I’m a conservative and not now, or ever have I been ashamed of my political/social outlook. I don’t consider myself so much right-wing as someone that’s a Constitutionalist. I believe that all Americans have the rights and privileges described therein and that even though we may disagree on policy, which is not unusual even among those of similar disposition, we are still one people.
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So I just heard -for the umpteenth time – that our rights, at least as Americans, come from God. I’ve always found anyone stating anything similar to that as being curious and have wondered – aloud in many cases – where that thought comes from. It certainly doesn’t come from our Constitution, which doesn’t mention God, or Creator, or Deity, or whatever other appellation anyone wants to use, ever. So how is it that some God gives us the rights that we so cherish? It comes from the same people that believe, and often say, that being a conservative means, by default, a belief in God.
Something that has always bothered me, even when I was a Christian, is the idea that our rights are “God given”. No, it’s not your government that determines your rights as a person, but “God”. If that’s true, why are rights of people so different in the various countries around the world?
As usual, I had at least two different topics I was trying to choose between to write about today, but sometimes something else pops up on my radar and I am compelled to comment on it or else lose the momentum of the story entirely.
I just can’t seem to get away from it. I’ve mostly stopped watching any news on television, but still, here on the Internet, it persists. It’s all the shrieking about the aceedence of the 5th conservative justice to the Supreme Court. It’s time to get over it; It’s done.