by Jeffrey B. Allen

Created on: September 18, 2009

What day is it today? It's constitution day.

I read today that the President of the United States of America believes our constitution is a flawed document. He made those remarks during an interview. After I read it, I found myself sitting in my chair for the longest time with my mouth hanging open. I was aghast.

It takes an arrogant leader, with a definite agenda, to make remarks such as those. Our President, the Commander-in-Chief of our armed forces - yes, the man our soldiers look up to in order to feel they are fighting in the most dangerous corners of the world for a just and meaningful cause. Our soldiers in Afghanistan, Korea, Germany, Iraq, and around the globe are fighting to preserve democracy and to protect a nation that has always been on the forefront of the battle for the preservation of freedom for all of mankind. Isn't that what our constitution was written to protect, basic human freedoms?

When our founding fathers wrote the constitution, I am convinced they were inspired by a divine authority because what they wrote is filled with genius beyond what any of us can comprehend.

Throughout history, republics have come and gone, having fallen victim to corruption and a lack of the people's will. But, mostly it was due to a weak constitutional government easily usurped by an emperor, dictator, or an unbridled military. Do I need to name a few of those?How about the Roman Republic before Caesar, or the German Republic before Adolf Hitler, or the French Republic before Napoleon? What about Cuba before Castro or Iraq before Saddam Hussein? The list is endless.

Our constitution is not flawed. No. I beg to differ Mr. President. A flawed document was The Communist Manifesto, by Carl Marx, or Hitler's Mein Kampf.

Every four years, the United States undergoes a peaceful revolution. We the people have the power to vote. Many don't exercise that right because they have become complacent. But, be warned. When a president is allowed to say publicly that our United States Constitution is flawed, then America may have just stepped into the cauldron. One does not have to be a rocket scientist to figure it out. All that is required is a basic knowledge of history to be able to see the delicate balance between democracy and autocracy is separated by nothing more than the will of the people. If the people's self determination becomes disillusioned, complacent, socially dependent, corrupt, or propagandized by the media, then without a doubt, our country could experience a coup, a take over, and there would be nothing we could do about it. We will wake up one morning and find out that congress has been disbanded, and that martial law has been declared, and a curfew imposed on the entire citizenry.

How many times must it have happened in history before we realize it could easily happen here? We must stand up to the corruption that has recently become a cancer on our nation. We must stand up and, once again, become self reliant. The basic fundemental principles found in the constitution are all that bind us together. It does it by forcing us to route out injustice and inequality.

If fifty percent of our population depends on the government for a job, social security, or welfare, we will have lost our individuality, and therefore, we are vulnerable to attack from within. Believe it or not, the economic benchmark I just sighted has nearly been reached. We must stand up and vote those government officials, who are not serving the people, out of office, and we must rid ourselves of a President who is brash enough to make negative statements about a form of government for which he was elected to protect.

The constitution is flawed? Then he must also believe the rule of law is flawed.

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