Ron Holland on the role of the states:
Just following Congress, the 2012 presidential campaign and the inability of citizens to influence government policy makes it clear to every American how broken the US political system has become. A few powerful interests run the entire show and the American people are being forced down a dark road to economic destruction. History shows us that Washington is immune to conventional national political action under the present system. Therefore what can freedom loving Americans do?
- We can’t change Washington because Congress is owned and controlled by special interests.
- Neither can we take over the establishment control of either political party as the media elites can break, sideline or ignore any candidate that threatens the elite interests.
- Third party efforts at the national level are doomed to failure and an ineffective tool for promoting freedom principles when compared to the successful Ron Paul campaign effort inside the GOP.
So do freedom advocates just give up or wait for the eventual collapse of the economy and the US political system? While this is a prevalent view in freedom circles, hyperinflation and economic collapse even if you are invested to financially benefit from this outcome is certainly not a recipe for restoring limited government and liberty to our country. Fascism and wealth confiscation are the probable result, just look at what followed the failed German Weimar Republic in the 1930’s.
- Finally education although important is not a fast enough solution to save our nation when more than 50% of the electorate lives off the looting of taxpayers through government benefits or make work jobs.
There is only one effective, democratic and peaceful tool left for Americans to defend their liberties and restore the original republic of our founding fathers. It is the right of state sovereignty and nullification so effectively explained by Tom Woods in his book Nullification: How To Resist Federal Tyranny in the 21st Century.