Posted on 07/01/2012 9:50:59 AM PDT by jriemer
On June 28, 2012, many in our nation celebrated our newest federal holiday: Dependence Day. With the declaration that the ironically named Affordable Healthcare Act is constitutional and, therefore, above further legal review on the same day, our nation has changed course away from the direction set forth by our founding fathers. Two hundred and thirty-six years earlier, these great men proclaimed that the American Colonies deserved freedom from oppression by the distant English king and his domestic supporters. Their words formed the bedrock of our nation and culture, providing the inspiration for our people to rise up and unite against a tyrant. Once our nation achieved independence, these words provided the resolve for our ancestors to form a nation like no other in human experience.
In the present, our words have lost meaning and are redefined as needed to ensure that desired ends are met. We debate over the meaning of “is.” The word “tax” was not spoken during congressional debate and presidential ratification until this word was deemed necessary to ensure that the Affordable Healthcare Act can be ruled constitutional. The fictional characters of Screwtape and Worm-tongue would be proud of the linguistic and mental gymnastics used in the promotion, defense and approval of this law.
With each passing moment, Dependence Day gathers supporters, strength and irrevocable inertia. The newly constitutional Affordable Healthcare law is in force today because we became dependant on our elected representatives to ensure that the intent of the founding fathers was followed and the intent of the electorate was obeyed. These members of Congress further outsourced their responsibilities to nine unelected judges. Tens of thousands of federal and state bureaucrats are enacting, expanding, and enhancing this law through their further interpretation and implementation.
Patrick Henry once said, “The Constitution is not an instrument for the government to restrain the people, it is a instrument for the people to restrain the government.” As Dependence Day gathers strength, it diminishes our nation’s defining moment to just another day in July. How will you celebrate Dependence Day in 2013?
Yep..going to get very interesting.
I did a poster that will be on my boat for our Yacht Club 4th cruise. Says “SCOTUS says Happy Dependence Day” and below that “and it’s OK to lie too”
I was on my way home from a business trip when I heard the news. No more than 5 minutes later I drove past a gun store. So I stopped and bought three more clips for my Ruger Mark II. The store owner was pi$$ed at the news but felt better when I told him why I stopped.
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