Mr President, how do you feel about the Constitution?

In November of 2005, Republican Congressional leaders filed into the Oval Office to meet with President George W. Bush and talk about renewing the controversial USA Patriot Act.

"Mr. President," one aide in the meeting said. "There is a valid case that the provisions in this law undermine the Constitution."

"Stop throwing the Constitution in my face," Bush screamed back. "It's just a ***damned piece of paper!"

In a September 2001 interview, Democrat Barack Obama complained that the Constitution is a charter of “negative liberties.” The liberties he refers to are not the liberties of the people, but the liberty of the government, which he feels should be freed ["from the essential constraints that were placed by the founding fathers in the constitution"] and empowered to do more on its citizens’ behalf.
"I think we can say that... uh ..uh... the Constitution reflected a(sic) enormous blind spot in this culture that carries on until this day.. and... and ahh.. and that the framers had that same blind spot... I.. I don't think that the two views are contradictory to say that, it was a remarkable political document.. ah.. that paved the way for where we are now and to say that it ..ah.. it also, ah...rep..reflected the fundamental flaw of this country that continues until this day."

With leaders that treat our Constitution as a road block for their personal or political agenda, it is no wonder that Constitutional education is not a priority for children or adults these days. Our next regular meeting(8-11) will begin a series of "classroom" lessons on the principles of freedom as given to us by the Founding Fathers. A book called "The 5000 Year Leap" is highly recommended reading and will be the basis for these lessons. Make plans to attend and further your understanding of what it means to be an American.