Rep. Eric Swalwell (D.Calif.), is one those Democrats that is easy to plunk. However, his tendency to preach, moralize, and lecture others about their rights infringing upon his is something you must do at all times.
Swalwell, who took aim at Florida Governor Sunday was the latest example. Ron DeSantis. DeSantis, as we reported previously, triggered Swalwell. noted during a speech that students in public schools “need to understand that our rights come from God, not from the government.”
Swalwell, as is the norm in this situation, responded by committing a very embarrassing self-injury.
It’s not like separation of church & state is in the Bill of Rights or anything … https://t.co/mB9P0wFO2x
— Eric Swalwell (@ericswalwell) August 22, 2022
“Separation of church and state” is, of course, not in the Bill of Rights. The First Amendment to the Constitution doesn’t even have such a provision, though the text of it is clear on what the state can’t do as far as the church and religion are concerned:
Congress may not pass any law that would allow the establishment or prohibition of religious belief; nor the freedom to speak or press freely; or restrict the rights of peaceful assembly and petition to the Government to address grievances.
Perhaps because he was repeatedly refuted by the comment section. the quote RTsSwalwell, a few hours later, dug another deeper hole with this:
This is hilarious and predictable.
Let’s keep it going shall we… pic.twitter.com/xMY1epTx8O
— Eric Swalwell (@ericswalwell) August 23, 2022
The discerning reader will note that though he tried to segue to the Constitution as though he’d never mentioned the Bill of Rights, the phrase “separation of church and state” still doesn’t appear in the Bill of Rights, and it isn’t in the Constitution, either. It is forbidden for the government to establish an official religion, or interfere with religious freedom.
DeSantis, for example, is not forbidden by the Constitution from making reference to where our rights originated. As my colleague Nick Arama observed:
[Some on the left don’t seem to] understand that we’re founded on the concept of natural rights — inalienable rights you have, that do not come to you from the government. We see this, perhaps most famously, in the Declaration of Independence, “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.” The Bill of Rights in the Constitution is further recognition of those fundamental rights.
We shouldn’t be too surprised that Swalwell, who makes it a point to push for laws that will intrude upon those rights, doesn’t seem to grasp this simple concept. However, we need to be worried about Swalwell, who has a law degree but still utters nonsense just like he did regarding the Bill of Rights.
In any event, this is just another day at the office for Eric “Fang Fang” Swalwell who, quite frankly, really should just take the “L” here on this one and and move on.
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