To the editor:

I believe that liberty is the God-given right to make personal choices that are intended to improve our lives and others lives without hurting us or others. Liberty is freedom to do good. The U.S. Constitution and the Bill of Rights were written to help preserve personal liberty.

I want a small government that protects everyones right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness without mandating anyones personal life choices. I desire a constitutional republican form of government that treats everyone equally under the law. Now, instead of having a small federal government that follows only the Constitution, we have government that is too big and corrupt (e.g, spying on President Trump and framing Gen. Flynn), too costly, and blatantly unconstitutional (e.g., health care control, wealth redistribution, etc.).

Over the last decades, our liberties continued to be eroded as the Republican and Democrat parties have both moved much farther left. Most Republicans now want large government but fortunately do still support freedom of speech and religion, gun ownership, law and order and are pro-life.

The Democrat Party now seems to be controlled by socialists who errantly think the purpose of our government is to redistribute wealth. Many Democrat-run cities and states have demonstrated their abuse of law-abiding citizens with their prolonged COVID-19 lockdowns while supporting rioting, looting, arson, sanctuary cities, and defunding the police. Some Democrat leaders have prevented their police from enforcing law and order. Supporting criminal behavior hurts the liberty of the law-abiding.

Sadly, we could lose our remaining liberty slowly by voting Republican or quickly by voting Democrat. Happily, the God who gives us liberty always loves us regardless of our choices, and He will save us for eternity from all our sinful choices if we confess our sin and confess only Him as our Lord.

DAVE TOMASZEWSKI

Midland

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