IT'S TIME WE LEARNED

Today in a much anticipated decision the Supreme Court of the United States sided with the Obama Administration by upholding the new health care law, known around the country simply as "Obamacare."  The pros and cons have been weighed, arguments have been mounted and a majority of nine justices robed in black have now affirmed, to their satisfaction at least, the consitutionality of Obamacare.

The Supreme Court has now voiced its opinion that it is somehow within the confines of the United States Constitution for the federal government, among other things, to mandate that its citizens purchase health insurance from private insurance companies or face a substantial fine.  One cannot help but wonder where the consenting justices found that in the Constitution.  Perhaps it is hidden away near where one also finds a woman's right to an abortion!

What is perplexing to many of us is the fact that conservative Chief Justice John Roberts, appointed by "conservative" former president George W. Bush, joined forces with the majority in this ridiculous decision.  At any rate, the Court has spoken and the law remains in effect barring a repeal from a new Congress under the direction of a new president.

As for now, as the title of this post reads, it's time we learned.  It's time Americans learned that the out-of-control federal government to which "we the people" have acquiesced cares no longer for the desires of "we the people."  It was President Obama and liberals in Congress - and apparently a majority of Supreme Court justices - who wanted Obamacare, not the American people.

It is time conservative Americans realized that a plethora of politicians who claim the mantle of conservatism have betrayed us time and time again.  They smell of conservativism, they speak of conservatism, and they promise conservatism only to compromise their conservative values (if ever they had any) upon election to office in order to gain favorable status among liberals in Congress and at the NEW YORK TIMES.

It is also time that Christian people came to terms with the truth that while it is admirable to fight the good fight of faith against the encroachments of liberalism and big government, the only thing that truly matters in life is to win as many people to Christ as possible.  "This world is not our home" - including these United  States - "we're just a 'passin through; our treasures are laid up somewhere beyond the blue" as the song says.

So, do not be discouraged and do not cease from the battle.  Continue to stand against error, both in the spiritual and secular realm.  But remember, God is still keeping the books and our day, Christian friend, is yet in the future.  And that is my View From the Porch for Thursday, June 28, 2012.