Marian wrote:
"The wealthy republicans seem to have a stance of "Anyone can make it if
they try hard enough" - ignoring that there is poverty and that
opportunities are not equal. They do not like being taxed and having
their tax dollars spent on helping the little people
Oh wise woman Marian...You have stated things in the very best of words
and thought. I could not agree with you more on your reasoning.
I believe the thing which separates people is the lack of compassion for
those caught in the struggle for survival...the schism between ascribed
and achieved status
Marian also states
"The conservative religious element frightens me even more. The
founding fathers separated church and state for a good reason, and the
conservatives would like to change that. This would open the door to
religious/moral persecution and discrimination. Many republicans would
like to disassociate themselves from their conservative religious
faction, but because that group contains so many of their total number,
they are unable to ignore them. I feel more comfortable with a party
that cares about the welfare of the poorest citizens - that feels that
there is a moral obligation to try to create enough for all."
Absolutely correct. Because states did not separate church and state,
the supremes ultimately had to make decisions. Whether it be on issues
of abortion, privacy, or discrimination, states tried to take control
and run over a person's right. Women could do as they wished with their
bodies, it was illegal in most states..and is in some to this day, to
have sex in anything other than the missionary (always an interesting
choice of words to me) position, and non-whites were dealt with in a
multitude of unseemly ways. What IS our Constitution about?
It means you can believe as you want to believe...you can speak as you
wish...but you may not enslave a person because she or he does not
believe as you do. You shall not enslave a woman's body, you shall not
tell people how they can be sexual, you shall not enslave certain people
to a diminished education, poor accommodations, lowly employment, and so
on BY LAW.
I love the law. I do not love many of our laws but I stand for less
government telling us what to do when their words are to enslave and in
direct conflict with the constitution.
I better get off my soap box here...I am humming "We Shall Overcome"
LOL
Peace........Sharon...bound for the JoniFest.
