In a paroxysm of panic about Americans' rejection of the Biden administration's policies of open borders, rampant crime, runaway inflation, and profligate spending on foreign wars, the Left has decided that the real cause of the widespread dissatisfaction and demand for policies that place Americans first is "Christian nationalism."

They've been tossing this term around for a while, but it has picked up steam in recent weeks. It attracted widespread attention last week when Politico reporter Heidi Przybyla appeared on MSNBC to expound upon the article she penned warning of the presence of "Christian nationalists" in America who are flexing their political muscles. During her MSNBC appearance, Przybyla explained ominously that "Christian nationalists" believe that (wait for it) "our rights as Americans -- as all human beings -- don't come from any earthly authority. They don't come from Congress; they don't come from the Supreme Court; they come from God."

Across traditional and social media, plenty of people piled on to mock Przybyla for her historical illiteracy. The Declaration of Independence refers to the right of self-governance to which "the Laws of Nature and Nature's God" entitle mankind. It goes on to declare as "self-evident" that "all men are endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable rights," and that the role of government, properly constituted, is to "secure" those rights. In fact, the document states expressly that when "any Form of Government becomes destructive of those ends, it is the Right of........

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