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To: sargon
The Left carefully avoids debating or even stating the purpose of government. The easiest way to publicly trip them up is to ask that simple question. I've done so a couple times on the morning C-Span show and have enjoyed the slack-jawed, deer in the headlights, stuttering responses.

Along with the rest of The Enlightenment thinkers, our founding generation determined the purpose of government was to secure unalienable rights, and said so in the Declaration.

That purpose was elaborated in the Preamble to our Constitution, which spoke of defense, justice, tranquility, happiness and liberty.

That purpose was defended by a Constitutionally complex division of power, and not through 18 year old and older universal suffrage.

If the goal of government remains defense of unalienable rights, then a return to the governing structure of 1787 is absolutely necessary.

OTOH, if the goal of government is to promote fuzzy, ill-defined ‘social justice' democracy, which is guaranteed to end in tyranny, then the path we are on will suffice.

The Left is getting away with destroying western civilization. They must be stopped. The only possible way to stop them is through an Article V state convention to propose constitutional amendments.

17 posted on 06/01/2015 2:09:26 AM PDT by Jacquerie (Article V. Vox Populi Vox Dei)
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To: Jacquerie; Publius

I’m so glad for people like you fighting the fight everyday. Thank you for your comment and your work.

Thanks for the ping, Publius.


44 posted on 06/01/2015 11:30:41 AM PDT by definitelynotaliberal (I believe it ! He's alive! Sweet Jesus!)
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