Freedom vs. Rights
My name is Kyle
Dane Anderson, and I am a proud and grateful citizen of the United States of
America. I consider myself extremely blessed to have been born in a
nation where freedom is part of the “American package deal.” I have come
to learn what it means to be free. I understand that my American freedom
does not grant me the right to do literally whatever I want.
No. To be “free”
means I can make certain fundamental choices without the approval of a
controlling party. Choices like, what I will wear today. What I
will eat. Where I will live. Who I will marry. What I will
believe. What I will say. Who I will vote for. And, in grand
scale, what I will do.
But my American freedom does not mean that everything is
my right. If my actions cause significant moral or economic harm
to society, or if they threaten the safety of others, then it is not my right
to participate in those activities. For example, I am prohibited by the
government to drink alcohol, and then get into my car and drive down a public
street. But you know what? I am fine with that, because I
understand that drunk driving causes innocent suffering to other members of
society, and it is not my American right to cause innocent suffering.
Throughout the history of our nation, we have outlined,
discussed, argued, and even battled to the death over the "rights"
(human, American, or otherwise) we believe should or should not be legally
ours. Some of these rights were
unanimously decided upon years ago by our founding fathers, e.g. the right to
bear arms, the right to religion, the right to freedom of speech, etc. Today, our American rights are constantly
challenged from within our nation’s own walls, and oftentimes we are presented
with the proposal of new rights.
2012 Proposed Rights
The 2012 presidential campaign between President Barack Obama
and Governor Mitt Romney has reminded us of our ultimate right, which is the
right to fight for or against the various proposed rights, as primarily
expressed through voting. Examples of
the 2012 proposed rights include the right to abortion, the right to purchase
marijuana, the right to receive financial support from wealthier tax payers,
the right to spend hard earned money according to individual will, the right to
same sex marriage, and the right to preserve traditional marriage and religious
freedom. The list goes on. Just like in the days of old, back when the
original American rights were established, there are passionate people on both
sides of the issues today.
We All Have An Opinion…We Must Respect This Essential American
Right
Amidst the chaos of our busy, working lives, most of us probably
take time to contemplate the following question:
What rights should we
as American citizens have? Or said
another way, what
proposed rights should I support?
I can think of no
other question that is more important. I can think of no other subject
that is more delicate and controversial in nature. Most everyone has a
strong opinion about what our rights should be and why. As we debate, the
opinions of our fellow neighbors, friends, and family members should be
considered with respect. We must honor and thankfully praise the blessing
of democracy. As President Obama said in his victory speech on November
7, 2012,
"We have our own
opinions...each of us has deeply held beliefs...these arguments we have are a
mark of our liberty."
The president is absolutely correct. We each have a unique set of deeply held beliefs
that originate from unique backgrounds and life experiences. Tightly weaved into the core structure of our
belief system is the intense power of emotion.
The things we have personally felt.
The tears we have cried. The
disappointments we have seen. And the
struggles we have faced. From these
emotional experiences we ascribe meaning to life, and attempt to identify cause
and affect relationships. Some of our
strongest and most sensitive opinions are manufactured in the factory of
personal emotion. With this
understanding in mind, we should respect the opinions of others; and by so
doing respect their feelings.
To respect is an honorable characteristic of the American
way. However, from what I have seen,
being respectful is not typically a door way to new learning. The commonly understood meaning of the word,
“respect,” when applied to an opposing belief system, is simply the grudging toleration of that system. One perhaps listens, but makes the decision
before hand to maintain his or her stance regardless. If we are serious about discovering truth and
bettering our country, our efforts will not end here. We must be open minded. We must be willing to learn new insights, new
ideas, and facts that perhaps we did not consider previously.
We Are Not Always Right
By nature, we as human beings tend to believe we are experts at
everything. A mentality that affects
both the more seasoned among us and
the young. However, I have personally
witnessed this phenomenon most frequently in older age groups (approximately
age 25+). Such individuals arrive at a
point in their lives where they convince themselves that their learning days
are over; this because of their long years of breathing. This is the great lie of pride. I do not wish to discredit or ignore the fact
that people who have lived longer, on average, know more than others. At the same time, nobody knows everything,
and the word “old” certainly does not automatically equate to knowledge. Regardless of age, we can often be very hard
minded. Instead of seeing and accepting
obvious truth, we see what we want to see.
To illustrate, think of a time when someone said something false
about you or your lifestyle. You
probably corrected them, but they insisted to defend the lie. They claimed to know more about yourself than
you do, and, with no surprise, they were dead wrong in their judgment. Remember the feelings of frustration you
felt? I can think of several personal
examples. One that immediately came to
mind regards my religion. I am a
Mormon. On one occasion, a man
passionately argued that I am not a Christian because of my faith. First, I reminded him that the term
“Christian” refers to anyone who believes in Jesus Christ. I then corrected his claim with the fact that
I am indeed a Christian because I believe in, worship, and acknowledge Jesus
Christ as my Lord and savior. I then
highlighted the actual name of my church, “The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.”
But the facts proved insignificant by an unchanged stance, as if this
man was the expert of my religion and my life.
Another example was something I witnessed on Facebook. A republican made an extremely generalized
Facebook status basically saying, “All democrats are lazy.” A democrat took notice to the status and
responded with hurt feelings. The
democrat insisted she was not lazy. In
her defense she talked about her difficult day job and full time college
life. Yet the republican insisted to
refute the irrefutable evidence that she (the democrat) was not a lazy
citizen. His stance was unchanged. In this example, the republican thought
himself an expert of the democrat’s life; assuming she was lazy even after she
proved otherwise. I have also seen
reverse examples; one where a democrat argued on Facebook that republicans like
Mitt Romney do not care about the success of women in the workplace. Her stance was unchanged, even after she was
proven wrong with several facts, one of which was Governor Romney’s cabinet in
Massachusetts that was 50% men and 50% women.
The point here is that we are not the experts we often think we
are, and must accept the possibility of being in error. Perhaps we have inaccurately interpreted an
issue due to the bias of misguided emotions or unreliable information. What happens when we are confronted with
absolute facts and moral obligations that disprove a deeply engrained
idea? The question is not if, but when we find ourselves face to face with a new truth, how will we
respond? Will we change our views
accordingly without allowing the menacing grip of pride or the deception of
bias hold us back? Let us remember these
inspired words,
"A man should never
be ashamed to own that he was in the wrong, which is but saying in other words,
that he is wiser today than he was yesterday."
Governor Romney serves as a great example of a man who has
sternly defended core beliefs, but has also adopted new perspectives throughout
his political career, demonstrating the quality of humility and a sincere
desire to understand truth relating to America’s well being.
Again, we are all entitled to the right of opinion, but let us
not be stubborn and willingly remain ignorant to truth; no matter where it
comes from; no matter how painful or unpopular it may initially be.
Human Potential to Be Right and to Do Right
Despite our human imperfections of stubbornness, ignorance, and
downright foolishness, it is undoubtedly true that we can become very
knowledgeable about societal issues.
After all, within us dwells the amazing human potential of intelligence
and wisdom as evidenced by the incredible feats collectively accomplished over
the years: The Golden Gate Bridge. Racial equality. The trip to the moon. Religious freedom. Smart phones, etc. When we selflessly come together as a united
people, we can learn reliable, valuable truths and do great things. It then becomes vitally important to hold
onto those absolute truths. Truths like,
the Earth is round, 6 + 6 = 12, and it is morally wrong to subject another
human because of skin color. These
examples of basic, scientific and moral truths are unquestionable, and remind
me of a saying I once heard, “There is no democracy in facts.” Through our united
efforts, we have come to discover essential truths and facts, and can do so
again with the current issues (i.e. our proposed American rights).
Of course, not every question has an immediate, obvious black
and white answer, nor does every issue have a black and white solution. Some proposed rights require more work on our
part to fully comprehend. But I am
convinced that the right or best way to every issue will become clear to
sincere and determined eyes.
I would like to now offer a general helpmate in our quest to
making the best decisions we possibly can relative to the various proposed
rights of American conversations. I will
then discuss several historic, American examples of proposed rights that were
abolished using this helpmate as a guide.
Lastly, I will directly respond to two of the proposed rights addressed
during the campaign between President Obama and Governor Romney by using this
same helpmate.
“The ARI Principal” (a.k.a. American Right Indicator)
The following is a helpful gage I call, “the ARI Principal,” or,
“American Right Indicator,” which can help us determine what our rights should
and should not be as American citizens:
Any individual behavior that negatively affects innocent
bystanders and these negative effects are deemed as being significant should be
considered for illegalization. We must
ask ourselves: does the individual behavior threaten the safety of others? Is the individual behavior morally or
economically harmful to others?
The opposite is therefore true:
Any individual behavior that positively affects
surrounding citizens, or from which any negative consequences produced are
isolated to the individual or deemed insignificant to society, should perhaps
be protected by law as an American right.
I believe most Americans will agree with ARI, and appreciate
such a principal in helping us to confidently approach opinion formation,
personal decision making, and political voting.
Because ARI focuses on society’s well being as a whole, its
implementation will help America continue as the most prosperous location on
the planet. However, if ARI is not
adopted, our views will become blinded by selfish ambition, we will perceive
entitlement to rights that should never be ours, and America’s progression will
suffer as a consequence.
Examples of Perceived American Rights That Were Outlawed by
Applying ARI
1. Slavery
2. Thievery
3. Murder
4. Child pornography & abuse
5. Drinking/texting and driving
1. Slavery
It is difficult to fathom, but at one point in our nation’s
history, thousands of Americans passionately believed it was their American
right to own slaves: other human beings whom they could command and
control. Their deeply held beliefs were
no doubt cemented early on in their lives.
The common argument was,
“This is my land, my
money, my business, my life....I should be able to own slaves if I want. They help reduce my costs, increase my
spending money, and make my life easier.
Besides, black people are an inferior species to us whites. They need us to provide for them, as does a
dependent pet. Thus, the life I offer as
a slave is far better than the life they would have otherwise. Therefore,
slavery is my American right!"
It took a bloody war that resulted in the death of thousands of
Americans to finally end this terrible "American right." But through necessary sacrifice, the
significantly negative consequences plaguing America at that time as a result
of slavery were finally over. It was the
application of what I have come to call, the ARI principle, and of course,
adherence to the moral compass inside us all, that saved the day. The American people realized that owning
other human beings was morally wrong, and should not be an American right.
2. Thievery
Even to this day, burglars justify their actions by passionately
arguing,
"It is my right
to steal. I am poor. I am living in desperate circumstances, so
therefore it becomes my right to steal from people who are better off than me. Besides, the rich can easily replace the
stolen items. Plus, I try to break into
homes when the tenants are gone, so I am not truly doing anyone harm. It is my life and my need. Therefore, it is my American right to
steal!"
Through the lens of ARI, it is clear that burglary significantly
damages society, and that it is ultimately morally wrong to forcibly take what
is not yours. Unfortunately, there still
exist forms of thievery in America that are supported by President Obama and a
shocking majority. I will address the
example of Obama Care Abortion shortly.
3. Murder
Many people in America who have committed murder (the illegal
killing of a person) has done so arguing that he/she was exercising an American
right. The victim perhaps harmed a dear
friend or loved one, and it was the murderer's American right to personally
seek justice/revenge. Fortunately, most
of America is much wiser than this ideology.
We see the significant negative consequences pointed out by ARI, and
choose to rely on an unbiased, lawful justice system to help resolve such
issues.
4. Child Pornography
and Sexual Abuse
Imprisoned child molesters were interviewed in their jail cells
by a reporter. I watched the video in
one of my Sociology classes at Brigham Young University, and witnessed
criminals as they passionately argued that the ability to view child porn and
to have sex with children is their human right.
They would argue,
"It is my body,
my life, and my need! If I want to have
a relationship with a child, I should be able to. If I want to look at child porn, I should be
able to. The government cannot tell me
what to do! It is my American
right!"
Thankfully, most Americans are wise enough to know that sexual
abuse towards any person, including a child, can never be an American
right. Sexual abuse is a moral
abomination that steals precious freedom from the victims. Not to mention the extreme mental and
physical harm that results. When
processed through ARI, the red alert loudly sounds as indication of a behavior
that needs to be outlawed.
Take note that although this issue might be obvious to us, there
are Americans who passionately argue the contrary. It is a scary thought that underscores the
supreme importance of educating America about the morally and intellectually
sound principal of ARI. As a recap, the
principal essentially teaches us to be selfless. To only support proposed American rights that
honor essential freedoms, and ultimately affect our country for good; even if
that means we must abandon a personal behavior.
5. Texting &
Drinking While Driving
My personal, political allegiances are primarily founded upon
conservative republican principals. As
such, most liberal democratic ideas and proposals have been opposed by my
interpretation of what is best for America (as I have used ARI). However, my sincere intention to be
open-minded has helped me identify good produced from various Democratic ideologies.
For example, I remember when it became illegal to text and
drive. I remember feeling frustrated
towards, what I considered to be, a very left wing ambush on my American
rights; another attempt to transfer individual power to the government and
another step towards socialism. My
argument was that I always text messaged in the car, and did so safely. I felt in control of the situation. This personal control was supported by the
fact that I never got into an accident and never received a speeding
ticket. However, I became aware of a new
and greater fact; the fact that there was a proven relationship between car
accidents and text messaging among the much larger, general populous. I was
still a bit frustrated at the situation, but the simple fact was that a
significant amount of people could not text and drive without posing a serious
threat to innocent bystanders. At that
point, I realized I needed to be willing to sacrifice my personal right to text
message, for the betterment and safety of society. Applying ARI helped me understand the need to
ban this previously accepted American right of texting and driving.
Drinking and driving was also an American Right at one point in
History, but like texting and driving, was abolished by the American people;
citizens who understood the important principles found in ARI.
Examples of Proposed American Rights that Should be Outlawed, According to ARI
I will now address some of the ongoing issues of the 2012
presidential debates using the ARI principle as my unbiased guide:
1. Abortion (under Obama Care)
2. Legalized drugs (e.g. marijuana)
If after reading this blog, you find yourself disagreeing with
any of my thoughts, please let me know.
In my sincere effort to discover truth wherever it is found, I will
gratefully listen to your position, and seek to learn something I did not know
before.
1. Obama Care Abortion
Many Americans support President Obama’s stance on abortion,
which essentially says that any woman should have the right to get an abortion
no questions asked, even if they cannot afford the procedure. Some women passionately argue,
"It is my body,
and my life. I am not affecting anyone
by doing this. I should have the right
to an abortion whenever I want, under any circumstance. The government cannot tell me what to do with
my body. Abortion is my American
right!"
The argument is usually founded upon very real and sensitive
personal feelings. However, personal
feelings should not be the determining factor when considering an American
right. The society as a whole must be considered
first and foremost. In the case of
abortion, there are very serious negative effects to innocent bystanders;
namely, the child involved in the pregnancy.
It is, of course, controversial as to when the baby technically becomes
a human life. But without a doubt, once
the pregnancy process has begun, so has the biological and legitimate formation
of a human baby. At this point, the
argument of, "It’s my body and my
life...", becomes irrelevant.
The woman’s body is now, in reality, creating another body and another
life. In other words, her decisions now
involve two bodies (no matter how
undeveloped)...and two lives...not
only her own.
Let’s apply the ARI principle.
As is, the individual behavior of abortion falls under the category of
one that produces significant negative consequences to another person (the
abortion of life), and should be highly considered for illegalization, in most
circumstances. However, to make matters
more extreme, the provisions of Obama Care ensure that a would-be mother can
abort the child at the expense of someone else.
Let me highlight this detail: someone
else will literally be forced by the government to help finance the alleged
“individual” behavior of abortion through increased taxes. In other words, the people who support this
proposed right are supporting a very real form of thievery as they allow the
government to forcibly take money from non-consenting Americans to pay for
their mistakes.
Many of the victimized citizens already struggle with their own
financial responsibilities, like supporting a family. Yet they will be obligated with the
additional burden to, ironically, financially support women in their efforts to
avoid family responsibility through
abortion. The additional tax to fund
Obama Care is essentially a civilized face to the typically barbaric image of
breaking and entering a home. The stance
of, “My choice to abort does not affect
anyone else…”, now becomes null and void in complete absolution.
Even in the case of wealthy Americans who may not be financially
hurt by the increased tax, this proposed American right of thievery is still
morally and ethically wrong. America is
a nation of ideals. When core ideals of
liberty are removed, what do we have?
Nothing. Obama Care Abortion is
evidence that America is slowly digressing back to its European origin of communism
and socialism; the acquisition of power by the government to legally commit
human crime. This is the very thing our
founding fathers fought to the death to escape from. The wise words of Howard W. Hunter deliver
the message best when he said,
“The government will
take from the ‘haves’ and give to the ‘have nots.’ Both have lost their freedom. Those who ‘have,’ lost their freedom to give
voluntarily of their own free will and in the way they desire. Those who ‘have not,’ lost their freedom because
they did not earn what they received.
They got ‘something for nothing,’ and they will neither appreciate the
gift nor the giver of the gift.”
Obama Care’s abortion policy creates the American right for
pregnant women to literally become thieves, stealing not only money, but also
the freedom of countless victimized Americans.
In fact, such proposed rights are even more serious than thievery. They are an evolved form of slavery. The slaves being the controlled and
subjugated Americans who must work and then pay for the “have not’s”
irresponsible lifestyles. And the
masters being the “have nots” who whip the slave’s backs with each abortion and
with each welfare tax.
The red flag is held high by ARI. This proposed American right must be outlawed,
and the slaves set free. The rights that
must prevail through this issue is the right to life of the child, and the
right for Americans to help their neighbors freely, according to their desires.
2. Legalized Drugs (marijuana)
The legalization of marijuana (and other drugs) is a very
controversial issue in America.
Some passionately argue, very much the same way as those in
favor of Obama Care abortion,
"It is my body,
my life. I am not doing any harm to
society, so therefore it should be my American right to smoke
marijuana!"
Existing arguments insist that the effects of a marijuana high,
and that of other more extreme drugs, are no different than the drunken state
produced by alcohol; and after all, alcohol is legal, so drugs should be an
American right also. If this claim is
correct, then yes, either both should be allowed or both should be
illegalized. But there is indeed a
difference between alcohol and drugs. I
highly suggest researching the differences through reliable sources including
government sites that outline criminal behaviors and societal threats related
to drugs vs. alcohol.
Now, this is the perfect opportunity to declare a personal view;
one that will be irrelevant to my actual, intended argument. In other words, I will not use the following
view in my direct address to the proposed right of legalized marijuana:
I personally believe that drinking alcohol should be illegal, along with marijuana. I believe ARI would say the same thing. I cannot help but notice the countless
tragedies directly caused by the drunken state alcohol produces. It is true that many people can drink all
their lives and inflict very little to absolutely no damage to others or society
(e.g. just like how I was an exception to the general outcome of texting and
driving). However, a disturbing majority
of human tragedy including sexual assault, rape, physical abuse, thievery, man
slaughter, murder, and a continually broken America is directly caused by
alcoholic drunkenness or drug highs.
Both substances can turn even the most respectable men into complete
animals, and significantly endanger others.
The evidence is there. In fact,
it has been there for decades, but do we choose to see it with the help of ARI,
or ignore it? Such destruction should
not be a human right.
Anyways, the majority of America has voted to keep alcohol
consumption an American right, and I have no intention of debating this issue
here. Besides, there are significantly
unique threats associated with the legalization of drugs like marijuana
compared to the legalization of poison like alcohol. So back to the issue at hand,
"The government
does not have the right to tell me how to use or not use my body. If I want to smoke marijuana...it is my
right!"
At first glance, this argument seems legit. It is certainly a sincere, understandable,
and personally focused position. But
this is an issue that requires us, as should all issues, to look outside
ourselves, and attempt to identify any and all negative effects that might be
innocently suffered by the rest of society.
My sincere and determined eyes have spotted several.
First, by making marijuana legal, a drug that was once an
indisputable criminal threat, the door opens to legalizing all the other, more
extreme drugs, like cocaine. Why
not? Under the same argument it would
make perfect sense...
"It is my body, my
life! I am not affecting anyone but
myself! Using cocaine within the
confines of my own home is my American right!"
Why would legalizing
drugs be a problem to society if they are being used within the walls of one’s
own home? For a reason I don't fully understand
(because I have never personally been addicted to drugs), drugs are at the very
core of almost all crime in America and the world. When it comes to criminal motivators like
money, sex, alcohol, and the power to dominate others, drugs trump them
all. Their addictive power and high is
more enslaving than any other harmful substance. This is a scientifically proven fact. For that reason, among others, men and women
will do anything to get their next fix, including criminal activity. Although marijuana is likely at the bottom of
the desired drugs by criminals, it is still
on the list, and again, if the door to legalizing drugs is opened, why not
heroine in five years?
"Well, if drugs
are truly at the heart of most crime, then wouldn't it make sense to legalize
all drugs so that crime will drop?
Criminals can come out of hiding and purchase their drugs like a good,
responsible citizen, and we will see a decrease in drug related
crime…"
This argument may seem logical at face value, but when a deeper
understanding of criminality is obtained, so is the truth that drug related
crime will ultimately not decrease if drugs are legalized. In fact, crime will increase. At least, this is
my sincere prediction based upon my study of the criminal mind in school and in
life. I will explain.
Obviously, where marijuana smoking is legalized, the general
crime rate instantly decreases at
first, because the criminal label attached to smoking marijuana is
removed. But do not be fooled by this initial decrease. What seems to be progress in a good
direction, is actually a wolf in lambs clothing. Stay with me, and hopefully we can understand
together why this is so…
However, there is another, less obvious side effect. Over time, more serious forms of crime like
thievery, physical assault, and even murder will end up increasing as a direct
result of the legalized drug, and will therefore increase the general crime
rate. This eventual increase will
greatly outweigh the original decrease. How can this prediction be possible? Well, for a crime rate to increase, one of
two things must happen: 1. existing criminals increase their criminal activity,
or 2. new criminals emerge. In the case
of legalizing drugs, I believe that both
will happen. This belief is the result
of a predictable chain of events based upon already proven principles relative
to human behavior. This is the chain of
events:
When a product is legally placed on a retail shelf, there will
always be curious buyers. The good, law
abiding citizens that would never smoke marijuana or other drugs if they were
not legal. Such Americans will try the
drug simply because it is there, legal, and available. As more Americans smoke marijuana, the number
of addicts will naturally increase.
Because marijuana is a proven “gateway” drug, some people will even
begin experimenting with more extreme drugs.
Regardless of the drug, many Americans who develop addictions will be
people who already struggle with present financial burdens. With the addition of a drug addiction (no
matter how inexpensive the government can legally make it before tax), such
Americans will quickly find themselves unable to afford their new, enslaving
lifestyle. This is a dangerous recipe
for the beginning of a criminal life.
Like all drug addicts, they will unavoidably suffer from the delusion
they need the drugs to survive. This is
the lie that, in their minds, justifies stealing, assaulting, and, for some,
killing. Once good citizens, will find
themselves doing terrible things under the influencing power of the
addiction.
In short, as the number of drug addictions increase--due to
increased drug use—due to awareness of a new American right--the number of
future criminals also increases because many addicts will not be able to afford
the addiction, which will push them to criminality.
Certainly not all Americans who become addicted to drugs will
become societal threats. There are
always exceptions; the exceptions in this case primarily being addicts with
enough money to sustain their addiction.
In addition to new criminals emerging, existing criminals will
likely increase their criminal activity.
Let me explain. Today, criminals
are already able to purchase drugs on the black market, as if they were legal;
yet they still rob and even kill to get them.
But why? There are two reasons why many criminals do
not purchase their drugs: 1. They cannot afford them, so they steal, and 2.
They have what is referred to as, a criminal
mind. The reality of the criminal
mind is a philosophy to take...never
to give or exchange. They convince
themselves that the world is theirs for the taking. Even extremely rich drug lords who could
easily purchase their drugs, rarely do so.
Instead, they take over manufacturing sites, and set up a disturbing
order that gives them full power and access to the drugs. If you approached a powerful drug lord in
Mexico with high quality drugs and offered an excellent deal, he would probably
have you killed, cut up, buried, and then would take the drugs from you. The
philosophy to take is the mindset of most criminals. As drugs are legalized and can be found in an
increased number of American homes, existing criminals will increase their
criminal behavior because drugs become easier to take.
And there you have it; the chain of events. The casual relationship between drug
addiction and crime is one of the strongest and most consistent relationships
ever studied in mankind's social and scientific laboratory. Legally smoking marijuana is a strong example
of a behavior that may appear individual or harmless in the act itself, but
negative consequences will in fact touch other members of society, and be
significant in the long run.
Conclusion
The United States is,
hands down, the best place to live on Earth.
But such an achievement did not come without hard work, selfless
sacrifice, and attention to rising threats against our freedom. Some of these threats were foreign, but most
were domestic. If we become careless; if
we are unwilling to devote serious, sincere, and logical thought into proposed
American rights with the help of ARI and reliable research, then corruption and
socialism will sneak its way into the American constitution even further. Little by little, it will become legal for some
Americans to steal away the essential rights of others (e.g. Obama Care
Abortion). It will become legal for the
government to destroy our prosperous economy, and cripple our possibilities for
a hopeful future. As Americans, the
power still rests in our hands to properly fix the problems that perhaps we
admittedly helped create. But it is
never too late to reconcile our past, and learn from our mistakes. Let us be wise. Let us be selfless. Let us stand together in the defense of the
American rights we know should be ours, and abolish the proposed rights we know
are inconsistent with the American constitution and the ARI principle. I, for one, will continue the best I can to
make good decisions that benefit my country.
I will continue to use ARI as a guide, and to follow the moral compass
within my heart; even if it means I have to sacrifice a little. I hope you do the same.
