Senator Rick Santorum - Focused on the "Why" of America

“I am a Declaration of Independence Guy”

                 “We hold these truths to be self evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.”

                These are the words that Senator Rick Santorum quotes on his travels across the United States.  When asked if he is a Constitutional Conservative, he responds that he is a “Declaration of Independence guy.”  Why?  Because Rick believes that while the Constitution is the outline for the “how” of America, the Declaration of Independence speaks to the “why” of America.  Many countries have had revolutions, Rick explains, but none have resulted in the miracle that is America.  Why did it work for us?  Because in our Declaration of Independence, we state that our rights in this country come from God, not from government.  And if government has not given you your rights, then government cannot take them away. 

                Slowly this country is changing because the government is taking over more and more of our lives.   Just think back to the debt ceiling crisis.  Who did President Obama point to when we had the debt ceiling crisis?  Who did he scare?  He called upon seniors, active duty military and veterans and those on disability to call their congressman because if congress didn’t pass a bill, “their checks might not go out.”  The phones started ringing.  That’s an amazing amount of power the government already has over millions of Americans, the power of the purse.

Think how much more power government would have if it actually controlled your health? Maybe that’s why it was so important for Democrats to push through Obama’s health care reform bill despite the outcries from the American People?   Senator Santorum tells the story of how he was told by one Democrat, regarding why they were pushing through the health care law, “We believe, American’s love their entitlements and the administration believes that once they have this, they will never give it up.”  How much clearer could they be?  Democrats know that the more we are dependent on our entitlements, the less freedom we have.

But not if we stop this insanity now!  Think about what, in the Declaration of Independence, comes after, “We hold these truths to be self-evident…..”  The paragraph continues, “That to secure these rights, governments are instituted among men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed.”  They can only take power from us if we let them.  Although our founding fathers did not always agree on items in the Constitution, they all agreed with the sentiments expressed in the Declaration of Independence.   As American’s we need to stand up for these rights!  As Americans, we need to remember, that we are given our rights by God.  Therefore, the government cannot take away what they did not give. 

As South Carolinians, we need to stand behind Rick Santorum and defend the “why” of America. We need to cast our vote for the “Declaration of Independence Guy,” because he continues to believe in American Exceptionalism and has the courage to fight to secure our liberty and defend our rights with honor and courage.  He truly has the “COURAGE TO FIGHT FOR AMERICA.”