Letters to the Editor
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Patriotism, Religion, and Security
Why is it that policies set forth under claims of national security, religious conviction, patriotic values and democracy are not subject to the same criticism as independent policy proposals? Is it because these constructs remain extremely effective and highly repeatable insulators to open discourse? Policies put forth under these four umbrellas are packaged in this way just in order to silence dissenting views.
I hope that this candidacy is useful for many on the right to finally question the legitimacy of religious claims in setting public policy, especially now that Mike Huckabee may use such a construct to advance both a radical right social policy and a statist, large government economic agenda. Further, I hope that this candidacy allows all who still accept assertions that deities exist to see the fallacy and danger in such beliefs.