Secretary of State Linda McCulloch's latest email

When Montana Secretary of State Linda McCulloch sends out her periodic emails, there is always something in them that gives me pause. Here's a couple screen shots from the latest one:

In this short blurb she tells us several questionable things.

1) Dedicating a month to certain people recognizes "the importance of continuing to ensure equal opportunities for ever race and gender..." Oh, isn't it wonderful? I feel so warm inside knowing that equality has been furthered by these courageous actions! Our Secretary of State is doing so much to create opportunities. But wait. What's her job again? Is this what she is charged to do by the laws of Montana?

2) She has a "personal conviction." She's committed to "protecting your voting rights." *Sigh* I don't even know what to say. Is this personal conviction a duty outlined by the laws of Montana, or is it an agenda of an activist elected official? I suspect she's thinking of HB 30, which would roll back Election Day voter registration , and HB 108, which modifies voter eligibility. You see, but insisting that people identify themselves, that means peoples' rights are being curtailed. Like a typical leftist, she thinks of voting as a sacred act, one that should have absolutely no impediments.

3) She wants us to contact our legislators to tell them how important our right to vote is. Doesn't she mean that she wants us to contact our legislators to tell them to vote right?

Here's the other part of the email:

"A monumental victory for young Americans." Actually, a monumental victory for Democrats, since young people tend to vote for them. This amendment did absolutely nothing for anyone in terms of liberty or civil rights, despite Mike Mansfield's hyperbole. If "youngsters" (that is, those between 18 and 21) were being discriminated against, then what about 17 year olds? Are they being discriminated against?

This is the thing about the misuse of words. They lose meaning. Every law creates two groups, each on opposite sides of it. There are those whom the law favors or gives privilege to, and there are those whom the law is against. Every law is discriminatory, and that's a good thing! Laws against theft discriminate against thieves. Laws  restricting the age of drivers keep young, inexperienced people off the roads. Laws against murder are unfairly weighted against murderers. Exactly as it should be.

We want discrimination. We need it. We need the law to be against things and for other things. That's what it does.