Values Voting and Liberty, pt. 2
This will be another short one as I think about these things as passtime.
So, is Mark Sanford suited for protecting the liberty of South Carolinians? That’s what I’m interested in. His affair shows bad judgement, but the disappearance shows irresponsibility and is a definite breach of the public trust. Also, the sky is blue.
Sanford said in his press conference that this whole escapade shows that God’s laws are meant to protect us from ourselves. Put it another way if you like: Sanford’s moral compass should have told him that cheating on his wife was wrong, that visiting his mistress over Father’s Day was despicable, that lying about his whereabouts was wrong…in short, his morals could have protected him from putting his office and State in jeopardy (not to mention his family, but here I’m focusing on his public commitments).
Is he ill-suited for protecting the liberty of his people, upholding the State Constitution, and executing the duties entrusted to him? I don’t know, but I do know that looking to politicians as moral examples is almost always a losing game. Sky still blue. And protecting liberty starts with the decisions made by voters. Stop voting for father figures or good speakers or people promising you things. Start voting for people who are telling you the truth about everything they can’t deliver.
