Given recent history, many may wonder how much say we still have in how the government runs and how it spends our money.

Policies such as Obamacare are pushed through, using questionable tactics and offering unfulfilled promises, despite widespread public opposition. Laws against illegal immigration are subject to liberal interpretation and selective enforcement by the Obama administration. Obamacare implementation has included preferential waivers to certain companies and delays of the employer mandate while the individual mandate remains. Cost estimates for Obamacare have tripled.

The Justice Department didn’t defend DOMA, but attacks Arizona for enforcing immigration law and other states for voter ID laws. Activist judges turn existing law and tradition upside-down, ignoring the role of elected legislators and the people’s right to decide the societal norms and principles under which we live.

This disturbing picture illustrates the obligation of those who respect the Constitution and believe that government exists to protect our God-given freedoms and not to impose its will upon us while recklessly spending our money to listen, learn, get involved, and restore government of the people and by the people.

On Tuesday, Sept. 17 (Constitution Day), at 6:15 p.m., Fountain Hills AZ Tea Party offers another opportunity to participate in our civic duty.

Special guest Arizona Attorney General Tom Horne will discuss voter ID and Supreme Court rulings on the Voting Rights Act. Mayor Linda Kavanagh will discuss issues, including the Saguaro road bond. DVDs of They Come To America, films telling the frightening, real, story of illegal immigration, will be available. Get beyond the soundbites on these timely, important subjects.

Join us Tuesday, Sept. 17, at FHUSD Learning Center. Admission is free, but donations to cover expenses are much appreciated. Join your neighbors, bring a friend, and come to the tea party.

For more information, please visit www.fhteaparty.org.