Posted on 04/19/2020 8:03:38 AM PDT by Kaslin
The Founding Fathers realized one of the most important aspects of life – our rights are not granted by man, but by God. They understood that if any government is responsible for giving rights to an individual, those freedoms and liberties can be quickly taken away. Instead, when the Bill of Rights was composed, they agreed and recognized that God is the authority of our prerogatives. Whether an elected official likes the Bill of Rights or not, they must adhere to them at all times, not just when it is convenient for them.
New Jersey Democratic Governor Phil Murphy was on Fox News’ Tucker Carlson Tonight this past week for an interview on the condition on the state. During the conversation, Carlson mentioned the widely publicized incident of 15 men arrested at a synagogue after attending an orthodox Jewish funeral, accused of violating the governor’s edict against large gatherings. Carlson asked Murphy,” By what authority did you nullify the Bill of Rights in issuing this order? How do you have the power to do that?”
Murphy’s response is indicative of an authoritarian. He chuckled at Carlson’s question and said, "that’s above my pay grade Tucker," but did not say who’s pay grade it was. Murphy is the governor of the state of New Jersey. He sits in the highest political office. His decisions affect every citizen and anyone who passes through while traveling or on business. There is no one else above him politically. Murphy rejected responsibility.
Also, did you notice Murphy’s reaction to the question about the Bill of Rights? He chuckled. That is what he thinks about your rights as a United States citizen. His response should not surprise anyone. The Democrats laugh at the Constitution daily - they hate it. They abhor the fact that it restricts them from doing what they want to accomplish full-blown socialism.
Murphy could not answer Carlson’s question directly. He made excuses and blamed an imaginary person who is making other executive decisions in the state of New Jersey. Why? He knows that he cannot answer the question truthfully – the Democrats are in a power grab.
Carlson’s question was necessary for this reason: we have seen too many Democratic politicians act like the Bill of Rights does not apply to them. Since we are amid a pandemic, certain governors are governing by executive edict.
There were congregants cited for attending a drive-in church service in Mississippi after the Democratic mayor issued an executive order against them. The mayor of Louisville, Kentucky, Democrat Greg Fischer, attempted to ban the same type of church service but failed after a judge overruled him. The Kentucky governor ordered the State Police to record all vehicle license registration plates of any vehicle in a church parking lot on Easter Sunday with the threat of forced quarantine.
It is ironic. Democrats are proponents for a more powerful federal government with less power handed to states, except now there is a Republican president in office. All of a sudden, they are enjoying States Rights, perhaps to the point of illegal decrees.
The Bill of Rights guarantees us individual freedoms in America. It gives power to the people and restricts the government from reaching too far into our lives. It is one of the most precious documents in the founding of our country – without it, there is tyranny.
The COVID-19 virus is dangerous. It is responsible for the death of thousands of people. Pandemics do not annul our Constitution, and Civil liberties are under assault by the left.
The Democratic Party does not care about liberties and freedoms as initially intended. They are more concerned with creating a victim mentality nationwide, making their victims feel entitled to certain rights, government checks, and social entitlements.
Pandemics are not new and have been around for thousands of years, causing countless deaths. The Founders did not place anything in the Bill of Rights about widespread illness, and there are no clauses in the Constitution about them. Freedom is inherently dangerous. Much less perilous than security granted by the government, however.
“They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.” – Benjamin Franklin
Sic semper tyrannis.
The CONSTITUTION Matters - even in a pandemic
The first Ten Amendments, mis-labelled the Bill of Rights, only CONFIRM the limitations codified in the Constitution, especially 9A and 10A, as well as the persuasive authority of the Declaration of Independence.
Folks we need to reinstate the utterly limited constitutional government on the feds and dismantle the 80%+ unconstitutional portion of the feds.
IF IT’S NOT IN THE CONSTITUTION, IT IS NOT A FEDERAL POWER!!!!
Either we cut the totalitarian feds down or the totalitarian feds will cut us down.
Glad people remember such things. Many forgot because of the WOD and WOT.
Liberty comes with risk. You can starve to death if you don’t go to work. You could get a virus not government forced into a medically approved bubble. You will have to tolerate speech you strongly disagree with. You will have to tolerate behaviors of others that a destructive and may be harmful to you and your family. Freedom is a very dangerous posture.
Democrats have already established a reasonable re-opening date of 11/4/20 and promised checks to all of their voters if they stay home until that date. What’s the big problem? /s
“You will have to tolerate behaviors of others that a destructive and may be harmful to you and your family. “
..... I agree with your comments, except for this part. If a person’s choices and behavior begin to infringe upon my life and liberty, then Appropriate and reasonable action is warranted to correct or restrain that person.
We have two plagues on our hands: The COVID19 pandemic, which will soon be over; and the Democrat/Progressive Party, that never seems to go away.
Ever notice that “pandemic” is noting but dem surrounded by panic?
Even here on the most conservative website, the opposition to upholding the Constitution is fierce.
Just try telling anyone that their favorite child of a foreign national isn’t a natural born citizen.
Worth repeating:
Ever notice that “pandemic” is noting but dem surrounded by panic?
Hear, hear! But freedom is worth the danger and always will be. Freedom is human’s natural state. We are free to organize and use our massive brains to come up with mutual rules for maximizing individual freedom without tromping on that of others. But the basis of all rules must be to maintain our freedom even during difficult times.
Omg that is good
Lest we forget:
William H. Hallahan, “The Day the American Revolution Began:19 April 1775”
“In the early morning hours of Wednesday, April 19, 1775, British troops crossed Boston Harbor with the intention of marching to Concord, Massachusetts to seize military supplies stored in the town by Patriot militiamen. Anticipating the British actions, an alarm was raised throughout the countryside by American silversmith Paul Revere and dozens of other riders who warned the colonial militia and minutemen that the regulars were on the road to Concord. By 5 am, the simmering tensions between the American colonists and the British government would reach their breaking point. The events of April 19 would change the world forever.
Captain Parker ordered the drummer to beat a call to arms. Then he assembled his militia unit-now seventy-seven strong-and lined it up in two ranks along the Lexington green. He was an experienced officer with combat experience who understood that the regulars would immediately take this posture as a challenge. That he meant to do battle was indicated in his instructions to the troops: ‘Don’t fire unless fired upon. But if they want a war let it begin here.’
The militiamen stood in silence in the gathering light of dawn. The stirring birds called in the trees, and the odor of fresh-turned earth and apple blossoms hung in the air. Small knots of onlookers stood about on the common. Women and children peered from the windows of the houses around the green. Dorothy Quincy continued her vigil in the second-floor bedroom of the Clarke house.
All listened for the sound of British boot soles. It was five A.M.”
Well, said child isn’t a NBC. But the mass media has long been promoting the false idea that any citizen is automatically a NBC, as if there’s no difference. People have been brainwashed is all. The constitution is still the constitution, despite Obama. And some of us will continue trying to uphold the constitution on this, given how much effort our Founding Fathers invested in providing for the distinction
It is not the written word that disallows tyranny. It is when government acts beyond the written word, and when The People do not act using the powers and freedoms given in the written word.
We are given a number of recourses. 1.) We elect government officials or remove them through elections in a civilized manner. 2.) We petition government with our grievances. 3.) We peaceable assemble and protest. 4.) We exercise free speech amongst ourselves and others to influence their opinions. 5.) We voice opinion through a free press.
Now I will ask you, how's has that been going? Because we have additional rights and powers granted in the Bill of Rights at our disposal. It is interesting the way the constitution is ordered to preserve our freedoms, especially when you get to the second amendment.
By the way folks, it is Patriots Day. It is an interesting exercise to look at the Acts of Parliament that led to armed revolt on this day in 1775. Happy Patriots Day!
The Bill of Rights Matter - Even in a Pandemic
Yes but will logic ensue everyone has the right to reason what is best at the time.
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Had ENOUGH Yet ? ........................ Enforce the Bill of Rights .........It is the LAW.
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