Posted on 10/27/2010 8:23:22 PM PDT by MissesBush
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WELL DUHHHH!
To the contrary, I think the left is quite deliberate and methodical in its approach to the First Amendment. They know exactly what it says, and choose to destroy it from within by endeavouring to establish atheism as the official state religion.
Nasty political cartoon on the editorial page of my newspaper today in which they have Thomas Jefferson calling her an idiot for her statements on this subject.
Really pushes my button.
Liberal ignorance and stupidity treated by the press like the gospel.
For anyone who doesn’t realize who M. Stanton Evans is, let me share some insights with you.
Now very much a senior member of the Washington literati, Stan Evans has long been one of the most articulate, erudite, and witty conservative leaders in America. Decades and decades ago, he came to Washington from Indianapolis, where, at age 26, he was the youngest editor of a major metropolitan newspaper in America.
In Washington, long before Ronald Reagan became president and conservative came into vogue, Stan was the urbane leader of the small group of us Young Turks who manned what was then a lonely and isolated outpost. We were soldiers then, and young; and Stan gave us encouragement, guidance, and an intellectual foundation.
I well remember the early to mid-Seventies when a small group of us would gather in the back room of the Hawk & Dove bar and restaurant for Stan’s Monday Club meetings. Our icon and idol, Stan would wittily guide we young Senate and House staffers as we plotted the overthrow of the liberal establishment. He was a godsend.
From time to time, when the burdens of waging our lonely war would begin to wear on one or another of us, we would singly or in small groups visit Stan’s small, unkempt office. There, Stan, always with his faithful three-legged dog at his side, would dispense the wisdom we needed to soldier on.
When I became the Director of Communications for the new Senate Majority in 1980, my staff and I introduced the first-ever satellite-fed programming from the US Senate (this pre-dated CSPAN). One of the shows we originated was called “Conference Roundtable.” Hosted each week by a committee chair, it would feature two Repub senators, two journalists, and, on the panel. I always tried to make sure Stan was one of the featured journalist because I wanted the whole world to see the man who had so inspired our movement.
Reading this article brought back those memories of this wonderful man. And I just wanted to share them with you.
If this is the M. Stanton Evans I think it is, he goes back to Reagan and is a fine conservative. Dunno how he ended up on Asspress.
You gave far more details. Thanks.
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Preamble
Through Divine goodness, all men have by nature the rights of worshiping and serving their Creator according to the dictates of their consciences, of enjoying and defending life and liberty, of acquiring and protecting reputation and property, and in general of obtaining objects suitable to their condition, without injury by one to another; and as these rights are essential to their welfare, for due exercise thereof, power is inherent in them; and therefore all just authority in the institutions of political society is derived from the people, and established with their consent, to advance their happiness . . .
Agreed. But also, it takes time to find someone, anyone, who actually knows what they’re talking about.
Most of the Leftists attacking Christine didn’t know what they were talking about. But the Conservatives, too, didn’t really have a good grasp of the matter either. It’s hard to explain the establishment clause, incorporation, and all of those things. The people who blog, or are reporters, or are columnists, really don’t understand the stuff. Experts on Constitutional Law typically don’t have columns. So, someone has probably got to ask them to write something. All of that takes some time.
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It’s my pleasure. M. Stanton Evans is a giant of a man, and one of our last great conservative intellectual founding fathers.
Anybody who has ever read the First Amendment knew she was right. There’s nothing abour a “wall” or “seperation”. The Amendment says there shall be no state-established religion.
No, There is to be no “National Religion”, the states were free to do what they wised.
Thanks you for sharing your experience with us--and for the work you did in getting Evan's views more widely disseminated.
Applauding Stan Evans is truly a labor of love. One say, monuments should be erected to Stan, Tom Winters and Alan Ryskind (founders of Human Events), Richard Viguerie, Howie Philips, Lee Edwards, Paul Weyrich, and a handful of others who guided us through those early years.
When I think of them, I am reminded of the Churchill’s dedication in The Gathering Storm: “How the brave Britons stood alone until those who were hitherto half-blind were now half ready.”
Correct.
The Founders knew exactly what they wrote and what it meant. They opened every day of Congress with a prayer. they also held sunday services in their capitol building. Obviously they all thought this was not unconstitutional, nor did any of them that became Supreme Court justices.
Further Jefferson as governor DID celebrate a statewide Day of Prayer. As President he did not because he didn’t even want to appear to be promoting any one Christian denomination. THAT was where his “wall” he wrote about was.
His book on the history of modern conservatism is on my list as I recall. Thanks for the reminder of his strategic importance.
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