Eric Wathen Endorsed by the Morgan County Business Leader
Posted on 28. Mar, 2010 by Eric in Blog, Eric Wathen for Congress
Written by Dave Stafford
The phrase “Everyone has a right to their opinion” is getting on my nerves. While uttered by those who obviously don’t believe it, it has some truth. Infamous examples that such can be a dangerous idea include Hitler’s opinion of non-Aryans, George Wallace’s opinion of civil liberties, and Obama’s opinion of business owners. Indeed they have their right to their own opinion, what they do not have is the right to impose those opinions on others. They all have had the power to act on their opinion, and contempt
for those they have directed their virulence toward. Were they powerless, their opinions would not have had the results, but would nevertheless have been an affront to civilization.
King George’s opinion of the colonists led him to see them as a resource of tax dollars. That opinion started a war of independence. The American spirit was one of liberty, not prone to accepting impositions from afar, an opinion that freedom is a God given right. Where has that opinion gone? How have we exchanged “freedom” for “free handout” and God for government? In all fairness, Obama is not the power himself. It is the Senate and Congress that gives vitality and even guidance to his excesses in pursuing
his opinion. Next month we can begin the process of removing that power. This month will you join me in protest by cutting off the life blood of government? Pay no taxes by not purchasing, not employing nor earning for one week beginning April 16th. Will you sacrifice a small hardship to let the powers-that-be know that they have taken long enough?
Two candidates on the May primary ballot stand out to me as having the opinion that freedom is still a right. You will find them profiled at the end of this issue. One aspires to Congress, to reverse our direction, one to county office to prudently adjust to the hardships imposed by higher government. Both will still try to supply vital services that are within constitutional justification. To provide for the general welfare, not just those who will vote for them. Provide for the common defense, not for those from outside, from those outside. Regulate interstate commerce, to allow free trade, not to trade freedoms.
I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America, and to the Republic for which it stands, and to the Constitution that guarantees its freedom, and to the Freedom that is its founding principal, one nation, under God, with liberty and justice for ALL.
Wathen to Take Integrity to Congress
“We need a new face on our conservative values”, is the campaign slogan of Eric Wathen. Wathen currently serves as a Hendricks County Commissioner, and is running for
Congress in the 4th Indiana Congressional District, the seat held by Steve Buyer. Buyer has decided not to run again, and there are a number of good men seeking to be the Republican candidate. The 4th has long been a Republican stronghold, reflective of Hoosier values, and the Republican Primary election in May will likely be the deciding race for the Congressional seat.
Wathen is an engineer, not a politician. Of the politicians he would be joining in Washington he says, “I don’t think any of them have been out in the real world with a real job.” As a County Commissioner, he says the biggest challenge is, “Keeping that balance between property rights and community needs.” As an engineer, he says, “The only thing you have is your integrity, if you loose that, you’ll never be able to get the trust back.” Of his candidacy, he says, “It’s a good opportunity and a chance to get this country back on the right path.”
Eric married his high-school sweetheart, Ann in 1999. They have 4 sons: Zane (8), Drew (6), Tyler (4) and Luke (1). For the past 6 years, Wathen has worked for Rinker Materials in technical marketing and sales.
