PoliticalChic
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As I am generous to a fault, I will provide some of the factual history that the cultural Marxism of government schooling deprived you of.
The Constitution provides for an observance of the Sabbath in its Presentment Clause, mandating that the President has ten days, excluding Sundays, to veto a bill lest it become binding.
And the instrument was framed with a view to the Declaration, which unequivocally bestows gratitude on the God of the Bible for America's independence.
1. The most quoted source was the Bible. Established in the original writings of our Founding Fathers we find that they discovered in Isaiah 33:22 the three branches of government: Isaiah 33:22 āFor the LORD is our judge, the LORD is our lawgiver, the LORD is our king; he will save us.ā Here we see the judicial, the legislative and the executive branches. In Ezra 7:24 we see where they established the tax exempt status of the church: Ezra 7:24 āAlso we certify you, that touching any of the priests and Levites, singers, porters, Nethinims, or ministers of this house of God, it shall not be lawful to impose toll, tribute, or custom, upon them.ā
When we look at our Constitution we see in Article 4 Section 4 that we are guaranteed a Republican form of government, that was found in Exodus 18 āMoreover thou shalt provide out of all the people able men, such as fear God, men of truth, hating covetousness; and place such over them, to be rulers of thousands, and rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens:ā This indicates that we are to choose, or elect God fearing men and women. Looking at Article 3 Section 3 we see almost word for word Deuteronomy 17:6: āNo person shall be convicted of Treason unless on the testimony of two Witnesses. . .ā Deuteronomy 17:6 āAt the mouth of two witnesses, or three witnesses. . .ā. The next paragraph in Article 3 Section 3 refers to who should pay the price for treason. In England, they could punish the sons for the trespasses of the father, if the father died.
Roger Anghis -- Bring America Back To Her Religious Roots, Part 7
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| This question was asked by political science professors at the University of Houston. They rightfully felt that they could determine the source of the Foundersā ideas if they could collect the writings from the Founding Era and see whom the Founders were quoting. The researchers assembled 15,000 writings from the founding Era ā no small sample ā and searched those writings. That project spanned ten years; but at the end of that time, the researchers had isolated 3,154 direct quotes made by the Founders and had identified the source of those quotes. The researchers discovered that Baron Charles de Montesquieu was the man quoted most often by the founding fathers, with 8.3 percent of the Foundersā quotes being taken from his writings. Sir William Blackstone was the second most-quoted individual with 7.9 percent of the Founderās quotes, and John Locke was third with 2.9 percent. Surprisingly, the researchers discovered that the founders quoted directly out of the bible 4 times more than they quoted Montesquieu, 4 times more often than they quoted Blackstone, and 12 times more often than they quoted John Locke. Thirty four percent of the Foundersā quotes came directly out of the bible. The study was even more impressive when the source of the ideas used by Montesquieu, Blackstone, and Locke were identified. Consider for example, the source of Blackstoneās ideas. Blackstoneās Commentaries on the Laws was first introduced in 1768, and for the next 100 years Americaās courts quoted Blackstone to settle disputes, to define words, and to examine procedure; Blackstoneās Commentaries were the final word in the Supreme Courts. So what was a significant source of Blackstoneās ideas? Perhaps the best answer to that question can be given through the life of Charles Finney. Charles Finney is known as a famous revivalist, minister, and preacher from one of Americaās greatest revivals; the Second Great Awakening in the early 1800ās. Finney, in his autobiography, spoke of how he received his call to ministry. He explained that ā having determined to become a lawyer ā he, like all other law students at the time, commenced the study of Blackstoneās Commentaries on the Laws. Finney observed that Blackstoneās Commentaries not only provided the laws, it also provided the Biblical concepts on which those laws were based. Finney explained that in the process of studying Blackstone, he read so much of the Bible that he became a Christian and received his call to the ministry. Finneyās life story clearly identified a major source of Blackstoneās ideas for law. So, while 34% of the Foundersā quotes came directly out of the Bible, many of their quotes were taken from men ā like Blackstone ā who had used the Bible to arrive at their own conclusions.ā This doesnāt even include Supreme Court decisions, Congressional records, speeches, inaugurations, etc. all of which include sources of Biblical content and concepts. I can produce those as well, if need be ,as well as what was taught in American schools for the first 175 years. Bear in mind, the above is not some made up opinion, it is well documented, irrefutable research into actual quotes from the Founders. Sources: David Barton, Original Intent, 1997 Donald Lutz, The Origins of American Constitutionalism 1988 āThe Relative Influence of European Writers on Late Eighteenth Century American Political Thoughtā American Political Science Review You should take notes. |
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