Freedom of Assembly, Gone Forever, part 2

In my recent post, Freedom of Assembly, Gone Forever?, I proved that, even in the wake of the COVID-19 crisis, government stay-at-home orders are unconstitutional.  Again, I am not saying that people shouldn’t take precautions to protect themselves.  But these precautions should be your own choice. There is a great principle involved.

Here are some relevant quotes from the Founding Fathers:

It cannot be presumed that any clause in the Constitution is intended to be without effect.

Maybury v. Madison 5 U.S. 137, 174 (1803)

They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.

Benjamin Franklin

Is life so dear, or peace so sweet, as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery? Forbid it, Almighty God! I know not what course others may take but as for me: give me liberty or give me death.

Patrick Henry, The War Inevitable

Live Free or Die!

John Stark, General, Massachusetts Militia

Civil government is like fire.  It is necessary and beneficial, but when out of control, it is worse than not having it at all.  Time and time again, whenever a crisis arises, people are willing to give up their liberty in exchange for safety, only to end up in more danger because of the monster that they have created to save them.  I am not advocating that we should be fighting the politicians who are violating our rights.  I am only advocating a realization that we need to be prepared for more of the same and we need to get right with God.  A physical revolution at this point would be fruitless.

Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other.

John Adams (Quoted in John R. Howe, Jr., The Changing Political Thought of John Adams [Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press, 1961, p. 189].)

They have healed the wound of my people lightly, saying, 'Peace, peace,' when there is no peace.

Jeremiah 6:14 (ESV)

While people are saying, "There is peace and security," then sudden destruction will come upon them as labor pains come upon a pregnant woman, and they will not escape.

1 Thessalonians 5:3 (ESV)

 We are not like we were in the days of the American Revolution.  We have turned our backs on God and what we deserve is even worse than what we are going to get.