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  • Individual Worth and Community Building

    Individual Worth and Community Building

    NATIONAL CONSTITUTION PARTY CHAIRMAN

    Justin Magill

    You have value, and you have community.

    Many are feeling alone and secluded right now and without value. Much of our society today is digital, without the face-to-face physical interaction with other human beings; and along with that comes a feeling of disconnect and a sense of not living in the real world. There are places where those feelings are taken advantage of by sales advertising, politicians, and agenda driven organizations.

    Individuals are being convinced that their value is based on subjective standards, controlled by those intent on using those individuals for their own purposes. Any “betrayal” by the individual, and the subjective standards are twisted to attack the individuals worth.

    “I will praise Thee, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made.“

    Every individual needs to understand, and treasure, the truth that they have God-given worth that is not subjugated by subjective, manipulative communications from those with an agenda. This understanding is fundamental in our interaction and treatment of others. But, it is absolutely foundational in viewing ourselves and for pursuing the purpose that God created each individual for.

    How do you get connected?

    It is important to get connected, in person, to others in your community. Many great volunteer opportunities are available all around us that can provide some purpose in our lives and help us discover our gifts. We can also visit those in our communities who can’t get out; those who are truly cut off from other. As we engage in our communities, we will find others with similar interests as us and we will begin to see a future for our communities and a role for each of us in that communities.

    Many opportunities to connect with others are all around us. You can also find special interest groups and groups that can help you prepare for the future. You also find numerous religious organizations that can help you find purpose and direction and community.

    “He who is void of virtuous attachments in private life is, or very soon will be, void of all regard for his country. There is seldom an instance of a man guilty of betraying his country, who had not before lost the feeling of moral obligations in his private connections.”

    Samuel Adams

  • Welfare

    Welfare

    Under no circumstances should the taxpayers of the United States be obligated, under penalty of law through forced taxation, to assume the cost of providing welfare for other citizens. 

    THE PRINCIPLES

    The Declaration of Independence declares:

    “all men … are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights …That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men …” 

    The Preamble of the US Constitution shows how these rights are to be secured, including: 

    “provide for the common defense, promote the general Welfare”. 

    Two clear distinctions should be made here: 

    1. PROVIDE implies actively and financially supporting.
    2. PROMOTE implies a more passive approach. For example, I’ll promote that we put on a grand feast, but I want you to provide it! 
    3. GENERAL Welfare is not the same as INDIVIDUAL Welfare.
    4. GENERAL Welfare would benefit the people generally. Individual Welfare targets a certain segment of society to benefit, such as the poor. 

    THE PROBLEM

    Providing Individual Welfare is NOT authorized in the Constitution. 

    God, who endows us with life, liberty, property, and the right to pursue happiness, also exhorts individuals to care for the needy, the sick, the homeless, the aged, and those who are otherwise unable to care for themselves. 

    America’s welfare crisis is government induced. 

    Government social and cultural policies have undermined the work ethic, even as the government’s economic and regulatory policies have undermined the ability of our citizens to obtain work. 

    THE SOLUTION

    The message of Christian charity is fundamentally at odds with the concept of welfare maintenance as a right. In many cases, welfare provisions by the Federal government are not only misdirected but morally destructive.

    Charity and provision of welfare to those in need are not a Constitutional responsibility of the federal government. 

    Neither should taxpayers be indentured to subsidize welfare for persons who enter the United States illegally. 

    THE CONSTITUTION PARTY COMMITTMENT

    It is the intended purpose of civil government to safeguard life, liberty, and property, not to redistribute wealth. Such redistribution is contrary to the Biblical command against theft. 

    We encourage individuals, families, churches, civic groups, and other private organizations to fulfill their personal responsibility to help those in need.