Category: "Policing"
They're Right: Black Lives Don't Matter
They're Right: Black Lives Don't Matter
Black lives don't matter. But then neither do those of anyone else. It's just not a principal of our system of government that any particular life matters at all.
Aren't All Men Created Equal?
But didn't we say “All men are created equal?” We did, but it was only a preamble to tell George the Third to kiss-off. All it really means is your life doesn't matter any more than mine. And while the Declaration of Independence is a good read (I read it most every Fourth of July), it has no legally binding effect.
The truth is your life doesn't matter any more than you make it matter. Read the Constitution. It's a fairly technical document.
And the Bill of Rights?
The Bill of Rights was actually pushed by the Anti-Federalists who thought of it as a necessary to safeguard individual liberty. The Federalists opposed saying “Hey, the states already have all the powers not enumarated in the Constitution. These are your natural rights anyway. We don't really need to spell them out.”
When Life Matters
The way to make your life matter is to make your life matter. You can choose to do it for one, to take care of your mom or dad, or your wife, or your kid, or you can choose to make it matter for the world, to “Have a Dream,” as Martin Luther King, Jr. might say, or to “be the change you wish to see in the world,” Ghandi, or to “Spread love everywhere you go. Let no one ever come to you without leaving happier,” Mother Teresa, or even to “Make America Great Again.”
