And then there are those counties that have a more
liberal attitude towards allowing a pregnant chad than others. Oh, and don’t
forget Miami-Dade County. They had over 10,000 of these questionable
ballots and the Florida Supreme Court did not allow them time to recount
before the 5 PM deadline on November 26. And, poor ‘ol Palm Beach County
spent days recounting only to have their count denied because they were
unable to finish about 1,000 ballots before the deadline struck and that
nasty Katherine Harris certified the vote without their manual recount.
The Democrats have been saying it’s just not fair
that thousands of voters might not have their vote counted because they
messed up in some way. It is just not fair that Katherine Harris chose to
certify the votes as required by law; first on November 14 and then again
on November 26. After all, Florida does not have to nominate its Electoral
voters until December 12. Plenty of time for another recount. It is just
not fair.
On the other hand, is it fair to the rest of America
that a few counties get to determine our next president? Is it fair that
those people in other U.S. counties using the same punch-card voting
system may not have punched their chad all the way through or got confused
and voted for the wrong person will not have their vote corrected? Is it
even fair to try to discern whether a dimpled chad should be counted? What
if that person started to vote for the wrong person and realized it before
punching the chad through? The concept of fairness always opens up a can
of worms that can never be reconciled equitably.
God’s view of fairness
Before going on, let’s just look to see what God has
to say about fairness. It turns out that God has nothing to say about
fairness--at least as most people understand it. To be sure, some of our
English translations use fair or fairness, but when the original Hebrew,
Chaldean, or Greek word is reviewed, it really means to be treated with
impartiality or equally or to be just. Nothing on fairness. Why?
Fairness is a human concept that hints at God’s
greater truth, but is tainted by selfishness or self gain. Most of the
time it centers on whatever is politically correct at the time, or what
man believes ought to be. To most people, fairness means nothing more than
to get what you think is coming to you. This is not God’s view at all.
The essence of God’s view of fairness is found within
the parable of the workers in the vineyard in matthew 20:1-16. While the
parable teaches that all men and women can accept Jesus Christ as their
personal Savior and still receive all the blessings of God even late in
life, this parable also clearly teaches a fundamental principle about
fairness. The parable deals with men a farmer hired at different times
during the day up to the 11th hour (5 pm). He promised each of them one
denarius, which is worth an entire day's work.
At the 12th hour (6 pm) he paid the men hired at 5 pm
one denarius. Naturally those hired early in the morning thought they
would get more because that was "only fair." When they too
received only one denarius "they began to grumble against the
landowner. ‘These men who were hired last worked only one hour,’ they
said, ‘and you have made them equal to us who have borne the burden of
the work and the heat of the day.’ But he answered one of them, ‘Friend,
I am not being unfair to you. Didn’t you agree to work for a denarius?
Take your pay and go. I want to give the man who was hired last the same
as I gave you. Don’t I have the right to do what I want with my own
money? Or are you envious because I am generous?’"
The actions of the landowner were completely unfair, as
men view fairness, but was completely just, as God is just. He paid
exactly the amount he said he would pay those who started work in the
morning.
In today's vernacular, he applied the rule of law. In
the case of Florida, the rule of law was clear. Secretary of State
Katherine Harris was required by state law to certify the first recount.
It was completely just. So was the second certification on November 26.
The use of biased scales and standards
Though the ballot was flawed, the Democrats had
designed it. Both Republicans and Democrats agreed to it and were subject to the same
errors and problems. Hundreds of thousands of voters across America were
subject to the same errors and problems. The playing field was equal.
Everyone knew what the rules were. Everyone agreed. The election was just
and equal.
But the Democrats had a plan to corrupt the system
appealing to emotions. They knew the legal and moral flaws in the
procedures and laws they had created. They were ready to pervert the
system for their own gain. Even while the polls were still open the
Democrats had hired a telemarketer to call Democrats and tell them they
might have voted for the wrong person and they should file complaints.
They then filed and won lawsuits in Democratic courts
that changed the standards by which ballots are counted in heavily Democrat
counties, knowing that they would bring in a rich harvest of votes for
Gore. Worse, they didn’t file for a manual recount until the 72 hour
limit was nearly reached, denying the Republicans the same opportunity.
God strongly condemns using dishonest scales and standards in establishing
standards and the rule of law.
Republicans are guilty in many things as well. But, it
was only when the Democrats cried unfair in this election, did the
problems of corruption, fraud and inequality enter into the process and
the nightmare begin. In Luke 16:10 Jesus warns "Whoever can be
trusted with very little can also be trusted with much, and whoever is
dishonest with very little will also be dishonest with much."
America is almost certainly going to pay a heavy price for violating
Biblical principles. V mc
