To We or Not To We

I recently heard a news analyst ask a question similar to the following: "What if Obama is a socialist? Is that illegal?" The answer, of course, is no, it's not illegal. Mr. Obama is protected by the same constitution that protects us all and, as a result, is just as free to exhibit his ignorance as the rest of us. The fact that he would circumvent that same document, even to the point of rendering it obsolete, still doesn't preclude him from being protected by it.

Of course, many of those foolish enough to vote for him might not like the fact that he's a socialist, particularly because he ran his campaign as a moderate liberal. He certainly can't be accused of being the first politician to lie about his agenda in order to gain sufficient power to advance it. After all, had he run as a socialist, there's no doubt he would not have been elected to his current office.

While he is free to say and/or believe what he chooses, his ideology would preclude the remainder of us from that same freedom. Socialism requires the individual to subvert personal gain for the betterment of the whole. In short, the people subjected to a socialist regime are forced, against their will if necessary, to provide the fruits of their labor for the benefit of others. Another word for this is slavery. Now, last I recall, THAT is illegal.