It is imperative that every American knows something of the Constitution. Everyone needs a personal copy of the Constitution and needs to read it often.
Most young people appear to have no understanding of what is in the Constitution and how it has kept us free for over two hundred years. If you learn what little is contained here you will be well on your way to understanding the Constitution. This is just a start; you must determine to go further.
To understand the Constitution it is important to understand something of the Declaration of Independence which led up to the Constitution. We begin with these often quoted words:
We hold these truth to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness__That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed,
The Preamble to the Constitution begins with these words:
We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution of the United States of America.
Every person in office takes an oath to uphold the Constitution. Here is the oath for the President. Others are similar.
I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my Ability, preserve, protect and defend the constitution of the United States.
Most office holders have completely neglected to uphold the Constitution. Some believe they have sworn to defend and protect the people. It is therefore important to understand the basic plan of the Constitution.
The Constitution has three parts; Article I, the Legislative; Article II, the Executive; and Article III, the Judicial.
The Legislative passes the laws, the Executive enforces the laws, and the Judicial tries the laws. The Legislative is made up of the Senate and House of Representative. The Executive is the President and the Judicial is the Supreme Court and all other courts.
Article I, Section 1 says:
All legislative Powers herein granted shall be vested in a Congress of the United States, which shall consist of a Senate and House of Representatives.
Notice that it says “all legislative powers”. As much as they may think otherwise none of the legislative powers are given to either the President or to the Supreme Court.
Article I, Section 8 lists all the things that Congress can do. Study this list so you have an idea what the Federal Government is permitted to do. You will notice that most of the things the Federal Government is presently doing are not permitted by the Constitution.
Read the Constitution over so you have a good idea of what is covered there.
The first ten amendments are called “The Bill of Rights”. Here are some of them.
Amendment I Freedom of religion, speech, press, peaceably to assemble, petition gov.
Amendment II Right to keep and bear arms (guns)
Amendment V Protection of life, liberty and property (also the Fourteenth)
Amendment X Everything not covered is the domain of the states.
There are other important amendments. You need to at least read them so you know what is covered.
If nothing else learn these things:
Three branches: Legislative, Executive, Judicial. Only Congress can pass laws.
First Amendment: Freedom of religion, speech, press, assemble, petition. None of these are set aside in any national emergency.
Second Amendment: Gun rights
Fifth Amendment: Protection of Life, Liberty and Property
Tenth Amendment: All else left to the states and the people
(Understanding these basic Constitutional facts will help protect you from socialist dogma.)
Jim Hollingsworth has a masters degree from Pensacola Christian College. He has written four books: Climate Change: A Convenient Truth; Cortez: A Biography; The Ancient Culture of the Aztec Empire and Abortion Compassion. Available where books are sold. He receives mail at: jimhollingsworth@frontier.com
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Good start! Our Constitution is in fact a very simple document drafted by intelligent, altruistic, men who among them were able to negotiate the creation and establishment of the Freest Country in the World. People create the government and bestow certain rights and obligations upon it, not the other way around. Our Rights are God not government given. I am certain they are disappointed in us but all is not lost until was we thrown in the towel and quit fighting for it.