Tandra Page 1078, The Elastic Constitution

Created on 02/10/2010

by Hanther

There is considerable controversy over the so-called “Living Constitution”, the argument that our principle law of the nation is flexible, elastic, evolves with the times, can be seen to conform to any whim those in power wish at whichever moment they desire. According to this assertion, the Constitution means one thing today, something else tomorrow, and something completely different on the day following.

The Arab god king in the White House is on record insisting the Constitution is a flawed document as its major function is to limit the power of government. The Constitution places a limit on the power of government? That is a rather astute observation coming from a man famous primarily for seeing dead men in his audience and insisting there are 57 states in the Union. It is not difficult to understand the motivation of a tyrant for characterizing a document created for the purpose of limiting governmental power as a “living” document that can be stretched and twisted beyond recognition into a document that advocates Washington’s absolute totalitarian control of Americans.

While politicians see a “Living Constitution” as a win-win arrangement for them, I might suggest that is a road they really don’t want to go down.

At base, the United States Constitution is a contract between Americans and their government. This contract demands specific procedures from the government in return for conditional support from the people of this nation. The concept that the Constitution is a “living “ document that allows from the government any irresponsible abuse and depravity out of control politicians and hangers on may imagine is a door that swings both ways. If Washington bosses are no longer restrained by the controls written into the Constitutional contract with Americans, Americans can justifiably reason there is no longer any need for them to look to the Constitutional contract to guide their relationship with the tyrants and thugs who claim the authority to rob and enslave them.

Any government, no matter how dictatorial and abusive, ultimately derives its powers from the consent of the governed, even those regimes who rule by naked force and by terror. When the rulers have abused their power to the point the people decide deprivations are not to be tolerated, it is the right and duty of the people to rise up and remove such governments and replace such tyrants with a government ruled by the demands of proper law that respects individual rights. History has shown that even the most brutal regimes must collapse when the people finally decide enough is enough.

Americans have seen power drunk politicians in Washington openly advocating policies designed to rob them of their property and enslave them and the American People are saying enough is enough. The irresponsibly power brokers in our capitol would be well advised to listen to Americans who are telling them to back off. Most Americans still consider the Constitutional contract a valid document and are willing, in fact eager, for those who are of a mind to rob us and enslave us to reconsider their ill advised path and to return to the acceptance of the fact the United States Constitution remains a valid contract and is not intended to be stretched and distorted out of shape until it is made to stand as a blue print for tyranny. Our Constitution was created as a defense against government power and a defense it remains.

Politicians who persist in their determination to transform a wonderful document that stands as protection from government abuse of power into a “living” document endlessly malleable into a tyrant’s blueprint for absolute rule will find that an aroused citizenry is a terrible force indeed that no corrupt and out of control regime can hope to stand against.

Never forget Lexington and Concord!

Hanther

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