EQUAL JUSTICE, EQUALITY OF VOICE
What is a democratic republic?
It is not unique that the benefactors of inheritance might pervert what they have inherited. Those who have not earned something rarely cherish it as much as those who have earned it.
When asked if he could shed some light upon why President Trump’s children behave themselves more respectfully, earnestly, and productively than the children of so many millionaires and billionaires, (question paraphrased), Eric Trump said his advice is to keep them poor.
Though the Trump household was always lush and well-appointed, if, as a child, he asked for a fishing rod, his dad would tell him to earn it. He was required to figure out how to acquire it for himself.
This is so far removed from the parental philosophies of so many.
Parents often seek to make life easier for their children than it was for them. The result frequently produces spoiled brats with no appreciation for what they were given, who lack gratitude, drive, and productive strategies.
Many of the children who grow up in affluent households devote their efforts to collecting wealth, power, and resources for their own enjoyment, regardless of the effects on the lives of others.
Government is quite similar. Our forefathers had a motivating philosophy. They sought to create a nation that focused on the goodness and provision of a merciful God for themselves and their progeny.
This truth is embodied in the words and construction of the Declaration of Independence, the US Constitution, and the Bill of Rights.
Regardless of the intent to pass along this mindset to their progeny, efforts to reduce obstacles in the lives of their offspring have created a culture of entitlement in the lives of many.
When the ultimate objective of politicians is to create a utopia for themselves, their focus ceases to value the lot of others.
This contributes to a lack of concern for true justice, blind justice, that “no one is above the law,” and it also contributes to a lack of concern for election integrity.
Americans have allowed the foxes to rule the henhouse for so long that efforts to restore election integrity are easily misrepresented as the opposite of what they are, and too few Americans can recognize it.
The foundation of a free society is grounded in the democratic republic created for all Americans. The only way to preserve the free society we inherited is to restore our nation to its intended purpose, a place where every American is equal in value, with equal opportunities, and worthy of equal respect.
This cannot include a propensity to grant special compensation of any kind to certain Americans over others.
No one is due reparation for the sins of others in the past. No one deserves special consideration at the ballot box because of their race or where or how they were raised.
Every American is worthy of equal representation in their government.
The Boston Tea Party was, in part, a reaction to taxation without representation. These citizens of the British colonies rejected the circumstance that they could be forced to contribute financially to the crown, yet be denied input in the forces that governed the circumstances of their lives.
It has been alleged that the 2020 census was corrupt, and the congressional redistricting that resulted gave an advantage to the Democrat Party in several states.
In Louisiana, this was exacerbated by the actions of our governor and our legislature to comply with the unconstitutional wishes of a partisan federal judge to steal the electoral power of certain citizens and bequeath that political power to a minority group that votes in large percentages for Democrat objectives and Democrat candidates.
This undermines the democratic features of our republic against some Americans to the advantage of other Americans.
This is exactly what our Supreme Court is wrestling with in the current session in the case, “LA v. Callais.” Some have taken the rightful political power of the majority of Louisiana’s citizens and given it to a minority by creating, out of thin air, a “majority minority” district.
This term itself is an oxymoron.
The purpose of democracy is to give equal power to the vote of each citizen. Every citizen has the right to one vote and has the right to have that vote counted.
The votes are then counted, and the winner is the one who receives the most votes, or the majority of the votes.
The votes should not be weighted, giving more significance to some votes or voters than others.
We have been deceived into entertaining the belief that, because of certain circumstances, certain minority groups deserve greater respect than others.
This is anti-democratic and threatens the integrity of our republic.
No American, regardless of personal trial or circumstances, deserves political advantage over his/her neighbors.
My prayer is that the Justices who will decide LA v. Callais will not be deceived. That the logic inherent in our Constitution will prevail over the partisan political hacks that have been inserted into the highest court of our land by past administrations.
God bless you, Dave
“All of the miseries and evils which men suffer from vice, crime, ambition, injustice, oppression, slavery and war, proceed from despising or neglecting the precepts contained in the Bible”__Noah Webster, Schoolmaster to America
Great thoughts, Dave, as I have come to expect from your writings. And so timely, tying the fate of Louisiana to this incredibly important decision by the Supreme Court. I just hope that they can get their decision out in short order, so that we can have this straight by 2026.