The Death of the U.S. Constitution

If you have been paying any attention to the political movement in the United States for the last 20 or so years, you can see a steady move in a particular direction. With the current economic climate being what it is, a total disaster, it is easy to see what may be coming in the near future. As American citizens, we are often too busy with our own lives to actually stop and take note of the very real threat our country is facing.

The U.S. Constitution, when it was written, was designed not only to ensure that “we the people” would always be able to select our leaders through a democratic process, but to provide us with the ability to stop the government in their tracks if collectively we thought that they were straying too far off the beaten path. The authors of the document stated that we should have this ability in order to avoid becoming oppressed by our government, a situation they fought long and hard to break away from. They also gave us the tools to do so.
The right to bear arms was established not so that we could go hunting and provide for our families, although it helps in that aspect. It was established so we could defend ourselves from tyranny and dictatorship. The right to assemble peacefully was not established so that we could all get together and have a party for the 4th of July, yet it serves that purpose well. This right was given so that as Americans, we can come together and discuss the issues that may be bothering us about our leadership and the direction they are leading us. The right to free speech was not given so that we could just say whatever we want, whenever we want, no matter who is taking offense to it, but people seem to use it for that all the time. His right was given so that we could speak out against our government without fear of being pulled out of society and tortured, or even worse…murdered.
Many cultures around the world enjoy certain freedoms, but none have it as good as we do here in America. Most of us have taken these freedoms to one extreme or another without thinking of why they exist, and what the proper use for each of them is. Each of us is guilty of making derogatory remarks against other Americans, like when you get cut off in traffic, or someone quickly jumps in front of you in the line at the market. This is not a good example of our freedom of speech, but we are free to do so. Some of us are guilty of assembling together for activities that are not really the best thing for us, like going to a party where you know people will be using illegal drugs, or a few bullies getting together to beat up on some weaker individuals. This is not a correct usage of the freedom to assemble, yet sadly, it does happen every day.
In times like today there are very many reasons to use our beloved freedoms in the ways that our country’s founders meant for us to use them. George W. Bush achieved a level of executive power over the people of the United States that has never before been seen. The U.S. congress has neglected it’s duty to oversee things like the Federal Reserve (which is not at all a federal agency, rather it is a private central bank, similar to what you might find in the U.S.S.R. in the 80’s).
The U.S. Senate has decided that their party means more to them than the people who have elected them. President Obama has continued on the same path as President Bush, but with unbelievable speed. He did not bring home any troops from Iraq, which was a major campaign promise. He has used the economic turmoil to seize major private corporations and banks, and turn them into government owned, government run agenda machines, all with taxpayer money. He is now telling the auto industry which types of cars they can make. He is telling businesses that they will be taxed for producing carbon, one of the most abundant elements on earth. And very soon, he and the house Democrats will be pushing a health care reform bill that will drive a lot of small business into the ground, not to mention take away your choices when it comes to your health care providers.
All of these things point to fascism, a complete merger of business and government, and all funded by the people. I did not vote for President Obama, but I did try to give him a chance. The first time he pushed a bill through congress so fast that they didn’t even have time to read it, I lost all hope for him. Now he has done that twice, and the health care reform bill is looking like it may go through the same way.
I called this article “The Death of the U.S. Constitution” for a reason. All of these things I have stated have happened without any regard to what the people want. No one is asking “we the people” what we think about any of this. The government officials are just going on with their plans, not paying any attention to the people they are supposed to be serving.
In our Declaration of Independence it is written:
“…..when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such government, and to provide new guards for their future security.” Did you notice the words “it is their right, it is their duty”? I sure did.

Written by Michael Nealon

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Michael grew up in rural North Carolina, but spent much time traveling around the U.S. The people he met during his travels have greatly helped him see a solid picture of what and who Americans are. He realizes that Americans are not a political party or a special interest group, but a vast array of diverse individuals, each with his own view of the world.

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