"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." These are the words of the Founding Fathers of the United States of America, their first words defining the new nation they were in the process of creating. These are the beliefs at the root of what that nation stands for.
All men. (And by inference, all people.) Unalienable rights. This refers to natural law, the idea that these rights are simply a priori, existing prior to and with or without human acknowledgment. These rights exist, period.
So this year we're voting (those of us who live in Maine, Maryland, Minnesota or Washington) about whether or not we, in our hubris, should use our political process to "grant" a certain percentage of our fellow human beings their already existing right to pursue an equal measure of happiness in their relationships.
For human law to attempt to negate natural law seems pointless, doesn't it? A waste of time. Natural law, being truth, will out. Why bother with this silly formality?
Because there are those whose favorite method for achieving power is to create schisms, us-versus-them situations where they define the "us" and the "them," and manipulate those who will listen into conflict.
There is no "us" and "them". There is only us: All men, all people. All free to pursue happiness to the best of our individual abilities.
Stymie those who would dupe us into giving them our power. Refuse to play their game. Don't dare to suggest that we, as mere humans, can override the laws of the universe. Cast your vote as an acknowledgement of the unalienable rights of your fellow human beings.
All men. (And by inference, all people.) Unalienable rights. This refers to natural law, the idea that these rights are simply a priori, existing prior to and with or without human acknowledgment. These rights exist, period.
So this year we're voting (those of us who live in Maine, Maryland, Minnesota or Washington) about whether or not we, in our hubris, should use our political process to "grant" a certain percentage of our fellow human beings their already existing right to pursue an equal measure of happiness in their relationships.
For human law to attempt to negate natural law seems pointless, doesn't it? A waste of time. Natural law, being truth, will out. Why bother with this silly formality?
Because there are those whose favorite method for achieving power is to create schisms, us-versus-them situations where they define the "us" and the "them," and manipulate those who will listen into conflict.
There is no "us" and "them". There is only us: All men, all people. All free to pursue happiness to the best of our individual abilities.
Stymie those who would dupe us into giving them our power. Refuse to play their game. Don't dare to suggest that we, as mere humans, can override the laws of the universe. Cast your vote as an acknowledgement of the unalienable rights of your fellow human beings.