{"id":2298,"date":"2017-03-21T08:53:47","date_gmt":"2017-03-20T23:53:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/balldiamondball.com\/blog\/?p=2298"},"modified":"2017-07-06T17:46:21","modified_gmt":"2017-07-06T08:46:21","slug":"an-idea-whose-time-has-come-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/balldiamondball.com\/blog\/an-idea-whose-time-has-come-again\/","title":{"rendered":"An Idea Whose Time Has Come Again"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In 1868, on this day, after a bloody conflict, we ratified the 14th amendment.<\/p>\n<p>A fundamental statement of America, it defined equality of all individuals under the law.<\/p>\n<p>Today we fight a movement who uses division, favoritism and demonization to redistribute freedom and wealth from one group to another\u00a0 while espousing the principles won with the lives of many.<\/p>\n<p>Conservatives seem to have gotten their image of equality under the law wrong for many , while being the true believers in it, while their adversaries oppose it while having the image of embrace.<\/p>\n<p>I would suggest that our side embrace this principle for real, make it the sword and shield for all things in the future. Citizens equal under the law. No special rights by birth, victimhood or wealth or federal employee or not.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-2300 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/balldiamondball.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/equal-Justice.jpg\" alt=\"equal-Justice\" width=\"337\" height=\"207\" srcset=\"https:\/\/balldiamondball.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/equal-Justice.jpg 280w, https:\/\/balldiamondball.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/equal-Justice-150x92.jpg 150w, https:\/\/balldiamondball.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/equal-Justice-244x150.jpg 244w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 337px) 100vw, 337px\" \/>The other reason to celebrate this day is 1978, Animal House was released to theatres.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/IweEB6DOr7c?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div class=\"pld-like-dislike-wrap pld-template-1\">\r\n    <div class=\"pld-like-wrap  pld-common-wrap\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/balldiamondball.com\/blog\/wp-login.php\" class=\"pld-like-trigger pld-like-dislike-trigger  \" title=\"\" data-post-id=\"2298\" data-trigger-type=\"like\" data-restriction=\"user\" data-already-liked=\"0\">\r\n                        <i class=\"fas fa-thumbs-up\"><\/i>\r\n                <\/a>\r\n    <span class=\"pld-like-count-wrap pld-count-wrap\">    <\/span>\r\n<\/div><div class=\"pld-dislike-wrap  pld-common-wrap\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/balldiamondball.com\/blog\/wp-login.php\" class=\"pld-dislike-trigger pld-like-dislike-trigger  \" title=\"\" data-post-id=\"2298\" data-trigger-type=\"dislike\" data-restriction=\"user\" data-already-liked=\"0\">\r\n                        <i class=\"fas fa-thumbs-down\"><\/i>\r\n                <\/a>\r\n    <span class=\"pld-dislike-count-wrap pld-count-wrap\"><\/span>\r\n<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In 1868, on this day, after a bloody conflict, we ratified the 14th amendment.<\/p>\n<p>A fundamental statement of America, it defined equality of all individuals under the law.<\/p>\n<p>Today we fight a movement who uses division, favoritism and demonization to redistribute freedom and wealth from one group to another\u00a0 while espousing the principles won with the lives of many.<\/p>\n<p>Conservatives seem to have gotten their image of equality under the law wrong for many , while being the true believers in it, while their adversaries oppose it while having the image of embrace.<\/p>\n<p>I would suggest that our side embrace this principle for real, make it the sword and shield for all things in the future. Citizens equal under the law. 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