I am a loyal and patriotic American. I come from a long line of Americans. My people fought and died establishing this country, settling this country, and protecting this country from foreign enemies. One of my most cherished possessions is a book recovered from the body of an uncle killed in the Civil War. I have no ethnic, cultural, or family ties to any country except America. I understand that America is not its leaders. America has no king and no royalty. I understand that America is not any particular ethnicity, race, or religion. So what does that leave? What is America?
The answer to that question is simple and obvious. America is the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and the people who believe in them. In other words, America is the realized concept of a free republic as described in its founding documents. It's that concept, achieved through the blood and sacrifice of our revolutionary heros, to which I'm loyal. It is that concept, represented by our flag, to which I pledge allegiance. And it is that concept for which I am prepared to fight and die.
I am not blind nor stupid. I can see that our republic is in trouble. Our government is overrun by people who do not honor or respect the Constitution. They want America to be something different than what the Constitution provides. They have a vision of America as a vast socialist oligarchy, where the government controls everything. But America was founded with carefully crafted separation of powers specifically intended to prevent the government from becoming too powerful. Almost all the operational power was reserved to the individual States, with the federal government imbued only with such powers as were specifically delegated to it in the Constitution.
So, how has the federal government become so powerful? In one word, abuse. All three branches of our government have abused the Constitutional limitations of their authority. For decades they have chipped away at the Constitution until what is left is barely recognizable. Judges, Congressmen, and Presidents have all deigned to abuse constitutional limitations by imposing their desires, ambitions, and plans through the power of their offices. In many cases, they have done so with popular support. It has gone too far.
America is not a democracy. It is through the foolish notion that we live in a democracy that politicians have found their deadliest weapon to use against America. They have used propaganda and the media to gather a majority of voters who are willing to vote to destroy America. But, they don't pose the ballot question like that. Rather, they offer candidates who will support extra constitutional and unconstitutional measures. They offer promises of free goods and services provided by big government socialized welfare programs. They talk about controlling private sector businesses by government take overs. They seek to manipulate the economy with public funds. In short, they ask Americans to vote down the Constitution, and elect candidates who will approve an anti-American socialist agenda.
The sad fact is that a majority of American voters don't see what's happening. They have reaped the golden harvest of freedom and prosperity without having to fight or sacrifice for it. They don't understand that everything they have is the direct result of personal liberty and a free market operating under the protection of a constitutional republic. Historically, America has not been governed by majority rule. It has been governed by constitutional rule. But today, our politicians are urging us to replace the Constitution with the ballot box. We must not do that. We must not vote to destroy our Constitution.
Those of us who think this way are facing a tough choice. Where do we draw the line? Of course we will argue, petition, and sue. We will take every conventional action available to try and prevent the destruction of America. But it looks like the Marxists are winning the battle of the ballot box. And, it looks like the courts and our politicians will continue to allow our Constitution to be overridden by popular vote. So, each of us needs to ask ourselves the questions: Will I allow the destruction of America without a fight? If not: Where do I draw the line?