I do not put my faith in the United States or her government. However, I am immensely proud of the nation designed and built by our founding fathers and completely sold out on the genius of our Constitution and the principles and ideals that it protects.
So I am deeply concerned about the current wave of attacks against these foundations and I hope that you are too. Please understand, however, that I am not blaming our new President for these attacks - this is not an anti-Obama post. He is simply the man of the hour in a nation that has allowed itself to drift too far. A nation that has not invested enough energy into teaching the importance of our history and foundations.
So instead of a people familiar with our documents of law, the people who wrote them and the reasons they did, we are a people of ignorance. A people unable to discern facts from fiction and law from ideas. This is most often illustrated by quoting of the Constitutional separation of church and state - a term that does not appear anywhere in the document. To be fair, it does appear in a Constitution, just not ours.
Which is perhaps the biggest tragedy of our ignorance: that we do not understand - or cherish - the difference between our nation and others. And by that I do not mean that we're better, but we are...well, us. The United States of America. A nation that has a constitution, rules of law and a government. Why are we trying so hard to be another country? I thought this was a time of unprecedented celebration and acceptance of diversity. What's up?
Luckily, there are folks that are offering suggestions as to what we can do. One such person is Nancy Salvato, the wife of an old college buddy (a screaming lead trumpet player. Check out her comprehensive and thought filled article on educating our public here:
"The New Media Journal | An Alternative to Impending Doom by Nancy Salvato
Here's a quote to wet your appetite:
So I am deeply concerned about the current wave of attacks against these foundations and I hope that you are too. Please understand, however, that I am not blaming our new President for these attacks - this is not an anti-Obama post. He is simply the man of the hour in a nation that has allowed itself to drift too far. A nation that has not invested enough energy into teaching the importance of our history and foundations.
So instead of a people familiar with our documents of law, the people who wrote them and the reasons they did, we are a people of ignorance. A people unable to discern facts from fiction and law from ideas. This is most often illustrated by quoting of the Constitutional separation of church and state - a term that does not appear anywhere in the document. To be fair, it does appear in a Constitution, just not ours.
Which is perhaps the biggest tragedy of our ignorance: that we do not understand - or cherish - the difference between our nation and others. And by that I do not mean that we're better, but we are...well, us. The United States of America. A nation that has a constitution, rules of law and a government. Why are we trying so hard to be another country? I thought this was a time of unprecedented celebration and acceptance of diversity. What's up?
Luckily, there are folks that are offering suggestions as to what we can do. One such person is Nancy Salvato, the wife of an old college buddy (a screaming lead trumpet player. Check out her comprehensive and thought filled article on educating our public here:
"The New Media Journal | An Alternative to Impending Doom by Nancy Salvato
Here's a quote to wet your appetite:
"There are a number of actions that must occur if we are to influence those who voted representatives into public office with whose actions we disagree. We must begin with the basics. The American people need further education in the rationale behind each word of our Constitution. Our citizens need to learn about the failures of socialism and other forms of government. To appreciate the freedoms protected by the US Constitution, one needs to understand what sovereignty means to the longevity, power and wealth of our nation. Finally, those who do not engage politically need to become convinced that by disengaging they are empowering people whose actions are not necessarily in this country’s best interests."
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