About
GreenLiberty is about a vision of the future–one where we seek to achieve our highest ideals while adhering to core principles regarding individual liberty and free association. It’s a vision where “the right” and “the left” can peacefully coexist; where the aims of society are arrived at away from the political battlefield; where we can reach the maximum amount of utopia with the minimum amount of effort.
America has realized unprecedented prosperity and success as a nation, but we know we can do better–much better. With the amount of ground we need to cover in order to meet our highest ideals as a nation, it’s vital that we approach our problems in the way that has the best chance for creating long-term, lasting solutions. Solutions like:
- a permanent and robust “safety net” for the less fortunate, the elderly, children and other at-risk groups
- a future of sustainable and affordable energy solutions
- a strong and dynamic economy
- a revitalization and strengthening of local communities
- a safe, efficient, and affordable health care system that provides care for all who need it
- leadership by example in a global community defined by peaceful cooperation among nations
We can have the best future available to us, but not if we continue to use the methods that have failed in the past. It’s important to remember who got us here - that the leaders of our political system, most of whom are career politicians, are the ones who have largely been given the responsibility for “solving” our nation’s problems. And they have failed, and failed, and failed again.
Certain political personalities have a talent for persuading us that their brand of “change” is going to somehow bring about a sweeping wave of national reform–the lasting change our country needs to heal our differences and move forward together to solve the problems of our day. But it doesn’t happen. Bill Clinton was voted in on that notion of a change, of a fresh start. It didn’t happen. Shortly thereafter, there was a so-called “Republican revolution” in Congress. That has long since fizzled out. Republicans also like to celebrate the era of Ronald Reagan–but little of his legacy remains in public policy. And Democrats who celebrate the legacy of FDR, JFK, and LBJ know that the fruits of that legacy remain in an unresolved state of constant danger still today, 50 to 70 years later.
Even if a presidential administration or a Congress succeeds in making positive progress (a rare thing indeed), a subsequent administration or Congress is sure to try and undo it. And that’s not even taking into account all the counter-progress that is constantly being made to counteract any small steps forward. The federal budget was at $.5 trillion in 1980. It reached $1 trillion in 1990, $2 trillion in 2000, and now has topped $3 trillion. How long will it be before we have a $10 trillion federal budget, and yet still have the major concerns of our day unresolved?
As long as the most important issues facing our society are left in the hands of politicians and elected officials, they will never be resolved. The nature of our political system guarantees this. As a society, we must find a way to take back responsibility for resolving the matters that are most important to us, and leave government to focus on protecting us so that we can do so.
GreenLiberty is an exploration of how we can accomplish that.