Conservative Pundits and the Declaration of Independence

May 16, 2009

Conservative pundits are what is wrong with the Republican Party and Obama will win again because of them. They like to use supporting documents such as the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution as a way to support their cause. Unfortunately they can't get things straight for all the bullshit and lies they sling.

Millions of people listen to the pundits and those who describe themselves as "religious right". They believe G.W. Bush was chosen by God, they love Rush, think all liberals are Satanists (actually they believe all non-republicans are liberals and therefore Satanists... incredible circular logic). They chatter about how Obama is the anti-Christ and blame him for the Iraq War and the Recession. It goes on and on.

Conservative commentators feed this illogical frenzy. It makes them money and gives them notoriety.

Pundits go on and on about the Constitution and the Founders. They think the Declaration of Independence was a template for a new government and society. It wasn't. The Declaration of Independence was a "declaration of war" and not the founding principles of our country.

The Constitution created our Republic. I wish conservatives would get that straight... did they miss that part of history class in school?

The Declaration basically created a lot of chaos and a collection of independent states mostly at odds with each other with separate currencies, rules, no common defense, etc. Separate countries really. Luckily the Constitution was adopted before the English attacked in 1812, otherwise we might be part of the Church of England and kind of like Canada!

The Declaration was a "poke in the eye" at the king who thought because he was king and head of the church he was all powerful like the pope. He was the pope of the Church of England which is just a modified form of the Catholic Church. Because of this, the founding fathers didn't want to have anything to do with religion and said so in the Declaration which really annoyed the king. The rest is history.