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A Sigh of Relief
By Kate Burch
To my mind, Democrat-party leadership in general, and the actions of
the Obama administration in particular, have meant erosion of our most
fundamental rights as American citizens: life, liberty, and the pursuit
of happiness.
The womb has become a parlous place under Democrats. Frank
encouragement of elective abortion is a national disgrace and not only
violates the right to life of the most vulnerable, but also contributes
to moral numbing and coarsening of our culture. Government
takeover of health care inevitably necessitates rationing and
euthanasia for those who use too many resources—the elderly and those
with expensive chronic illnesses and disabilities. I can easily
imagine, too, imposition of mandatory prenatal testing and forced
abortion of “defective” fetuses.
Basic liberties concerning free exercise of religion, free speech, and
the right to peaceably assemble have been under serious assault.
We have not been able to feel confident of protection against
unreasonable search and seizure of our personal information and effects
(think mandatory reporting of income and assets;) due process (RICO
statutes, for example;) or assurance that private property seized under
eminent domain is actually for public use and not just for corporate
profits (Kelo.) The Left’s relentless assault of Second Amendment
rights not only abridges liberty, but can also be construed as
endangering the right to life.
The “pursuit of happiness” is usually understood to refer to the right
to use one’s knowledge, talent, and drive to achieve material success
and to maintain and control the fruits of one’s labors.
Confiscatory taxation and onerous regulatory laws seriously impede
innovation and the creation, building, and sustenance of business
enterprises.
The American people have resoundingly rejected the Left’s agenda.
Now we pray that our new President and the members of the legislature,
thankfully turned a little bit redder, will get the message and not
betray us. Donald Trump does not need to get rich through
government service. That gives me hope.
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