Discussion: What is the "thread" spoken in Joseph Smith's prophecy?
I was speaking to one of my Professors at BYU the other day. After we had talked about Ron Paul he said this:
My response to his email will be my blog post for Constitution Day:
Goldwater! That is great! I totally agree that a love for the constitution is not limited to one person and definitely not one party. Ron Paul is just one of those people who champions the constitution. I am a Ron Paul republican for the moment, but I think long term the only place I fit is with the Classical Liberals.
And I agree, freedom and liberty are often attributes of the young and the young at heart. We are too young to know what we can't do. The US wouldn't exist without the idealistic youthful ideas of freedom.
I thought this might interest you. Read this blog post I wrote awhile ago about the prophecy of the constitution hanging by the thread (it takes a different view than you might have seen previously). Sometimes I wonder if the Elders of Isreal are ready to stand and uphold the constitution.
Ron Paul recently held a counter convention called the Rally for the Republic (Paul wasn't invited to speak at the GOP convention even when he had more republican votes than everyone but Huckabee and Romney). The Rally for the Republic had 13,000 show up. Ron Paul's opening statement surprised me:
Ron Paul is not a member and probably doesn't know about that prophecy. It is the first time I know of that anyone has ever made such a proclamation in our 200+ year history—I don't mean the first time someone has said this, but the first time someone has proclaimed it to thousands of people. 13,000 at the Rally 84,000 live online watchers, another 20,000+ after on Youtube, and who knows how many more on C-SPANS live coverage.
What is the "thread"? Since I was little I thought the thread would be a final vote abolishing the document or perhaps a threatening piece of legislation. But I think I was wrong.
The constitution is a system of checks and balances that are designed to protect the rights of the people. When all else fails the final check is "We the people". I believe the "thread" is people. People who not only believe in it, but believe enough to fight to uphold it.
There is a major problem with education in Brazil. One of my Professors here asked what the number one cause of uneducated children. Students suggested, underfunded schools, bad managment, etc... The real cause was simple: uneducated parents. World-wide illiterate parents are the single greatest cause of illiteracy. It is one of those chicken and the egg problems. We have the same problem in the US but concerning liberty. We have now had several generations without a proper education in the principles of liberty. For example: in Utah we sing praises to freedom and give incredible amounts of lip service to the constitution but it is rare to find anyone who could make a corherrent and valid constitutionally backed arguement. We gave up our children to a monopoly of public schools that in turn has neglected us.
I hope in some way I resurrected that youthful Goldwater patriot in you. It is needed.
Jeff
Voting for the lesser of two evils is still voting for... evil.
I too was very conservative when I was your age (supported Goldwater in 64 with all my heart) but time has a way of mellowing one's early passions. However, I wish you the best in your support of Paul... A love for the constitution and liberty is not limited to one party or candidate. I am grateful for Section 134, which for me, is a valuable guide to a personal political philosophy...
My response to his email will be my blog post for Constitution Day:
Goldwater! That is great! I totally agree that a love for the constitution is not limited to one person and definitely not one party. Ron Paul is just one of those people who champions the constitution. I am a Ron Paul republican for the moment, but I think long term the only place I fit is with the Classical Liberals.
And I agree, freedom and liberty are often attributes of the young and the young at heart. We are too young to know what we can't do. The US wouldn't exist without the idealistic youthful ideas of freedom.
I thought this might interest you. Read this blog post I wrote awhile ago about the prophecy of the constitution hanging by the thread (it takes a different view than you might have seen previously). Sometimes I wonder if the Elders of Isreal are ready to stand and uphold the constitution.
Ron Paul recently held a counter convention called the Rally for the Republic (Paul wasn't invited to speak at the GOP convention even when he had more republican votes than everyone but Huckabee and Romney). The Rally for the Republic had 13,000 show up. Ron Paul's opening statement surprised me:
"It's not much of an overstatement to say that everyone attending this
Rally for the Republic knows that the American Republic hangs by a
thread, and a thin one at that."
Ron Paul is not a member and probably doesn't know about that prophecy. It is the first time I know of that anyone has ever made such a proclamation in our 200+ year history—I don't mean the first time someone has said this, but the first time someone has proclaimed it to thousands of people. 13,000 at the Rally 84,000 live online watchers, another 20,000+ after on Youtube, and who knows how many more on C-SPANS live coverage.
What is the "thread"? Since I was little I thought the thread would be a final vote abolishing the document or perhaps a threatening piece of legislation. But I think I was wrong.
The constitution is a system of checks and balances that are designed to protect the rights of the people. When all else fails the final check is "We the people". I believe the "thread" is people. People who not only believe in it, but believe enough to fight to uphold it.
There is a major problem with education in Brazil. One of my Professors here asked what the number one cause of uneducated children. Students suggested, underfunded schools, bad managment, etc... The real cause was simple: uneducated parents. World-wide illiterate parents are the single greatest cause of illiteracy. It is one of those chicken and the egg problems. We have the same problem in the US but concerning liberty. We have now had several generations without a proper education in the principles of liberty. For example: in Utah we sing praises to freedom and give incredible amounts of lip service to the constitution but it is rare to find anyone who could make a corherrent and valid constitutionally backed arguement. We gave up our children to a monopoly of public schools that in turn has neglected us.
I hope in some way I resurrected that youthful Goldwater patriot in you. It is needed.
Jeff
Voting for the lesser of two evils is still voting for... evil.
