On Friday, September 17, our President addressed the Hispanic Caucus Institute where he made two VERY interesting statements. The most alarming was the first.
While quoting the familiar beginning of the Declaration of Independence, President Obama said, “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed with certain inalienable rights, life and liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.” Did you catch the omission? It’s no small deal.
The actual wording is “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator, with certain inalienable rights...” Nitpicky? Hardly. By changing that line, the basis of the Declaration of Independence is undermined.
When the Founders resisted England by penning and sending the Declaration of Independence, they were justifying their behavior on the FACT that they had certain God-given rights. England, nor any other government, had the dominion over these natural rights, as they had been endowed (given) by God - not man.
If these natural rights were simply endowed, then the question is, by whom? If not God, then it would be left to the government. If you doubt this, read the Constitution. And if the government gives these rights, then it is the government’s dominion to remove them. (Inalienable means, they cannot be removed.)
By omitting that phrase, Obama changes the basis of our country. He, by decree, takes the position of government having the supreme power over your rights. Whereas the Founders declared independence on the foundation that no government can remove natural rights as they were given to men by God; the removal of that phrase removes the sanctity of the rights.
Slip of the tongue, you say? No 8th grader left my class without knowing, memorizing, and reciting that passage (as well as more) of the Declaration of Independence. Obama is a graduate of Columbia University and Harvard Law School. He taught Constitutional Law at University of Chicago. He didn’t forget. No, when Obama promised to fundamentally change this country, he meant it.
The second “mistake” in the speech typifies the lack of respect people like Jesse Jackson, Al Sharpton, and here, Obama, pay to people of color. They access and maintain power by leading minorities into embracing the victim mentality. Rather than pointing to role models such as Clarence Thomas, Condoleeza Rice, Thomas Sowell, Shelby Steele, Bill Cosby, by saying, “Look, if you work hard enough, you can rise above your poverty, your circumstances, your plight.” Instead they convince the masses that they’ll never be anything without the government taking care of them.
Toward the end of the speech, President Obama said, “Long before America was even an idea, this land of plenty was home to many peoples. To British and French, to Dutch and Spanish, ... (loudly) to Mexican... (applause)...to countless...” Okay, let’s see, Americans declared their independence in 1776. The concept of America was already rooted prior to the Declaration. Mexico declared independence from Spain in 1821 - 45 years after America. At what point does a Mexican become a recognizable national? Americans officially became American when they won the Revolutionary War and formed a nation. Prior to that, they were citizens of the British Empire. The concept of being an “American” started emerging after 1763. So, how is that long before America was even an idea, the continent was inhabited by Mexicans? Does he mean mestizos (a blending of the Spanish and the Indians either taken as wives, or...)? Or was he referring to Criollos - those born in Latin American, who according to the caste system were lower than Peninsulares who were born in Spain, but higher than mestizos, cholos, mulatos, indios, zambos, and at the bottom of their system, the blacks. (Oh, yeah, another inconvenient fact - slavery was introduced and practiced in Latin America first. I wonder why Obama didn’t scold his audience for that? Probably the Reverend Wright did include that part in his sermons, but Obama missed it.) Obama is counting of the Hispanic audience to NOT know their history. The applause he gained by saying this provides his confirmation. Well-played Mr. President; just like a puppeteer.
In one speech, President Obama managed to garner support from a voter block he considers ignorant enough not to catch his historical gambit, while at the same time removing God from the position of being the fundamental benefactor of our inalienable rights. Those rights, once a gift from God, belong in the hands of somebody else, according to our President. Suddenly, the rights don’t seem so inalienable.
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