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Life, Liberty & The Pursuit of Happiness

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The founders of the United States in their divinely inspired words declared these truths to be self-evident; that we are, all of us, endowed by our Creator with certain unalienable rights; and that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.

Pay close attention to the order listed. Life comes before liberty. As a member of the Brooklyn Tea Party since 2010 and as an editor of our website, I am posting excerpts of our President and vice Presidents remarks in honor of the right to life marches 2017-2018.

Life is a sacred gift from our Creator. Without life there is no liberty. Without life there is no pursuit of happiness.

As a proud member of the Brooklyn Tea party I am calling on our fellow members to lend their support to helping bring more human life into this world and protecting our young unborn children. Everyone, without exception has a right to be born, and that must protected at every turn and at any cost.

Here are the remarks and the video clips of our great President and Vice President:

Today, I’m honored and really proud to be the first President to stand with you here at the White House to address the 45th March for Life.  That’s very, very special — 45th March for Life.  (Applause.)

And this is a truly remarkable group.  Today, tens of thousands of families, students, and patriots — and, really, just great citizens — gather here in our nation’s capital.  You come from many backgrounds, many places.  But you all come for one beautiful cause: to build a society where life is celebrated, protected, and cherished.

The March for Life is a movement born out of love.  You love your families, you love your neighbors, you love our nation, and you love every child, born and unborn, because you believe that every life is sacred, that every child is a precious gift from God.  (Applause.)

We know that life is the greatest miracle of all.  We see it in the eyes of every new mother who cradles that wonderful, innocent, and glorious newborn child in her loving arms.

I want to thank every person here today and all across our country who works with such big hearts and tireless devotion to make sure that parents have the care and support they need to choose life.  Because of you, tens of thousands of Americans have been born and reached their full, God-given potential — because of you.

You’re living witnesses of this year’s March for Life theme.  And that theme is: Love saves lives.  (Applause.

I’m deeply humbled to stand before you today, deeply humbled to be the first Vice President of the United States to ever have the privilege to attend this historic gathering.

More than 240 years ago, our Founders wrote words that have echoed through the ages. They declared these truths to be self-evident; that we are, all of us, endowed by our Creator with certain unalienable rights; and that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.

And today is a celebration of that progress, the progress that we’ve made in this cause. You know, I’ve long believed that a society can be judged by how we care for our most vulnerable; the aged, the infirm, the disabled and the unborn.

We’ve come to a historic moment in the cause of life and we must meet this moment with respect and compassion for every American.

Life is winning in America for many reasons. Life is winning through the steady advance of science that illuminates when life begins more and more every day.

Life is winning through the generosity of millions of millions of adopted families who open their hearts and homes to children in need.

Life, through the compassion of caregivers and volunteers, at crisis pregnancy centers and faith based organizations who minister to women in the cities and towns across this country.

And life is winning. through the quiet councils between mothers and daughters, grandmothers and granddaughters, between friends across kitchen tables, and over coffee at college campuses. The truth is being told. Compassion is overcoming convenience and hope is defeating despair.

In a word, life is winning in America because of all of you

To heal our land and restore of a culture of life, we must continue to be a movement that embraces all, cares for all and shows respect for the dignity and worth of every person.

 

Black Lives Matter: Are you deaf, Jumaane?

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Williams“There will be a lot of support for it in the City Council. We want people to participate in civic life and be invested in what happens. It will lead to a healthier community,” said NYC Councilman Jumaane Williams.  Williams’ above statement supporting the creation of voting rights for illegal immigrants in NYC, is a dream come true for all of the Democrats and the political and donor classes. However, it’s every Black New Yorker’s nightmare soon to be realized. While New York Democrats like Williams would be guaranteed a new political majority, and the donor class would keep their nannies and landscapers, the Black community can expect more of the following: The recent surge in heroin overdoses is hitting black and white Americans about equally. According to the CDC, heroin overdose deaths from 2013 to 2014 (the most recent years available) increased by 8 percent for non-Hispanic whites, and increased 8.2 percent for non-Hispanic blacks. Ironically, heroin deaths of Hispanics increased by 0.0 percent.

Further adding insult to injury for Black Americans, will be the further destruction of jobs for the Black Community in NYC. As Al Sharpton often reminds us, Black youth unemployment is twice as high as their White counterparts. Therefore, you can’t help but wonder how Councilman Williams thinks giving away low skilled jobs to illegal aliens will help Black lives in New York? Likewise, you can’t help but wonder when the chickens will come home to roost for Williams? Finally, why does Councilman Williams believe that law abiding immigrants should be held to a higher standard than illegal aliens? Does Councilman Williams plan on paying reparations of some sort to every family in New York City who has invested time, money, and resources to go through the American immigration system? Any reasonable person would assume this to be the case, and they look forward to hearing what the Councilman proposes that we ought to do. While we await his proposal, he may want to request that his aids refresh him on state and federal laws, which prevents localities from doing what Councilman Williams is attempting to do with this constitutional abomination.

By Raimondo Ranalletta, Brooklyn Tea Party Member.