Tim Kaine: Senator or Slaugh?

By Tom Budds

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Senator Tim Kaine asserts that unalienable rights come from the government not our Creator. His assertion is antithetical to our nation's founding, raising questions about his assumption of office. Did he perjure himself when swearing his oath now requiring Congressional and Judicial review for his removal from office?

Tim Kaine was sworn in by Vice President Joe Biden January 3rd, 2013; he swore to, ..."support and defend the Constitution"... The question arises can it be successfully argued at the Supreme Court that the Declaration of Independence is “inherently" part of the Constitution therefore making its content, belief in a Creator as source of rights, binding on oath takers? Such a judicial finding would be a "watershed" decision to return our government to its moral foundations. It would have significant legal and political consequences, including negating all previous votes on legislative issues, possibly changing outcomes. All politicians could be reviewed for similar "disqualifying" oaths cleaning up the swamp once and for all.

The Constitution requires all those elected to take an oath of office. They cannot assume their position and perform their official duties if they refuse the oath. They can be removed for violation of the 14th Amendment's "disqualification clause," or by Congressional impeachment.

Should the Declaration of Independence be found to be an "inherent" part of the Constitution, all electees would have to swear their acknowledgment that rights come from our Creator and therefore, forms the basis for all our country's laws. It is well documented that this was the intention of our Founding Fathers that all government officers must hold this one core fundamental truth as the linchpin of all things in our new American nation.

Should the Supreme Court take such a decision, we the people could then demand all elected officials, federal, state, and local, reaffirm their oaths considering the Supreme Court's finding that incorporates the words of the Declaration of Independence.

Regarding Tim Kaine, stereotypically, the Irish are generally seen as grafted to Christianity. They have been killing each other in Ireland for generations over who is closest to the Creator, Protestants or Catholics. However, Irishman Kaine's comments during a recent Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing seem to have him more aligned with Irish mythology than Christ.

His words and deeds seem more reminiscent of Celtic folklore creatures called "Sluagh". These mythical monsters from Ireland are claimed to be restless souls that were not considered acceptable for heaven or hell permitted only to wander the countryside on their own for eternity; sound like our Senator from Virginia?

We pray that Tim Kaine and all our nation's elected stop "wandering of the countryside" by making the true source of our unalienable rights and liberty, their companion...for the sake of our nation and more importantly their eternal souls.