No person has a natural or a divine right to rule over another person unless the latter person gives intelligent consent. This is a fundamental axiom of our American government. The axiom takes root in the ideas expressed by Thomas Jefferson in the Declaration of Independence: "We hold these truths to be self-evident: That all men are created equal; that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights; that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness; that, to secure these rights, governments are instituted among men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed[.]"
The president of the United States, however, ignores these principles and continues to push public- and private-sector employers to force vaccine mandates on their employees. Many companies have acquiesced. More companies will follow. Let's look to an action taken by Delta Airlines as one example.
Chief financial officer Ed Bastian recently grafted a $200 surcharge onto Delta's company-sponsored health care plan. Delta requires new employees to be vaccinated. The surcharge affects only current Delta employees who remain unvaccinated. Bastian's decision to surcharge Delta's unvaccinated employees exemplifies a coercive initiative instituted by the federal government, leading Delta to an abuse of its employees.
Herein lies the danger. When our national government co-opts cooperation from corporate entities to actualize the goals of the federal government for COVID-19, our individual right to private property and the property we have in our rights are placed in jeopardy. Let's look at three of these jeopardized rights with the assistance of another Founding Father.
On March 27, 1792, the National Gazette published James Madison's letter titled "On Property." Madison begins the letter by defining both the particular and the broader understanding of the word property. ...........To Read More...
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