Conservative Party (Virginia)

“If you’re blaming Muslims for the attack on 9/11, then you need to change your mind. We didn’t- did we blame Christians at the first World Trade attack? We didn’t.” Russell Simmons appearing on cript-keeper, Larry King’s show. Is he serious or just ignorant??? I can’t believe that you don’t have to have a license to vote! He went on further to state, “We should make every effort not to move it. I think it’s critical that we recognize that we built this country on religious tolerance and on religious freedom [emphasis added]. And so, if we want to penalize the two billion Muslims because of the actions of a few, then we have to examine the way we look at each other and all religions. So I think it would be a terrible idea to move the mosque.”  Obviously Mr. Simmons is neither a student of the truth, nor of history.

Mr. Simmons’ belief that the 1993 World Trade Center attack was perpetrated by Christians stands on its own as quite possibly one of the most ignorant statements that I have heard from a Liberal in….There is just so much to choose from on a daily basis.  Let’s just say it tops the list of ignorant statements.

One of the foremost thinkers of the Founders, and a signer of the Declaration of Independence, Dr, Benjamin Rush stated, “Such is my veneration for every religion that reveals the attributes of the Deity, or a future state of rewards and punishments, that I had rather see the opinions of Confucius or Mohamed inculcated upon our youth than see them grow up wholly devoid of a system of religious principles.  But the religion I mean to recommend in this place is that of the New Testament…[A]ll of its doctrines and precepts are calculated to promote the happiness of society and the safety and well being of civil government (quote from David Barton’s, “Original Intent”, p. 37 – notation in his book).”  John Adams, signer of the Declaration of Independence, two-time Vice President under George Washington, and 2nd President of the United States of America stated of Christianity, “[t]he general principles on which the fathers achieved independence were…the general principles of Christianity…I will avow that I then believed, and now believe, that those general principles of Christianity are as eternal and immutable as the existence and attributes of God; and that those principles of liberty are as unalterable as human nature (quote from David Barton’s, “Original Intent”, p. 134 – notation in his book).”

The premise that America was founded upon principles other than that of Christianity is simply false.  The opposition to Christianity, the Humanists, have been attempting to pull God out of the public domain since the 1800s and became successful in the 1930s through the present day in attacking Christianity.  This has been done through judicial means, via “legislating from the bench”, what the Founders definitely were opposed to.

Russell Simmons’ ignorance to facts is common amongst many who simply have been lied to by those perpetrating revisionist history.  It is troubling though, that someone who is as successful as Mr. Simmons is just so devoid of factual information.  And how many people who follow Mr. Simmons because of his success will sadly believe the false statements that he is making?

The post below is in response to a colleague’s FaceBook page praising historian David Barton’s June 25, 2010 appearance on the Glenn Beck program.  The subject was the second installment of Black Founders on Founder’s Friday. Some of the concepts in quotes are others claims in addition to works of others.

Response By Kevin M. Samartin, Chairman,  Conservative Party (Virginia)

Great program. David Barton is an excellent historian. I have a bunch of his work including a DVD where he goes through the faith of our Founders. It is an incredible ‘sermon’ that he gave as a guest of the great Pastor Charles Stanley. He explained the faith of many of the 56 signers, and pointed out an interesting fact that the two who were the least religious, are the two that we have been taught the most about in our public education system. Those 2 being Thomas Jefferson and Benjamin Franklin. Though they do deserve a great place in our country’s history, there is a reason why the others are discounted and that is to attempt to claim that our country was not founded upon Judeo-Christian principles and that our Founders were not religious.

The “slavery thing” [another FB responder's claim in his string in opposition to the Founder's]was mainly a southern issue. Particularly three states – North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia. There were a majority of colonial inhabitants that were vehemently opposed to slavery. I am proud to say that my Baptist brothers and sisters were staunchly opposed to slavery. The Constitution itself did spell out the abolition of slavery in Article 5. This was a compromise to ensure the inclusion of the southern states as a mean of providing security for the new nation as a whole. Additionally, the 3/5 clause counted non-free blacks as 3/5 of a person as a protection to ensure that the southern states could not count their slaves in a census on a 1:1 as opposed to a free person. This was extremely important in that if the slave states were allowed to count their slaves in a census, the south’s representation in the House of Representatives would far exceed that the free states and in turn slavery would not be abolished. The 3/5 was achieved when the northern states explained that if the southern states were going to count what they deemed their “property” the northern states were going to include in the census their property as well, which included many more cattle, horses, and other livestock than their southern counterparts. The south agreed to the 3/5 number.

The Founder’s wanted to end slavery, but were having a difficult time with the logistics of it all. Upon George Washington’s death, his slaves were given large parcels of his estate. The US was clearly on a course to the abolition of slavery until the Missouri Compromise of 1820.

The history that David Barton has been able to find in the archives of many institutions and private collections is astounding. He has shown time and time again that there was not a “racist” thing going on between blacks and whites in the days of our Founders. The documents and data do not lie. We all need to search out our history because much of what has been provided over the past 40 years or more has had a skew which is detrimental to the health of our nation. Thomas Sowell, the great economist and Hoover Fellow, explained with incredible amounts of data showing that black people had begun a rise in personal income, education, and other factors that show an increase in what can best be described as their class in this country. Business ownership by blacks increased in the years leading up to the 60s. Once the 60s came around with “The Great Society” there was a systematic breakdown of family, an increase of out of wedlock births, and an increase in single parent homes among blacks. The government and other entities that made up this “Great Society” fed a notion that the government would provide for black families living at or below poverty and the need for a father in the home was not necessary. It is a sad commentary that so many had to suffer needlessly, families were broken apart orthey became non-existent in an attempt to improve their condition in America in what has been classified as “white guilt”.

What’s the difference between nationalistic and federalist views of the federal government? Is there a difference? Does this change anything that congress does? What’s the conservative viewpoint?

Identifying oneself with the Conservative Party can often bring forth a barrage of comments that we, as Conservatives, are a “party of the past”, that we are “always looking back, never forward”, and so on. This is probably meant as criticism, but the truth of the matter is that there are periods in history where retreat was, and is, smart. And not just in warfare. Read the rest of this entry »