Declaration Principle of my own

Thank you Paul, I am feeling old at 35 even if they do say 60 is the new 40.

Now, to the debate!

I agree that the question of evolution is religously charged but I beleive it tells us nothing about a candidate. After all, I think Mormons are nuts but I still think someone like Mitt Romney would make a good president. My dream response would have been, "What do you think Wolf? We are in the Oval office deciding on the origins of life all day long? This affects our stand on Terrorism, Healthcare or Taxes?" I was suprised to learn at a secular college that Darwin was a Christian that believed in Creation. He never even used the word evolution, only the phrases "change over time" and natural selection. Therefore, it is possible to believe in creation and evolution at the same time.

With regard to the Declaration of Independence, it is quite telling that the founder wrote "life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness." Nowhere is it said, with good intention, that we have the right to happiness or the right to privacy. Abortion rights are predicated on the right of privacy. While I abhor abortion myself, I cannot see legislating it. There are too many shades of gray with regard to rape, incest, life of the mother etc. But for the same reason, we should not have so much government restriction in our lives that limit our liberty and the pursuit thereof. Paul, I am with you on a new tax system, however, I have come to favor the flat tax because it is more fair to the elderly who are on a fixed income and have allready paid more than their fair share of taxes.

-Jeremy