Most of the time It is good to think outside of the box. However, there is one box we should never think outside of: The Constitution of the United States. The Constitution is a small box. I copied and pasted the entire Constitution, including the preamble and all 27 amendments, into my word processor. According to my word processor it is less than 8000 words. Eight thousand is a big number – if you are hand counting raindrops or grains of sand. For reference: a work of fiction that would be classified as a short story might well be up to 15,000 words. In case you want to check it out, the Constitution can be found online here: http://www.usconstitution.net/const.html. I don’t recommend counting the words by hand, but if you would like to – go for it.
The nice thing about thinking inside a box is you have less to think about. Especially when the box is small. None the less, our hired help in Washington D. C. have a hard time with the limitations of this little box. It seems that almost none of them like to be confined. This seems so strange since they all took an oath to support the United States Constitution when they took office. If they don’t like the idea of staying within the confines of this little box, why do they run for office? Surely they know what is required before they run, don’t you think? Whatever the reason, they can’t seem to stay within that box.
If you want good government (some would call that an oxymoron), you have to keep up with what is going on. I’ve heard some say, “I have no interest in politics.” Maybe not, but remember this: Politics has an interest in you! So, first and foremost, let your senators, representatives and president know that you are paying attention and you will work to vote them out of office if they violate the Constitution. If they pay no mind to you, DO work to vote them out of office.
If you find it necessary to replace an unresponsive elected official, just be careful that you help find someone who will be more honest when taking the oath of office. Finding such a person who is willing to run is not an easy job, but it needs to be done. Maybe you can run. Mind you that while we are talking the federal level here, it is also important to take similar actions on the state and local levels.
Since it is almost impossible to keep power hungry politicians from running for (and winning) office, we must be prepared to act against the laws they create which violate their Constitutional restraints, along with our rights and freedoms. (more…)