Since this is the very beginning, I have decided to take a look back, and with a reminiscent heart, I start this venture by going back in time to the days of remember when. 

Each of us has our own history, the times in the past where we often wander with deep reflection on events and experiences.  Thought provoking things often occur when we remember the past and realize how it has shaped the present. I believe we should travel back when we are moving forward and give great thought to our history. So I ask you what is your history? 

We live our lives looking forward because in our current culture we are told to forget the past, plan for the future and worry about the things that matter tomorrow.  Stop for a moment and reflect on how history will teach us more about the future than anything else.  For without learning from the history of our past we are doomed to repeat the very things that robs the future of its worth.

From sonnets, to screenplays, to novels, a common theme has been presented throughout the decades. Societies fallen from natural disasters, war, and famine have rebuilt into strict, regulated nations ruled by tyrannical and absolute leadership.

In 2008, Suzanne Collins’s The Hunger Games was released.  The story, now known internationally, tells a story of dictatorship, revolution, and the hunger for survival in an unjust world.  Not only were the readers entertained with a war story, they were also implored to think: to think of the unwritten social laws in which every human born into this world should follow, and most importantly, to think of the state society and government is reaching.

A government that establishes and enforces rules is effective. A government that establishes and enforces lifestyles is disastrous.  Usually, the difference between the two is astronomical, yet the steady line modern society is taking blurs the line between the two.

Dear Mr. President: If I get it, so should you!

From our foreign policy to our economy, it seems as though all of your decisions have been anti-American. I cannot help but look back to our Constitution and the oath that you took to protect our country and wonder what went wrong.

I suppose we could look back to 2008 when you said, "five days from now we will fundamentally change America." When my fellow Conservatives point out the fact that you did not keep the promises you made to Americans on the campaign trail, I tend to disagree, you did manage to fundamentally change America.

On March 23, 2010, you signed into law a bill that requires all Americans to purchase health insurance. Not only is this law unconstitutional, it has set a precedent that the federal government can force all Americans to purchase any product or service. I may have just taken American history last year, but wasn’t our country founded on the basic principle of having a less oppressive government?

Over the next few weeks I would like to share with you just how simple running our Federal Government could be.   After all, there are only 4,400 words in the Constitution.

Until Next Time,

Connor Lanser

Connor Lanser is a remarkable young man. At the young age of only 16, this Florida high school sophomore has already begun learning the hard ropes of the political scene and making an impact. Among many other accomplishments, he is the Founder and Chair of the Generations Decide PAC. We at The Patriots Press look forward to his continued contributions and insights.