Isaiah 10:1-4

¹ Woe to those who make unjust laws,
to those who issue oppressive decrees,

² to deprive the poor of their rights
and withhold justice from the oppressed of my people,
making widows their prey
and robbing the fatherless.

³ What will you do on the day of reckoning,
when disaster comes from afar?
To whom will you run for help?
Where will you leave your riches?

⁴ Nothing will remain but to cringe among the captives
or fall among the slain.
Yet for all this, his anger is not turned away,
his hand is still upraised.

We would be wise to remember these words in the context of our civil discourse.  Not only was the prophet foretelling of coming destruction, but he was also warning the present government to refrain from oppressing the people.  The ability of the city council to impose unjust laws exceeds its mandate to do so.  I strive for liberty with every vote.  I vote for justice with all my elected actions.  Let us stand for those things that we must, and trust that God will support us in our endeavor.

Sincerely,

Michael Delavar