Because the State is the only thing you should be beholden to.

The State is a religion, and it brooks no competitors.

Examples would be appreciated.

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If someone refers to their "flip-flops" as "thongs", or a hoodie is referred to as a "bunny hug", or a road is referred to as a "grid", and -40 is referred to as "a bit brisk", you might be talking to a Saskatchewanian.

Every good progressive would roll their eyes and say, "YEAH??? But she's OUR liar!!!"

That's what the Trumpkins insist Republicans do.

Much better written that I could do.  Read the whole thing, but I'll excerpt a few key points.


https://www.facebook.com/BradThorOfficial/posts/10153693576823990

As an American, my greatest allegiance is to liberty. As long as there is liberty, no task is insurmountable, no challenge too overwhelming. As long as there is liberty, anything is possible.

The true north of my compass has been, and always will be, liberty. I owe it to those who have come before me and those who will come after. I will act to safeguard liberty no matter what personal price I may be forced to bear.


Liberty is my litmus test. I weigh all actions of my government and those who seek office, against it. The ledger of freedom is incorruptible; its pages open for anyone to examine, and most importantly - to learn from.
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But in the opinion of some of our fellow Americans, we have not been quick enough. Rather than continue to fight, a plurality of voters in the Republican primary has decided to drop an atom bomb on Washington, D.C. That atom bomb is Donald Trump.
And so I come to my explanation. When I apply my litmus test of liberty to Donald Trump, he fails - completely.

In fact, he has not only failed to ever stand for liberty, he has repeatedly worked to undermine it. From supporting an assault weapons ban, the seizure of private property via eminent domain, the restructuring of libel laws, and socialized medicine (just to name a few) - throughout his entire adult life, Donald Trump has repeatedly championed the power of the state.
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Our Founders realized that the normal course of history is despotism – the control of the many by the few. That is why the Founding documents sought to constrain government. They also counted on Americans to choose wisely those whom we sought to install in office. Too often we have failed in selecting the best among us.


Donald Trump is not the best among us, neither is Hillary Clinton. They are both incredibly flawed human beings whom we should be equally ashamed of.


Neither would advance the cause of freedom. Both would take us – not to that shining city on a hill of which President Regan spoke - but into the murky valley beneath. Never have I seen America faced with having two such poor choices for president.

With the lessons of history as my guide, I see in Donald Trump the character flaws that are the hallmarks of despotism. In Hillary Clinton, I also see multiple character flaws, but I see them as a belonging not to a potential despot, but rather to a conniving, self-serving, progressive politician who believes in lining her own pockets and enlarging/increasing the state and its power.


The two are reprehensible – but completely different. One threatens to further enlarge the state, the other, potentially (a la Napoleon), to become it.

Growing up, a wonderful nun repeatedly told me that kindness could only be expected from the strong. When Donald Trump mocked the disability of New York Times reporter Serge Kovaleski – he showed himself to be not only weak, but also lacking in compassion.


Trump’s position that he is a Christian, but has never asked for forgiveness – coupled with his incessant bragging – not only further shows that he is weak, but that he also lacks humility.
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My greatest concern about Donald Trump, though, isn’t a trait he lacks, but a dangerous one he poses – in spades. Authoritarianism.


Confident people do not bully and demean others. That is the realm of the weak and insecure. Confident people also do not threaten others, especially not their fellow citizens.


Donald Trump has told us to just wait and see what he does to Jeff Bezos once he gets into the White House. He has told us the American military will do whatever he tells them to do no matter what their reservations. He has promised to prevent American companies from moving outside the United States, regardless of what they believe is best for their businesses.


In other words, Donald Trump has clearly told all of us that he will use the power of the presidency to force people to bend to his will. This is not liberty.
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Let me be clear that I don’t want to vote for Hillary Clinton. I also don’t want to vote for Donald Trump. My preference is to write-in or vote third party. I think they are both terrible for our future.
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As a Constitutional conservative, I take solace in, and guidance from the words of Alexander Hamilton, who in the election of 1800 said, “If we must have an enemy at the head of government, let it be one whom we can oppose, and for whom we are not responsible.”

With Trump as the presumptive nominee, I saw a handy chart of the remaining candidates and how to choose who to vote for:

Here are two people on the left who believe 1) That the Bill of Rights does not apply to a State Govt and 2) the Bill of Rights can be abridged at any time and to any extend.  Those two things kind of prove that they don't understand that the Constitution implements restrictions on government.  Restrictions that come and go or don't apply aren't restrictions.

First, I'm on the left?  Really?


Second:  Let's just go with the low-hanging fruit, the 1st Amendment...it begins with "Congress shall make no law..."  It expressly does not apply to state governments.  This is a simple plain-language reading.


The Supreme Court has applied the concept of "substantive due process", based wholly on the 14th Amendment, to incorporate the Bill of Rights against the States.  Personally, I would have chosen to do the same via the "Privileges or Immunities" clause of the 14th Amendment, but the Supreme Court basically repealed that clause in the Slaughterhouse Cases back in the 19th Century.


All of that said, the Bill of Rights would not apply to State actions but for the 14th Amendment.

There is a meme going around showing a lady, Sarina, and a muscular man.  Apparently both had sex change operations in the past. The meme alleges that according to the new NC law the man would have to use the ladies room and the lady would have to use the men's room.  A FB friend of mine shared it so I immediately called him out on it and quoted the NC Law showing that their birth certificates would now show their new genders.  He and his friends didn't like that and immediately changed the subject and went on the attack.  I went to his wall this morning to try and find the meme and it would appear that he deleted the posts.