We're not talking about saying, "I love you, but you nose is too big.." We're talking about saying, "I loath every aspect of you, but I love the idea of what you would be if you were fundamentally transformed into something else entirely." Try that line on your spouse and see how it goes over. The idea is ludicrous, but when a US politician takes this position about his country everyone acts as if it is the most natural thing in the world. Question that politician's patriotism or love of country and the righteous indignation will rapidly ensue. It is well past time to stop pretending that politicians seeking to transform America are anything other than anti-American, anti-Patriots.
Barack Obama, December 2007 - "We will stand up in this election to bring about the change that won't just win an election, but will transform America,"
Barack Obama, October 2008 - "We are five days away from fundamentally transforming the United States of America."
Barack Obama, August 2008 - "Let me be clear: I will let no one question my love of this country. I love America,"
And I love Barack Obama, fundamentally transformed into Thomas Jefferson. Obama loves his vision of an America that has never been, has no ties to America's foundational ideals, and is not compatible with our constitution. What he loves is not America at all. Even worse, what he loves is America supplanted.
From Merriam-Webster online:
supplant
1: to supersede (another) especially by force or treachery
2a: to eradicate and supply a substitute for
We have mistaken political correctness for civility in our political discourse, and it has not served us well. When the President of the United States has nothing but contempt for the principles set forth by the men that signed the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution, it is not reasonable to pretend that he represents any idea of America that we should seriously entertain. Civility does not demand that we hold back our questions of patriotism. Civility demands only that we speak the truth plainly and constructively. In the absence of that plain truth we may find ourselves living in a doppelganger America with the same borders but a completely different soul.
Barack Obama swore an oath to defend the Constitution. But in the same way that America is a re-definable quantity to Barack Obama, so is the Constitution. In his autobiography, The Audacity of Hope, Obama states; "Ultimately, though, I have to side with Justice Breyer’s view of the Constitution—that it is not a static but rather a living document, and must be read in the context of an ever-changing world...How could it be otherwise?"
The transformation of America is a process, not an event. The transformation of the relationship between corporations and the government that we have seen with the financial institutions and the auto manufacturers is a step in the process. Transforming the relationship between the people and the government through health insurance reform is a step in the process. Transforming the cultural identity of America through irresponsible immigration policies is a step in the process. Transforming the transportation infrastructure to de-emphasize automotive transportation is a step in the process. Transforming the relationships between energy producers, corporations, individuals and government through cap-and-trade is a step in the process. Transforming the electoral process through the efforts put forth in Congress last week to declare voting a right for released felons is a step in the process. The list goes on.
There are a lot of things to watch. The transformers have been emboldened by their recent efforts on health care reform. It remains to be seen if those that put their careers in jeopardy by voting for the health care reform legislation will try to keep a low profile now in hopes of voter memory loss by November or if they will decide that they now have nothing to lose by pushing on to immigration reform and cap-and-trade. I'm having a hard time convincing myself that they could convince themselves that the voters could possibly forget this betrayal by November. I'm not optimistic that there will be any let up in the transform business.
I've seen some introspection among conservatives worrying about being perceived as sore losers if they keep up the resistance to the health care takeover. Conservatives must stop being concerned about perceptions and focus on principles. Every effort must be made to repeal the health care takeover. Every effort must be made to resist the other attempts to "transform" America. It is going to be a long and arduous struggle. The commitment of real patriots and those that love the real America is paramount.
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