I find it both interesting and sad that we have allowed our country to become the monster that it is today. It is sad because most citizens do not have a good understanding of the Constitution and the role it is to play in all government decisions. It is interesting because of the strong beliefs and convictions people have about government, when their knowledge of the Constitution seems so limited.
The Constitution is intended to be followed and used in EVERY decision that is made in government, whether it is at the city level, state level, or federal level. As a citizen and/or politician, any decisions and votes need to be based on Constitutionality, not how something makes you feel. It is very important to separate emotions from fact.
For example, in most religions there are a set of rules that you are to follow. Believers (followers) are not allowed to pick and choose what rules they wish to obey, based on how they might feel at that moment. Instead, these rules are put in place so that you live your life in a particular way, that they may shape you. This, is exactly how the Constitution and Bill of Rights need to be treated.
I am no Constitutional scholar, but I do have a basic understanding of our Constitution, Bill of Rights, and our nations history. In order to gain knowledge in all of these fields I continue to learn about all three of these fields. On this blog I intend to discuss the role of the Constitution, Bill of Rights, and why a large and powerful government is not in our best interest.
"If a nation expects to be ignorant and free in a state of civilization, it expects what never was and never will be." --Thomas Jefferson to Charles Yancey, 1816. ME 14:384
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