Monday, May 16, 2011

So Help Me God

The Supreme Court today declined to hear a case made against President Obama by one Michael Newdow.
Now, I would venture to say that I disagree with the President on roughly 75% of the things he says and does. (The "God bless America"s and "This country will stand strong"s and "We stand proudly behind our men and women in uniform"s have to make up at least 25%, and it would simply be un-American to disagree with those things.)
But this suit was ridiculous. Mr. Newdow claimed that the President's choice to use the words "so help me God" in taking the oath of office had infringed on his personal rights. He said it was "religion in government."
There are many reasons the plaintiff's case would not have been successful, not the least of which is that modern Presidents have always chosen whether or not to add the phrase If they were chosing, then it wasn't mandatory; and if it wasn't mandatory, it can't be "religion in government."
My question to Mr. Newdow is:
Are you freaking serious?
You really think that it is a wise use of our wildly huge government's time and money to challenge something that harmed no one? And how dare you presume that everyone is as intolerant as you are? I mean, really.
You don't believe in God. That differs greatly with my view, that God is an omniscient and omnipotent Creator of all things. I have to drive around behind you and look at your bumper stickers about coexistence, and religion being "the opiate of the masses;" I have to look at that fish with the feet that says "Darwin." I find these things greatly offensive. Do I get to sue you? When you are openly mocking what I believe in, even the Object of my belief, do I get to waste other people's time to let you know publicly how you've "infringed on my rights?" May I bash the back of your car in?
No.
And why not? Because I'm an ADULT. I realize that nowhere in the Constitution of the United States of America am I promised a life free of hurt feelings. How did we get so litigious that it became acceptable to waste the government's (borrowed) money to cry about our little feelings?
My opinionated view on the subject is this:
GET A GRIP! Stop wasting our time!

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