Posted on 09/04/2016 8:58:50 AM PDT by Oldpuppymax
“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. — That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed.” -The Declaration of Independence
It is not the federal government’s job to secure ALL of our Natural Unalienable Rights, just those appropriate for a “federal” government. Other God-given rights are secured by state and local governments.
How is the Natural Right to Life Secured? The federal government is to secure our right to life by military defense (Art. I, Sec. 8, cl. 11-16); by protecting us from invasion (Art IV, Sec. 4); by prosecuting traitors (Art III, Sec. 3); and by laws against piracy and other felonies committed on the high seas (Art. I, Sec. 8, cl. 10). The States reserved the powers to secure our right to life by prosecuting murderers, outlawing abortion, euthanasia, drunk driving, the selling of harmful substances to minors, and imposing quarantines for dangerous contagious diseases. States may also choose to have pure food and drug laws.
States also once secured our right to life by means of “support laws” which required family members to care for their own. Fathers were to provide for their minor children and adult children for their elderly parents. Biblical mandates require family members to care for their own – and at one time, State laws implemented this Godly Principle.
But in our brave new world, people are no longer obligated to support dependent family members – many just go on a government program. That is what Aid to Families with Dependent Children, Social Security...
(Excerpt) Read more at thecoachsteam.com ...
Did you know that 7 million people died (starved?) during the Great Depression??
If a safety net is ever gone, best to seriously prepare.
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