Ben Sasse’s two-minute civics class
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Ben Sasse gave what David French calls a “short master class in civics and the role of the judiciary in the American constitutional republic.” - Acton
37% of Americans Can’t Name a Right Guaranteed by First Amendment
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“Only 79 percent surveyed thought atheists have the same rights as other American citizens as per a new survey conducted by Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania. 76 percent of respondents believe that Muslims have equal rights like other U.S. citizens.” WRN
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From the Archives: Why Vote for the Lesser of Two Evils
(First posted in Dec., 2011)
A recurring question in the American political experience is this: ”Should people of conscience vote for the lesser of two evils?” The question is of interest to all who care about right and wrong but carries special interest for Christians, since their aim is to do all things in obedience to Christ.
My thesis is simple. In a vote between two evils, Christians ought to back the lesser of the two.
For the purposes of this essay, I’m assuming readers already believe Christians ought to vote. My aim is to present three arguments for voting for the candidate who is least evil, whether the office is President of the United States, U.S. Senator or Village Clerk.
1. Such a vote is the lesser of two evils.
The first argument for voting for the lesser of evils is in the proposition itself: less evil. Who can be against that? Here’s the argument one statement at a time:
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Was the American Revolution sinful?
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“A father explains to his son why the Founding Fathers were justified in overthrowing the rule of King George.”
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Americans have no constitutional right to vote?
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“ ‘The individual citizen has no federal constitutional right to vote for electors for the President of the United States,’ the majority opinion states, ‘unless and until the state legislature chooses a statewide election as the means to implement its power to appoint members of the Electoral College.’”
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Why Vote for the Lesser of Two Evils
I know. It’s the wrong season for thinking about politics. Nonetheless, I’m thinking about it, and sometimes you have to serve up your ideas while they’re still warm.
A perennial (or perhaps biennial or quadrennial) question in the American political experience is “Should people of conscience vote for the lesser of two evils?” The question is of interest to all who care about right and wrong but carries special interest for Christians since their aim is to do all things in obedience to Christ.
My thesis is simple. In a vote between two evils, Christians ought to back the lesser of the two.
For the purposes of this essay, I’m assuming readers already believe Christians ought to vote. My aim is to present three arguments for voting for the candidate who is least evil, whether the office is President of the United States, U.S. Senator or Village Clerk.
1. Such a vote is the lesser of two evils.
The first argument for voting for the lesser of evils is in the proposition itself: less evil. Who can be against that? Here’s the argument one statement at a time:
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