Dreamin’ Freedom in the Golden State
Wednesday, December 30, 2009
By Chelene Nightingale
CAIVN
The state legislature nicknamed California “The Golden State” back in 1968. Although politically and socially the “land of milk and honey” was experiencing turmoil due to riots, assassinations, and walk-outs, both economy and industry developed a burgeoning middle class and housing market. Although anti-communist Ronald Reagan presided over the state in 1968, this historic year shows the dramatic social and political changes that would lead California onto the path of destruction.
During the next four decades, our state government would grow bigger while bringing us to face a $20+ billion deficit due partly to special interest and public employee unions. Unfortunately, these groups are not fully to blame since voters followed the various, so-called “freedom” movements demanding more from government.
So, as flower children once sang “California Dreamin”, today’s individualists are cursing the California Nightmare! The dream gone badly includes historic unemployment figures, poverty rates, homelessness, foreclosures, and bankruptcies for the citizens of the 31st State in the Union. Furthermore, our state is ranked near last in education, freedom, and business climate. This nightmare will not go away overnight and in fact, will continue to haunt us, if We the People do not correct our mistakes and take a different course of action.
So, where do we begin?
We begin by reading both the United States Constitution and the California Constitution to understand what REAL freedom entails. Bigger government is definitely not the answer. As soon as voters realize their dependence on government, which has been stripping them of their God-given individual rights for these past few decades, they will wake up demanding less, and seeking candidates who truly believe in freedom and liberty.
If we can begin today a new “freedom” movement, perhaps in forty years we can once again dream in the Golden State.
Chelene Nightingale is no stranger to politics. For
the past 5 years, Chelene has been a leading Constitutional activist organizing
many rallies and marches in California. Chelene organized the “Free the Texas
Three” march for Deputy Gilmer Hernandez and Border Patrol Agents Ramos &
Compean in Hollywood. The march was featured on the nationally syndicated
show “America’s Most Wanted.”
In addition to organizing
political events, Chelene has lobbied as a private citizen in both Sacramento
and Washington DC, demanding secure borders and no amnesty. Besides the border
security issue, Ms. Nightingale has attended and spoken at Tea Parties and End
the Fed events.
Back in 2006, she was the
campaign manager for third party gubernatorial candidate, Art Olivier.
During the campaign, they were invited to the late, great Aaron Russo’s home to
receive his endorsement and watch his extraordinary documentary “America:
Freedom to Fascism”.
During the last
presidential election cycle, Chelene was honored with an invitation to
personally meet and endorse Congressman Ron Paul.
It was due to her past
political achievements that the National Constitution Party leaders and members
requested her to run for governor in California as an American Independent.
This daughter of a Military War Veteran accepted the challenge in order to help
restore our ailing state that has been hurt by special interest groups and big
government.
Ms. Nightingale, who
has won past awards and achievements including being listed In “Who’s Who”, is
no stranger to leadership roles. Besides being the managing director of
a former 501c3, she has also served as a Vice President for a
distribution/production company and has been a small business owner. She
has put her acting and stage-directing career on hold to help “we the people”
take back our state so that we can govern ourselves the way our Founding
Fathers intended.
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