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Home is where the Squat is
There is an inherent danger when people start confusing the actions of private citizens with the actions of the State.
Many will snicker at the above clip between Stuart Varney and Bertha Lewis (with ACORN), but what isn’t funny is the clear dichotomy in how people view the legitimacy of certain actions.
- There are many who don’t like the notion of bailouts in any regard, but it is within the purview of government to engage in that behavior.
- Lewis makes the contention that if it’s okay for the government to give money to banking institutions, it must be alright for citizens to take it upon themselves to interfere in a private business matter (a foreclosure.)
- Once there is an erosion in the firewall between the rights a citizen enjoys and the rights governments employ, then the counter also becomes true: the State enjoys the privilege of making your business its business.
We’re reaching a critical tipping point in terms of civic knowledge and responsibility. The State ought to be fashioned to respect and uphold our Constitutional rights, not be a guarantor of our needs or the instrument to acquire our wants.
Laugh at Bertha Lewis all you’d like – she and others who misunderstand the distinct roles of Man and the State will have the last laugh. We’re running out of time to defeat the squatters who are claiming a dangerous definition of government, and possession is the only game that matters.
