It has often been said that Democrats govern by means of the heart, and Republicans by means of the head. What would be wrong about a non-partisan political party governing by means of a good dose of both? Today, however, neither major party platform conforms to the U.S.
Constitution, which loves both the heart and the head. Both parties resort to hollow platitudes to guide their party bases. For example, while driving through Idaho recently I saw this Idaho Republican Party billboard slogan: “Faith, family, freedom.
” These are all seemingly wonderful concepts, but what do they mean? What kind of faith, for example? The good faith of the third commandment which says no one should enter into a contract, an agreement, a promise, or an oath, using the name of God, and then take the name of God in vain by failing to uphold the agreement? Or does it perhaps mean a particular variety of theological faith like the evangelical faith, to the exclusion of all other faiths? What kind of family are we talking about here? One organized under our current no-fault marriage laws where parents can hit the road and leave children in a lifetime of anxiety and depression because one parent looked sideways at the other one day? One where a busy young working couple is so anxious to become rich and live in luxury that they can’t imagine ever bringing a child into this life, with all the time, effort, and expense that entails? What kind of freedom is being championed here? Libertine freedom, .