There were a lot of good ideas when the United States was founded. Since that time, we have made numerous mistakes that are hard to reverse, and we shifted our focus to everything that doesn’t work. I am convinced the this country is closer to its demise than its beginning.
The constitution was a document that was supposed to establish the core laws in our country. It established that the federal government was supposed to defend core rights and set up the fundamental principals to unite the states. The bulk of the laws were supposed to be established on a state level. We also set up a system for amendments to change the constitution as society evolved.
The Supreme Court was set up to protect the constitution. Unfortunately, the supreme court made some questionable decisions. The use of past precedence in rulings increases the odds of building off of their mistakes.
The big problem with the Supreme Court is that they treat the constitution like some religious zealots treat the Bible. They feel that the constitution can be interpreted to provide the answers to everything. Take abortion as an example. The constitution does not cover abortions. This means that it would be constitutional for individual states to legalize abortion or ban it. Instead, the Supreme Court creatively interpreted the constitution in a way that supported abortion. As a result, laws were set on a federal level.
This same concept has expanded. The federal government has gradually taken away more and more state rights. Some rulings have been detrimental to the nation as a whole, while others have failed to take into account the differences between the needs and beliefs of individual states. There also isn’t much that can be done to overturn Supreme Court rulings.
The constitution can be changed, and we can add new rules. Unfortunately, we use the Supreme Court more than amendments to alter the constitution. This is why presidents are so insistent that Supreme Court justices match their ideology. When you think about it, why should liberal or conservative beliefs be so much of an issue when it comes to ruling on laws that are already written?
To me, there are a few serious flaws in the constitution that should be addressed. Let me start with the right to bear arms. During the Revolutionary War, British soldiers could seize property with force. We didn’t feel that was right. We felt that we needed to be able to protect ourselves from the government if we ever reached that point.
The military has changed since the constitution was written. A gun is no match for the U.S. military. We also have bases scattered everywhere, so there is no longer a point in the military invading a specific home.
Regardless of what you believe in the gun debate, the second amendment as written is no longer relevant to modern-day America. I don’t know of anyone who believes that citizens should get into an arms race with the military. Let’s either impose restrictions or amend the constitution to protect rights outside of regulated militia.
This raises another question. Many people insist that secession is unconstitutional. Why would the writers of the constitution bother protecting the rights of secessionists if they strictly oppose secession? Personally, I don’t think that secession is unconstitutional. Besides, if we had to abide by a controlling nation’s demands, the United States would not exist. Those who insist that states should not be allowed to secede are hypocrites.
The media is another problem. We were right about the issues with state-controlled media. We were wrong that free-market media would be any better at providing unbiased facts. All major media sources maintain a common influence, profits. This results in fear-mongering, propaganda, and manipulative reporting. Freedom of the press has not actually fixed the problems associated with the media.
I have some ideas regarding how to better handle news, but this is already becoming a larger-than-usual rant. I do believe that we need to amend the constitution to reflect the right to information and the right to be heard.
I believe in freedom of speech, but I ‘m not entirely happy with that amendment either (okay, so it’s the same amendment as the media). Freedom of speech is irrelevant if we lack freedom of thought, and freedom of thought is more fundamental. With all of the propaganda and social engineering, freedom of thought and individuality are under serious attack.
Our schools are aggressive in destroying thought and individuality. I’m not going to go into too much detail on the problems with the schools. I already have a blog for that. We also support the concept on a federal basis. To make matters worse, we reinvest in the process whenever their detrimental values surface.
This brings up another problem. We have invested so much in bad ideas that our country is broke. We are approaching $17 trillion in the hole with another $1 trillion coming each year. We can no longer afford to fund our government.
There are a lot of things wrong with this country. It’s only a matter of time before some states start talking secession just to get away from the debt. If one state breaks away, that puts more of a load on the remaining states. That increases the odds of another state leaving. This creates a possible domino scenario where one state leaving could lead to our country’s demise.
I can’t imagine the United States surviving another 200 years. If it weren’t for all the propaganda, this country would have already fallen. Personally, I’m ready to move on. I’m ready to start talking secession.
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