Do Not Disavow By: Rick Davis When Charlemagne established law Salic in barb’rous land, The gospel flourished, and he saw Christ’s praise on every hand. (“Do you approve his methods now?”) I do not disavow. King Godfrey took Jerusalem From bloody paynim hands And brought a halt to Musselmen Invading Christian lands. (“He did some mean things anyhow!”) I do not disavow. King Richard with his scarlet shield And passant lions ‘bossed Rode forth again unto the field To regain what was lost. (“His deeds at Acre you allow?”) I do not disavow. Unto the Germans Luther brought The gospel full restored, And Calvin at Geneva taught The glory of the Lord. (“The Jews? Servetus? Holy cow!”) I do not disavow. Stonewall and Lee like knights of old Fought for their native soil, The true and lovely to uphold Against the tyrant’s spoil. (“Those vile racists ...
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Lincoln suspended habeas corpus, and held at least 13,000 citizens as political prisoners for disagreeing with his policies during the Civil War. When the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court ruled this unconstitutional, Lincoln had a warrant written for his arrest. He was the first president to institute a progressive income tax (one of the planks of Marx’s Communist Manifesto, incidentally, and also unconstitutional). He created the state of West Virginia contrary to Article 4, Section 3 of the Constitution. Finally, he imposed a mandatory military draft in the North (also unconstitutional).
To be fair to Lincoln though, he was a much more moderate Republican than many in his party, and had he lived and not been assassinated the horror of Reconstruction would not have happened.
One of my favorite stories about Teddy concerns a particular tense time in 1902 when he found himself in the position of having to enforce the Monroe Doctrine. He wasn't sure whether his plans were the right thing to do. So he called all his head military advisers to the Oval Office. When they arrived, they found him with a Bible and a huge concordance in front of them. An uncomfortable silence followed. Finally, one of the men said, "You asked for us, sir?"
After acknowledging their presence, Roosevelt pointed to a stack of Bibles on his desk. "Get to work men," he said. "I can't act without a warrant."