the Union to prove that they would stand up for their beliefs. A great many people may say that slavery was a part of that belief structure. Sadly, it was, thankfully, it is no longer… or so the Federal Government would have us think. Slavery is wrong period. According to the Constitution of the United States, it is also wrong to infringe upon the rights of the citizens of the United States only a few of which are described in the Preamble and the first ten amendments of the US Constitution.

All “Men” [read “Mankind”/Humans] are created equal and entitled to Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.

The concept of “Freedom” outlined in the Us Constitution is very simplistic. You get to choose what is right for you. That’s right, “YOU,” not the church of  X or parents against whatever or any other group of small minded individuals banding together to try and control your thoughts, desires and actions. It is not "Carte Blanche" though, Freedom comes with very specific responsibilities (even if those responsibilities are not specified) and it certainly isn’t free.

Your rights, Freedoms and Liberties begin to be curtailed (justly so) when your actions affect others. If your actions adversely affect other citizens with out their consent then you are in the wrong. You can not involve others in your machinations with out giving them an opportunity to “Opt-out” (to use modern “Politically Correct” terminology). No one can force anyone to be a part of something that you do not believe in or support.

The prohibitions that the Federal Government has instituted are not allowed under the precepts of the US Constitution. The States are the “Final Authority” in matters that affect each individual state. The Federal Government is supposed to “Represent the US in matters involving “Foreign relations” and “mutual defense” for these “United States.” For each state is in fact as a Sovereign Nation unto itself. The Federal Government was never meant to be a defacto Empire controlled wholly from Washington D.C.. The president is not a Monarch or an Emperor; he is more of a tour guide.

So…

What happened in the Southern United States? When did the “rebels” all turn into “Sheeple”? Because somewhere along the lines some power hungry, politicians decided that all children needed to be indoctrinated into the benevolence and rightness of the Federal Government…. A concept that is entirely opposite of what our constitution tells us…

Don’t take my word for it, use your favorite search engine and educate yourself, Don’t scoff at my words with out learning whether they are true or not. Many people will do just that because they fear that they will learn that they have been misled, badly misled and they have believed things that weren’t really true about many people, places and things that have been reported on by the Governments (Federal and State) and lies from the Media and Journalists.

Very few people know what the Bill of Rights actually says. If they did, our Federal and State Governments would be inundated with demands from angry Citizens. Most people think they know what is entailed in the more popular amendments in the Bill of Rights, the 1^st, 2^nd and 4^th amendments involving speech, guns and privacy. The entire Bill of Rights is equally important. Many people overlook the 10^th amendment. That amendment is to remind the Federal Government that "We the People" are the final authority in this nation.

We as citizens of the United States have a duty to eliminate corruption with in our governing bodies. This is stated very clearly in the Declaration of Independence mostly in this excerpt:

“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.”

It is, in fact, our responsibility as Citizens to attempt to correct the wrongs that the Federal Government is inflicting upon We the People.  If the Government officials will not accede to the will of the people to abolish their power, remove them from office and rebuild the Government so that these forms of corruption can no longer be used to infringe upon the rights of the citizens again.