Posted on 07/07/2020 7:20:07 AM PDT by rktman
On Friday, I watched Tucker Carlson talk about how many politicians are drunk on power in responding to this COVID-19 pandemic, a concern Tucker has repeatedly addressed.
The first words of the First Amendment read: "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech …"
What is unclear about the words, "shall make no law … prohibiting the free exercise thereof" of one's religion?
And then there's the Second Amendment. Its 27 words are clear and concise, needing no further commentary or regulation: "A well-regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed." Again, could it get any clearer? The right of the people … shall not be infringed!
Tragically, more and more, these pillars of American life and liberty are being assaulted and abandoned, not only out of sheer bias but ignorance of America's founders, the Revolutionary period and our Constitution.
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