The UnGodliness of Government

In all my studies of history, which includes scrutinizing the rise & fall of nations, empires & civilizations, one commonality stands out as a putrefying sore no matter which governing form exists or existed. The tyranny of taxation as a means of social control, as well as fattening the coffers of the ruling elite, always brings destitution upon the backs of the working class. Kings, czars, presidents, tyrants, parliaments, congresses, democracy, socialism, fascism, Nazism, all forms develop a system of taxation as a means of social control. And, everyone of them fail due to the greed & self-centeredness of un-Godly & unrighteous rulers. Whether elected or self-appointed, the appetite of un-Godly governments are never satisfied, ever demanding more & more from their subjects. And, when the internal supply is exhausted and tapped dry, they set their sights on conquest, unless they are too weak and become targets of conquest themselves.
America is rapidly becoming such a weak target. While boasting of its external shell of military & technological strength, her interior heart & soul is being eaten up within. As the cancer of un-Godliness erupts & multiplies, the symptoms emerge varied & widespread. One such marked symptom is the ever-increasing intrusion & oppression of government upon its citizens through taxation. Whereas, in a representative democracy or democratic republic, taxation should be a concentric tool used by majority consent of the governed to promote and accomplish the common welfare through the governing body. The downfall of democracy arises when taxation is no longer a tool of, by & for the people, but a weapon of manipulation, control & subjugation against the people.
America has been the one great social experiment in history whereby the governed was also the governing. It is failing. The government is no longer subject to the will of the people at large. It has become the will of the rich, the powerful, and the politically connected. Whereas, our forefathers wrote the Declaration of Independence and the US Constitution affirming that all are created equal under YHWH God and His providence, America no longer ascribes to this affirmation. It was under this premise, that as God rules in our hearts, we will govern ourselves accordingly. Our 2nd President John Adams said it best, "Our Constitution was made only for a religious and moral people. It is wholly inadequate for the government of any other." Oct. 11, 1798. He knew this in less than 25 years from its writing. His cousin, Samuel Adams, knew it as well, "If men of wisdom and knowledge, of moderation and temperance, of patience, fortitude and perseverance, of sobriety and true republican simplicity of manners, of zeal for the honour of the Supreme Being (YHWH God) and the welfare of the commonwealth; if men possessed of these other excellent qualities are chosen to fill the seats of government, we may expect that our affairs will rest on a solid and permanent foundation." Nov 27, 1780.
Those Adams boys really had it goin' on...!!! Their families came from a line of Bible-based Puritans. Samuel was also a founder of the Sons of Liberty, was involved in the Boston Tea Party, and a tax collector who became anti-tax!!! Sounds like a Matthew! For Patrick Henry, it was the same as well. It wasn't just, "Give me liberty, or give me death!", it was also, "Bad men cannot make good citizens. It is when a people forget God that tyrants forge their chains. A vitiated state of morals, a corrupted public conscience, is incompatible with freedom. No free government, or the blessings of liberty, can be preserved to any people but by a firm adherence to justice, moderation, temperance, frugality, and virtue; and by a frequent recurrence to fundamental principles." No religious pacifists here!!!
Thus, we have proved them absolutely correct over the last century, and accelerating into this one...if we last that long.
"Let the redeemed of the LORD say so, whom he hath redeemed from the hand of the enemy." Ps 107:2
If the redeemed in America do not stand up against the enemy, the evil, the wickedness, the tyranny, growing & spreading across this nation and its entrenchment in our governments, then we will & can only bow to it...