Afx said….
I do not believe that our rights come from some magical bearded dude in the clouds (unless it’s The Dude).
*****THE DUDE******
Believe it or not I saw that movie for the first time 3weeks ago!
I appreciate your post. I guess the our disagreement lies in where our collective “logic and reason” came from. To the point of this particular thread, I think that it is unavoidable that our founders held “certain truths to be self evident” and at least in part this explains the founding of this country. I will never try an foist my beliefs on others – and I don’t want theirs foisted upon me. Our government exists only by society letting it exist. I think the reason society lets it exists is some of the things you mentioned – I can’t guard my property 24 hours a day. Therefore it benefits most of its citizens. But when I have to defend my property from the government (forced health care or abuse of eminent domain) then it starts to become a foe rather then an ally. When the government threatens my privacy then it is encroaching and it needs to be pushed back. When it takes my tax dollars and bombs innocents around the world without a declaration of war it needs to be reigned in. Where is the logic in that by the way?? Innocent children dead becasue it is acceptable to (who?) not me. None of the Generals or smart guys have been able to convince most people that it is logical and yet it happens all the time. Not to mention the dead Americans. That is the benefit of the tea party (it has many problems I admit). The benefit trying to stop the run away size of Government. The disenfranchisement of our citizenry. The tea party is the body politic at its most elemental. Look at the established Republicans that it has taken down already. Speaking of O’Donnell – I loved watching Karl Rove (Devil Incarnate) squirm when she won. That was worth it right there!!!!
I think a Christine O’Donnell or a Rand Paul is far less dangerous to our society thes someone like Chris Dodd or Barney Frank!
