This paragraph was written by our friend Rational Nation on his blog today. I asked him if he believed discriminating against blacks, treating them like second class citizens (I actually said dogs) was threatening their pursuit of happiness. I believe it does. Refusing to seat a black man at a lunch counter in the 60's could have led to his life being threatened, if he had fought back. Making the black man feel less worthy then the white man in my opinion does threaten his pursuit of happiness. Maybe I have more empathy for the struggles and pain our black citizens had to endure.
Hopefully these people who seek leadership roles in our government, who have NO empathy for struggling minorities, get rejected by the American people.
RN: "Before I start first let me reiterate I am a solid believer in the principals Rand Paul was addressing after his primary win last Tuesday in Kentucky.
The principal of private property, whether it be individual or business, and the inherent right to do with it as one pleases in so long as it does not threaten the life, liberty, or the pursuit of happiness of another is a valid ethical and moral principal. Period. Government has no ethical basis on which to interfere."
Sorry RN, we don't need to go backwards in this country. We want "progress", not "oppression".
