From Civil Rights To Uncivil Left

Democrat Congressman Lewis is regarded as a Civil Rights Icon.  He stood with Martin Luther King against the injustice of segregation and was unjustly beaten as they crossed the bridge in the march to Selma.  He was a man with a cause and as a result, he helped bridge the gap becoming an African American member of Congress, and living to see the first African American president.

But just now his cause is leading far lest members of Congress in an uncivil resistance to the peaceful transfer of power from the left to the right by refusing to attend the inauguration of the President-Elect, Donald J. Trump because he disapproves and denies his legitimacy (He boycotted George W. Bush's as well).

He, along others like Congresswoman Elizabeth Warren have vowed never to work with the new President. Considering that he will be signing bills into law for the next four to eight years would suggest that they intend to accomplish nothing or at least not be a part of getting anything done for their next two to four terms in Congress.

So, it would appear to me that their intent is to continue fueling a divided America.  But to what end? Will this dug in form of opposition bring about an advancement in the common good of our nation?  Will insisting that everyone move left result in righting the failures of our nation state?  Will we be safer, more prosperous, more peaceful or make more progress as a nation?

Le me take you where I always want to go for answers to life's questions, the words of Jesus: “Every kingdom divided against itself will be ruined, and every city or household divided against itself will not stand" (Matt 12:25).

Drawing lines and closing doors leads only to disruption and derailing. Unless we choose to work together, hammering out our differences instead of hammering on each other, the inner cities will continue their downward spiral, poverty will continue its strangle hold on the most vulnerable, the disrespect of other nations will continue to rise, nothing good will come from the bad posture of a nation divided. Jus' Say'n.