I finally finished a post that I started about a month ago. The post is about the First Point of the Twelve Points, Equality and Justice. Because I began the draft of the post so long ago, however, it published with a date from last month where no one would be likely to see it. Here is the link: http://the12points.com/2010/02/first-point.html.
It's a good post. Statements of conservative principles can have many functions, depending on how they are written, but I thought it was important for the Twelve Points to ensure that conservatives who read it will properly understand equality; after all, it is the foundation of our understanding of justice.
I have a generally favorable view of the Mount Vernon Statement, but I was disappointed that it failed even to use the word "equality," even though it repeatedly paraphrased parts of the Declaration of Independence that originally were placed very close to its assertion that "all men are created equal." The Left does not exalt the principle of "equality" -- it abuses it. Also, if some of us are unimpressed by my argument that we need to properly understand the principle of equality in order to properly understand justice, then I hope that I can at least win them over with the pragmatic argument: people have a favorable opinion of equality, which we, the conservatives, support. Let's get a little credit for doing so!
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