Will Grigg?s Liberty Minute

November 4, 2008

Leading up to today?s election, more than a few Christian congregations have resounded with admonitions to vote. Some congregants have received sermons informing them that exercising the right to vote is necessary in order to obey the commandment that we love our neighbors.

Actually, voting can be a crime against one's neighbors if it is done for the purpose of enriching one's self at his neighbor's expense. Too many people approach voting as a way of enlisting the State to impose upon a neighbor's legitimate rights through taxation and other confiscatory practices. Theft is not sanctified when it is carried out pursuant to a majority vote.

Properly understood, the purpose of voting is to protect one's life, liberty, and property against abuses committed by the state. We elect representatives for that purpose, and should punish those who fail to carry it out.

Let us take back the liberty wherewith Christ has made us free.