Individual Liberty — Individual Responsibility

For those we lost, We will not forget 09/11/2001

“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.--That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, --That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness.”
— The Continental Congress, July 4, 1776

“The task of statesmanship has always been the re-definition of these rights in terms of a changing and growing social order.”
— Franklin D. Roosevelt (Commonwealth Club Address, 1932)

“Roosevelt was wrong! The principles laid down in the Declaration of Independence are the principles of individual liberty. Our unalienable rights, given to us by God are given to us as individuals. Our rights do not come from society or the government, and they cannot be redefined by politicians. The nature of these rights carries with it the implication of individual responsibility, without which we surrender them.”
— Perri Nelson, November 6, 2008

Disappointing

Published Tue, Nov 4 2008 8:28 PM

John McCain conceded defeat to Barack Obama before a single West Coast vote was actually reported.

Barack Obama is our president-elect. The country has voted for socialism and anti-Americanism. I find it all disappointing, but not exactly surprising. The polls gave a clue, as did the pre-election “electoral maps”.

But, I will not quit seeking to see real change in our government. Not the sort of rapid lurch toward socialism that seems inevitable now. Not the sort of falling away from our Constitution that seems inevitable either.

Rather, I seek a real conservative revolution. It's not time to retreat and start licking our wounds. Now more than ever conservatives need to get and be engaged in the real issues that matter. Much of the electorate has demonstrated that they believe that bigger government and forced redistribution of wealth are the way to prosperity.

They're likely to be disappointed more than I am. Conservatives are going to need to make a real effort to either convince people of the truth behind the principles of individual liberty and individual responsibility or learn them themselves and stand up for them.

One things certain. We will see change. We can't afford to spin this. It's a defeat. The left has been better at this than we have — dominating the Internet, the major media. They've managed to hide and/or sugarcoat their messages to the point that people believe in socialism without believing in its name. They've managed to convince the American people that there's something fundamentally wrong with the principles that made our country great.

Congratulations to the left. Condolences to the future.

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