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Something to Think About
by Gordon Francis Corbett
Many people think that Senator Jeffords' defection will place our rights in greater danger. This idea is wrong. First, they misunderstand the political parties. They think that Democrats want socialism, but that Republicans want freedom. They cling to the chimera conjured by the fading echoes of Goldwater's and Reagan's speeches, and they ignore the House of Rockefeller's long domination of the Republican Party. Second, they do not understand rights. The natural law is a body of ethical and political concepts which philosophers have developed over the centuries. It delineates right and wrong, and outlines what government may do to maintain the right. That "right," in the words of our Declaration of Independence, comprises our natural "unalienable Rights." We inherit those rights at birth. No statute, executive regulation, or court decision can affect them, although such rules can affect our legal ability to use them. By protecting that legal freedom, our Constitution facilitated scientific advances, economic prosperity, and a level of liberty never seen in other nations. To protect our legal freedom, our Constitution requires our public servants to walk a fine line. If they do less than protect it, they render it vulnerable to curtailment by others; if they do more than protect it, they curtail it themselves. Senator James Jeffords is a liberal: he favors a mixture of socialism and fascism. So do about two-thirds of his fellow Senators. They, and their similarly minded House colleagues, have made careers out of ignoring the Constitution, abolishing our freedom, and draining our pockets. We gave our approval when we re-elected them. That approval is their strongest weapon. The first step back to freedom is revoking it. Joining either the Libertarian Party or the Constitution Party will write a message both loud and clear. Voting accordingly will send it.
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