the difference between dogs and cats

The mainstream media, the academic elite, and the rest of the self-proclaimed intelligentsia continually bemoan the fact that our society is so polarized. "Why can't we be united?" they say. "Why do conservatives constantly try to divide us?" they say, usually after conservatives refuse to give in to some silly liberal demand. Some people say that we all have the same goals, that liberals and conservatives both want the same things--we just have different ideas about how to get there. I disagree. I don't believe that liberals and conservatives have the same goals. In a nutshell, the difference between liberals and conservatives is this: true conservatives believe in and support the founding principles of the United States of America. Liberals do not. That sounds pretty harsh, doesn't it? It's true, though. Modern liberalism loathes the foundational principles our great nation was founded on, and they are doing everything in their power to subvert those principles and destroy that foundation. Modern liberalism is the sworn enemy of the United States of America and there can be no compromise with that enemy. I'll explain what I mean.
First, so that we are all on the same page, let's talk about what those foundational principles of the American republic are. There are 16 basic principles, and they are as follows:
1. God made all men equal--equal in His eyes and equal under human law.
2. All men are endowed by God with certain natural rights that can't be taken away from us. Among those rights are life, liberty, property and the pursuit of happiness.
3. In order to secure those rights, men institute government. Government gets its power from the people, a concept known as popular sovereignty.
4. When any government fails to secure those God-given rights, the people have the right to change that government, or to abolish it and to create a new one that will secure those rights.
5. These God-given rights are most likely to be secured if the government is constrained by a written constitution.
6. Our Constitution guarantees a republican form of government.
7. The republic will not survive without a religious and moral citizenry who in turn elect virtuous leaders.
8. Because religion, morality, and knowledge are necessary to good government and the happiness of mankind, schools and the means of education shall be forever encouraged.
9. Our national government can only have those powers delegated to it by the Constitution. All other powers are reserved for the States and their citizens. This is called federalism.
10. The national government will be divided into 3 branches. This is called separation of powers.
11. A system of checks and balances will be created to prevent any one of those branches from abusing its power.
12. The judicial branch is intended to be the weakest of the 3 branches.
13. Majority rules, but not at the expense of the rights of the minority.
14. Life and liberty are secure only as long as property rights are secured.
15. Prosperity is highest in a free-market economy with minimal government regulations and low taxes.
16. The Constitution identifies specific individual rights that are to be protected. Those that are not identified for protection are not assumed to be under the jurisdiction of government--they are retained by the people.
Well, that's enough for this post. What I will do over the next several weeks is to go through those principles one by one and show 1.) Where does that principle come from and what does it mean?, 2.) What alternative belief do liberals hold?, and 3.) What are liberals doing to subvert that principle? I'll tell you right now, there isn't a one of those principles that liberals believe in.
Have a great weekend!