This is the reason we can't have a legitimate discussion about the current state of our government. I don't care which party you are or what the topic of discussion is, my first question is this: "Are they even allowed to do that; is it constitutional?" Democrats with their "thieving by way of emotional guilt" politics and Republicans legislating their biblical concepts? You're both wrong.
The Constitution protects the individual from both of you. If you are supporting anything that interferes with "personal freedom", you are violating the Constitution. Teaching children biblical concepts in the public school system is just as wrong as legislating universal healthcare, forcing one to pay another's fair share, and fining us to force compliance. Wrong.
I don't care how warm and fuzzy or morally upright it makes you feel to do it. Simple fact is, you are violating someone's free will. Of course we don't want the babies to go hungry. Of course we want to care for the sick and the elderly. Of course we want our nation to be morally upright, charitable, loving. That is not something you can legislate. Morality is taught at home and we ALL know where charity begins. You can't legislate any of that. Don't believe? Look where it has gotten us. Look at the "fruits of your labors".
Fact is, if the government, aka "the people", would stop sticking it's nose in where it doesn't belong, we would not be fighting each other in the hell-hole we currently find ourselves in. The federal government was given limited powers for a very good reason. The individual states were given more than the federal. You know why? Because the people govern.
It's a lot harder for state officials to hide from the people than federal. They live in your neighborhoods, they go to your churches, and their children go to school with yours. They understand how the people of their state view the issues and the people of each state can decide how to run their own. And guess what? If YOU don't like how one state is run, you have the choice to move to one that aligns more with your personal moral system.
That was the plan, anyway. But now, the federal government is so out of control it doesn't really matter what state you live in; they're all under the same federal control. You can walk right in your state capital and knock on office doors. You can't knock on the President's door. Not for 4 years. But, you know who was given the most power of all government officials? The county Sheriff. Yeah, that guy.
That guy stands between the people and ANY local, state, or federal government office that would violate your individual rights or freedom. And guess what? He lives right there in the same county as you. He's going to face you across that intersection. He's going to face you in the grocery store. He's going to face you on the street. The beautiful part of this is there are remedies available to the people to have the Sheriff removed immediately if he's not satisfactorily performing his duties.
But, even the sheriffs don't understand that simple concept. They don't know their job and therefore, they don't do their job. And you don't know it either, or you'd make them do it. Y'all been SLEEPIN! America isn't any better than any other country at this point, aside from the fact we put lipstick on the pig. He who has the most money, the most friends, the most influence, wins.
The only authority left to the people is the right to vote, and even the legitimacy of that process is called into question and has been since Bush supposedly beat Al Gore. Remember? I didn't think so. When ballots were recounted by hand, Florida's electoral votes should have gone to Gore, not Bush, assuring him the win. The machines caused a miscount.
The beauty of our Republic was that the lion's share of authority was given to the people. To YOU. To your neighbor. You best learn how to get along with him, he has just as much authority as you. Unless he is stealing your property or causing you physical harm, you have no right to interfere with him and vice versa . Imagine how simple our lives would be?! How much more prosperous and peaceful? Our squabbles could be very quickly and easily resolved.
We wouldn't be supporting charitable government agencies that not only mismanage the money they steal from us, but also use most of that money for operating expenses. We wouldn't be supporting prisons that are overfilled with people put away for victimless crimes (hint: there is no such thing - no victim/no crime).
Slavery would have never existed. The fight for women's rights would never have been a thing. We wouldn't have wasted years and uncounted tax dollars assuring "the right to marry" anybody. We most definitely wouldn't be in the middle of a "mask war"!
We are a nation of "Karens". It's none of your damn business! Go home and count your money, teach your children according to your moral standards, spend more time protecting that Constitution, and leave other people alone. Stop trying to police the world.
The Constitution protects the individual from both of you. If you are supporting anything that interferes with "personal freedom", you are violating the Constitution. Teaching children biblical concepts in the public school system is just as wrong as legislating universal healthcare, forcing one to pay another's fair share, and fining us to force compliance. Wrong.
I don't care how warm and fuzzy or morally upright it makes you feel to do it. Simple fact is, you are violating someone's free will. Of course we don't want the babies to go hungry. Of course we want to care for the sick and the elderly. Of course we want our nation to be morally upright, charitable, loving. That is not something you can legislate. Morality is taught at home and we ALL know where charity begins. You can't legislate any of that. Don't believe? Look where it has gotten us. Look at the "fruits of your labors".
Fact is, if the government, aka "the people", would stop sticking it's nose in where it doesn't belong, we would not be fighting each other in the hell-hole we currently find ourselves in. The federal government was given limited powers for a very good reason. The individual states were given more than the federal. You know why? Because the people govern.
It's a lot harder for state officials to hide from the people than federal. They live in your neighborhoods, they go to your churches, and their children go to school with yours. They understand how the people of their state view the issues and the people of each state can decide how to run their own. And guess what? If YOU don't like how one state is run, you have the choice to move to one that aligns more with your personal moral system.
That was the plan, anyway. But now, the federal government is so out of control it doesn't really matter what state you live in; they're all under the same federal control. You can walk right in your state capital and knock on office doors. You can't knock on the President's door. Not for 4 years. But, you know who was given the most power of all government officials? The county Sheriff. Yeah, that guy.
That guy stands between the people and ANY local, state, or federal government office that would violate your individual rights or freedom. And guess what? He lives right there in the same county as you. He's going to face you across that intersection. He's going to face you in the grocery store. He's going to face you on the street. The beautiful part of this is there are remedies available to the people to have the Sheriff removed immediately if he's not satisfactorily performing his duties.
But, even the sheriffs don't understand that simple concept. They don't know their job and therefore, they don't do their job. And you don't know it either, or you'd make them do it. Y'all been SLEEPIN! America isn't any better than any other country at this point, aside from the fact we put lipstick on the pig. He who has the most money, the most friends, the most influence, wins.
The only authority left to the people is the right to vote, and even the legitimacy of that process is called into question and has been since Bush supposedly beat Al Gore. Remember? I didn't think so. When ballots were recounted by hand, Florida's electoral votes should have gone to Gore, not Bush, assuring him the win. The machines caused a miscount.
The beauty of our Republic was that the lion's share of authority was given to the people. To YOU. To your neighbor. You best learn how to get along with him, he has just as much authority as you. Unless he is stealing your property or causing you physical harm, you have no right to interfere with him and vice versa . Imagine how simple our lives would be?! How much more prosperous and peaceful? Our squabbles could be very quickly and easily resolved.
We wouldn't be supporting charitable government agencies that not only mismanage the money they steal from us, but also use most of that money for operating expenses. We wouldn't be supporting prisons that are overfilled with people put away for victimless crimes (hint: there is no such thing - no victim/no crime).
Slavery would have never existed. The fight for women's rights would never have been a thing. We wouldn't have wasted years and uncounted tax dollars assuring "the right to marry" anybody. We most definitely wouldn't be in the middle of a "mask war"!
We are a nation of "Karens". It's none of your damn business! Go home and count your money, teach your children according to your moral standards, spend more time protecting that Constitution, and leave other people alone. Stop trying to police the world.
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