The Constitution of the U.S.A.

Have you ever read the Constitution of the United States of America? It was signed in 1787, and ratified by the required 9 states the following year. If you haven't read it, I suggest you go HERE and do so. At least read the Constitution itself, and the Bill of Rights (the original 10 amendments added in 1791 that guarantee our rights as American citizens).

September 17, 2009 was "Constitution Day" -- the 222nd anniversary of the signing of the Constitution. What did you do to celebrate? Because, you must realize, there is much for us as Americans to celebrate. And much is at stake.

Of the written national constitutions, the U.S. Constitution is the oldest and shortest. This is one of the "Ten Fast Facts" about the Constitution listed at the Web site of the Constitution Center. Why do you think that ours is the shortest?

Our Constitution does not list or restrict our rights as citizens...it lists and restricts the rights of our government. And those are FEW. The 10th Amendment declares: "The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people."

This means that any time the federal government takes duties or powers unto itself not specifically given to it by the Constitution, it has overstepped its bounds.

Has the federal government of the United States ever done this? It would be impossible to enumerate all the times it has. Why has it done this? Because We The People have let them!

If you value your freedom, stand up now. Tomorrow may be too late. Read the Constitution! Digest it thoroughly. It's a fairly straightforward document, but if some of it seems difficult to understand, get online and find some information, some explanations of what it means --- maybe even conflicting opinions --- and come to a personal conclusion of what you believe about it.

Then contact your congressmen and -women and demand that they uphold the Constitution that they have ALL taken an oath to "support and defend . . . against all enemies, foreign and domestic." If all they do is send you a form letter, then call them. If you only get a staff member, then go see them when they come to town and hold town hall meetings. If they refuse to recognize you at the meeting, or give you the "brush off," then remove them from office and elect someone else who REPRESENTS you! Or run for office yourself!

Don't put up with the degradation of our mighty nation any longer. And, by the way, it's not a "homeland"-- it's a NATION. The United States of America is our nation.

It is the freest and strongest nation on the face of the earth. But if her people refuse to stand up and fight for her, she will -- before much longer -- be no more.

Does this country matter to you? Then take a stand!