220 Years Ago Today (Joseph Farah: Its Constitution Day, Stupid Alert)

Worldnetdaily.com ^ | 09/17/2007 | Joseph Farah

[goldstategop]

First, the Founding Fathers wrote a Constitution that strictly limited the role of the federal government in the lives of Americans. The idea that Washington had some role in education, redistribution of wealth, setting minimum wage requirements, nationalizing millions of acres of land, taxing income and subsidizing government-approved artists would have been anathema to the men who fought so valiantly for freedom against an overreaching foreign tyranny – if they could have even imagined such abuses.

Secondly, the Framers of that Constitution spoke eloquently about the fact that only a moral people – a nation of Godly people with common spiritual and social values – were capable of self-government. They could not have envisioned the depths of depravity, licentiousness and vice to which our society has fallen – yet they warned about it.

[goldstategop]

No one celebrates Constitution Day anymore. Our founding document is special because it gave America two things: limited government and the moral self-government of a free people. We have forgotten what makes America special. No - not government for lots of nations have them; but that it had a people that understood that they are sovereign and live by a universal code of virtue. Today we are far from the ideals of the Founders and its a measure of how far we have fallen that we no longer revere the Constitution. Its time to reclaim our heritage.

"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus

[TBP]

We need to call the schools and the media and ask them why tehy’re not doing anythign at all (even a short segment) on the Constitution on its birthday. I bet even Rush and Sean and Levin don’t mention it.

[trumandogz]

In 1976 I was in elementary school and during a discussion on the Bicentennial I asked was that Independence Day is more important than Constitution Day.

My teacher looked at me and said, "You may be on to something."

[ImpBill]

Unfortunately most Americans kan’t spel konztitusion much less know what is in it!

[Rabble]

If you really want to get a handle on this try reading "The Politically Incorrect Guide to the Constitution" by Kevin R C Gutzman, J.D., Ph.D. -- by Regency Publishing Inc. 2007.

Dr. Gutzman details how the Constitution that folks revere is not the Constitution bequeathed by the Founding Fathers. Ambition, ignorance, vested interests, the lust for power, false assumptions, distorted judicial postures, and the hard knocks of history have changed it into something never dreamed of by its creators.

An example of this is a quote by S.C. justice William O Douglas -- "At the constitutional level where we work, 90 percent of any decision is emotional. The rational part of us supplies the reasons for supporting our predilections". Quite a statement! Well at least he's honest!

Dr. Gutzman has provided in essence a book-length demonstration of the fact that the Constitution has very little to do with constitutional law, meaning that we have moved from a republican form of government to government by unelected life-tenured judges

[Rabble]

"Unfortunately, many of our scumbag, traitorous, sellout, special-interest-whoring politicians don’t."

LOL -- Hey quit pulling your punches! Tell us how you really feel about our fearless leaders!

[Enchante]

"The idea that Washington had some role...."

Talk about an anachronistic statement - wrong way to refer to how the CC thought of the physical seat of government....... he is apparently unaware that Washington, DC did not exist in 1787 and was not even conceived of until a couple of years later.....so at the Constitutional Convention in 1787 the only reference for "Washington" would have been General George Washington.

Other than that quibble, it is a good article, thanks!!

[MNJohnnie]

Interesting thing. Patrick Henry opposed the Constitution. Most of his reasons for opposing it revolved his belief that it would lead to a centralized Govt dominated by moneyed interests in a sort of untitled Aristocracy.

Seems he was a prophet.

[presidio9]

ping

[presidio9]

Interesting thing. Patrick Henry opposed the Constitution. Most of his reasons for opposing it revolved his belief that it would lead to a centralized Govt dominated by moneyed interests in a sort of untitled Aristocracy.

When the Constitution was written, Federalism was a good thing. This country would not have survived without it. That's why Henry, Paine, and Jefferson were opposed by the likes of George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, John Jay, Alexander Hamilton, and James Madison. The problem is not Federalism in and of itself. It is when liberals try to subvert the Constitution by ignoring the 10th Amendment.

[NeoCaveman]

Happy birthday

[JoanneSD]

Schools here in S. California are teaching the kids about Mexican independence day..Sept 16th...

[Constitution Day]

Thanks man! 37 today. I guess it beats being 220! :)

[steveegg]

Happy birthday. Nothing beats being 220.

[Constitution Day]

:) So true. Thanks!