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Tim Kaine has many flaws but his latest proclamation is quite telling.
He's clearly at odds with the Declaration of Independence.
Of course he thinks the state is the provider of all things good.
Someone needs to slide a copy of the declaration and explain to him with pictures what the words mean.
“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.”
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"The idea that rights come from God, rather than the state, is neither radical nor foreign. It is the foundational principle of the Republic.
Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va. — who was once nearly a heartbeat away from the presidency — declared Wednesday that if you believe in the Declaration of Independence you’re a terrorist.
“The notion that rights don’t come from laws and don’t come from the government, but come from the Creator — that’s what the Iranian government believes. It’s a theocratic regime that bases its rule on Sharia law and targets Sunnis, Bahá’ís, Jews, Christians and other religious minorities. And they do it because they believe that they understand what natural rights are from their Creator. So the statement that our rights do not come from our laws or our governments is extremely troubling.”
But the idea that rights come from God, the Creator, rather than the state, is neither radical nor foreign. It is the foundational principle of the Republic. The Declaration affirms this:
“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.”
The Founders recognized that all people are born with certain natural rights that are pre-political and grounded in nature and reason. These rights exist independently of government or rulers and are “endowed by their Creator.”
This conviction at the heart of our founding was inspired by theologians like Thomas Aquinas, who recognized that God created an ordered cosmos, and that we can fully apprehend the natural law embedded in His creation through a combination of reason and revelation."
He's clearly at odds with the Declaration of Independence.
Of course he thinks the state is the provider of all things good.
Someone needs to slide a copy of the declaration and explain to him with pictures what the words mean.
“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.”
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"The idea that rights come from God, rather than the state, is neither radical nor foreign. It is the foundational principle of the Republic.
Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va. — who was once nearly a heartbeat away from the presidency — declared Wednesday that if you believe in the Declaration of Independence you’re a terrorist.
“The notion that rights don’t come from laws and don’t come from the government, but come from the Creator — that’s what the Iranian government believes. It’s a theocratic regime that bases its rule on Sharia law and targets Sunnis, Bahá’ís, Jews, Christians and other religious minorities. And they do it because they believe that they understand what natural rights are from their Creator. So the statement that our rights do not come from our laws or our governments is extremely troubling.”
But the idea that rights come from God, the Creator, rather than the state, is neither radical nor foreign. It is the foundational principle of the Republic. The Declaration affirms this:
“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.”
The Founders recognized that all people are born with certain natural rights that are pre-political and grounded in nature and reason. These rights exist independently of government or rulers and are “endowed by their Creator.”
This conviction at the heart of our founding was inspired by theologians like Thomas Aquinas, who recognized that God created an ordered cosmos, and that we can fully apprehend the natural law embedded in His creation through a combination of reason and revelation."
Tim Kaine Thinks You're A Terrorist If You Believe Rights Come From God
Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine declared Wednesday that if you believe in the Declaration of Independence you're a terrorist.