Recall: Bible's guidance dictates petition signature

Here's why I signed the recall petition.

I have tried to read everything that has been published on this subject, both pro and con. And every little detail of the proposition, plus the many personal objections to the decisions of the "people what runs this town" have made and are making. But no one I know of has mentioned the basic flaw that permeates virtually all the works, plans, and programs that displeases the objectors.

The argument always centers on the nice and valuable accomplishments of the LCDC and company: the Kroc Center, library, Riverstone, educational corridor, midtown, etc. The objections, as expressed, are: the elite railroading their authority over the rest of us, refusing to allow even a confidence vote on McEuen Field, moving the boat launch, etc.

But recently some questioners are getting closer to the root cause that underlies virtually every objection. One writer, a visitor asking, "Where is this community getting the money for all these projects?" More recently another writer (Readers Write), writing in support of the liberal leadership, argued, "Before you sign the recall petition, please explore... What have all these projects cost you personally?" And another writer mentioned "federal grants." Now we are getting closer to the real reason for all the objections. So let's try to tie up a few loose ends.

Ordinary people objecting to public spending are asking, "Where is all this money coming from?" The answer is federal grants; gifts from the federal government. The truth is what is bothering all these people, whether they realize it or not, is the underlying ethical objection to spending the money we don't have. One writer even stated the Biblical quotation, "The borrower is servant to the lender." (The truth is the original word translated "servant" means "slave.")

Now let's look at government grants, the federal debt, and the end of freedom as we know it (freedom that is financed by private enterprise). What is wrong with accepting federal grants is that it is essentially borrowing (there are always strings attached to government "gifts"), money from the federal government that they don't have, which means that we are helping run up the already bloated federal debt that will eventually consume us.

As I see it, the following will be a long run domino effect of the attitude of Coeur d'Alene's elite and the LCDC will be the national debt will expand until the government will not be able to pay the interest. That means that both American and foreign investors who bought the bonds will receive no interest checks. In turn the bond buyers will quit buying U.S. bonds. As the result of loss of income Uncle Sam will not be able to pay the military (there goes our world protection), nor the various government agencies, Social Security, etc.; nor pay farm subsidies (there goes our food supply); loss of our law enforcement officers will result in anarchy.

No law, no safety. Thugs will take over and steal everything that is valuable. The Biblical description is "Every man did that which was right in his own eyes." Since there will be little food production, famine will be the result. And the only cure would have to be a new government, which would be a dictatorship.

There is a considerable amount of Bible believers in Coeur d'Alene, plus a whole host whose minds are influenced by the word of God. And "ethics" originated in the Bible. This is where Coeur d'Alene's "ordinary people's" opinions come from.

Ernie Ransom is a Coeur d'Alene resident.