Four years ago, when Libertarian presidential candidate Michael Badnarik was asked what church he went to, he replied, and I paraphrase, “That’s none of your business. What matters is that you know I’m going to defend your right to worship as you please.†The remark was refreshingly appropriate. Those who believe the US government was created to protect personal liberties are few and far between these days.
What prevails instead is partisan politics. If one believes what the mass media presents, people want strong leadership from their party to grant privileges to their herd. Some people worship Gaia, fear the automobile is raping her into climate change, and seek leadership by a heavy-handed transit advocate to force everybody to ride buses. Some worship nothing greater than the almighty dollar and donate to campaigns in exchange for forced redistributions known as corporate welfare. Others worship the true and living God, but don’t wonder if He will actually accept into heaven all reluctant rebels forced into His church by government. Humanitarian humanists want government to pacify their guilt by stretching the long arm of government into the pockets of other classes to eliminate sorrow, hunger, and pain.
Has anybody heard a candidate campaigning this year on a platform of supporting the peoples’ right to travel, worship, prosper, and give according to their personal sense of propriety?
