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On p.125 of GR, Sarah continues her discussion of her gubernatorial agenda, starting on her first day in office. She writes, "Construction of a gas pipeline to transport this safe, clean energy supply to the Lower 48 was originally authorized by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission in 1979.
"At the time, a lot of folks had high hopes. Not only would the pipeline become a second economic pillar for the state, creating jobs and development opportunities, but it would reduce our dependence on foreign supplies and therefore our reliance on unfriendly nations."
Let us note the breadth of vision that is hidden within the confines of these seemingly simple words. ALL levels of society would be helped by the proposed gas pipeline: Families ("jobs"); local communities ("development opportunities"); the state ("a second economic pillar for the state"); the nation as a whole ("reduce our dependence on foreign supplies and therefore our reliance on unfriendly nations").
Further, if families have jobs; if local communities enjoy development opportunities; if the state is sustained by multiple economic pillars; if the nation is not so dependent on foreign sources of energy, then many problems are obviated and avoided. We, as human beings, consist of body and soul. The peaceful existence of individuals, of families, of cities, of states, of the nation depends both on a sound economic basis, and on a sound moral basis.
The passage cited above refers primarily to strengthening the economic base. But it contains moral implications too. If families have jobs, there is less temptation to crime. If larger social units are set on a sound footing, there is less of an opening for those redistributionist policies that, while masking as "social justice," are really UNSOCIAL INJUSTICE. This is because justice consists in giving to each person his due, what he or she has merited and earned.
However, redistribution of wealth unjustly takes away the just fruit of the labor of some, and hands it to others. It is thus injustice.
Further, such tyrannical policies cause friction and resentment; they tear away at the social bonds that hold the social fabric together. They are thus unsocial. Therefore, the "social justice" of the Left is really unsocial injustice. Policies like those promoted by Governor Palin in Alaska, on the contrary, tend to foster TRUE social justice.
Finally, I would like to suggest that the Governor, just as she promoted the building of a gas pipeline to the Lower 48, has also been working on constructing a MORAL pipeline to the same Lower 48.
I am no scientist, but, as I understand it, oil and natural gas are formed in the bowels of the Earth under the pressure of gravity. In much the same way, the glorious Alaskan character of Sarah and of her family has been formed and fashioned both under the pressure of the often harsh living conditions of the Great Land, and also under the brutal attacks on the Governor by the wicked political Establishment that is headquartered in Washington DC, both obamunists and RINOs.
Not just oil, not just natural gas will be sent flowing and frolicking to the hungry markets of the Lower 48, but truth and courage and justice and optimism and patriotism will flow to hearts that are hungry and yearning for these timeless values and verities.
SARAH AND ALASKA: PIPELINES OF LIFE; PIPELINES OF LIBERTY; PIPELINES OF LOVE OF COUNTRY!!!
