Constitutional Principles

By

Michelle Hohmeier

As I sat at a one sided debate last night, I listened to the Republican candidate for
the 3rd Congressional district in Missouri talk about getting back to the Constitution
and Constitutional principles. The more I heard, I began to wonder, does he really
know and understand Constitutional principles?

After a restless night’s sleep, I have come to this conclusion. No. He doesn’t.

Why? Because as his “reform” speech resounded in my ears, the underlying

message remained the same.

It is the responsibility of the government to take care of the people.

For someone who touts Constitutional principles, he doesn’t really have an idea of
what that means. Or is it simply that he only wishes to go back to the principles that
suit the people today? Does he truly believe the Constitution is the only law of this
land? Or is it a living, breathing document that changes for the times?

As wise as the men are today, I don’t believe they hold a candle to those who set up
the governmental system that brought this country from a group of squabbling
states into the greatest nation on the earth.

Men like Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, Alexander Hamilton and John Adams
were students of history, economics, but most of all, human behavior. Going back to
the beginning of time with Adam and Eve, we can see that human nature has not
changed. We may have advancements in medicine, agriculture, technology and
many more, but when you get down to the nuts and bolts of men and women. We
are the same as we ever were.

Although this candidate did not, many call the Constitution an antiquated
document. This is not true and is merely a ploy to persuade the people it is time to
change our government. By convincing the American people the founding principles
of the Constitution no longer apply to people today, they have convinced us they
are more intelligent than the average person and even worse, the Founders
themselves. In doing so, we give them carte blanche to alter our rule of law, or
freedoms.

And I realized men like this candidate have also been convinced of this same
erroneous belief. Americans have not been taught the truth of our history, of our
constitution, of our beginnings for generations. Those wishing to distort the true
meaning of liberty and freedom have crept into our educational system to alter our
way of thinking in order to gain complete control.

For instance, Americans think the United States of America is a democracy, when in
fact it is a constitutional republic. We believe it is the government’s responsibility to
provide our wants instead of promoting opportunities to be responsible for
ourselves. They are to take from those who have much to give to those who do not.
There is no room for personal accountability. Because after all, those we elected are
not answerable for their own actions.

Americans have grown complacent and lazy. We don’t want to be bothered with
self-responsibility. And so, our sugar daddy government tells us what we want to
hear, gives us what we want, all in order to keep us quiet and subdued so that we
won’t see what they are really up to.

Stripping us of our independence! Of our Freedoms! Of our Liberty!

I’m not saying this particular candidate is one of those men, yet. He hasn’t been
exposed to the depravity and debauchery of Washington. He hasn’t had to deal with
the Republican Party when what he believes goes against what they want him to
believe. But I do know this.

Listening to him speak last night, I got the impression he doesn’t agree with all out
entitlement programs, or the bailouts or Obamacare or shipping our jobs to China.
But the undertones of what he did say were, in some capacity, the government is
responsible for the welfare of the people. He believes in governmental welfare
reform, not the abolition of it. He believes the bailouts should have had parameters
set with accountability established for the payback of the money. He can see this
now because of hindsight.

As my representative, I want him to see these things are not constitutional. They do
not hold any constitutional principles whatsoever. And you should too!

The Tea Party movement has been vital in the “Great Awakening” of America. And
yet, those involved continue to close one eye to the corruption that stands as the
foundation of the Republican Party. They continue to hope if they put good men in
office, they will be able to reform the Party. But will in fact happen is quite the
opposite. Those good men will fall to the evils of the Party. And in doing so, the
hope of the Tea Partiers will begin to wither and fade.

Thomas Jefferson said: “Every generation needs a new revolution.”

He is right. But the revolution of our time does not need to be one of bloodshed. We
already have a form of government that, left to its pure nature, will lift this country
once again. I pray for all those men and women running for public office hold strong
to their convictions of the Constitution. I pray we, as the American people, will open
both eyes to the corruption of our federal, state and local governments. I pray we
will become a great nation once more.

That is why we cannot be lazy any longer. We must pull ourselves out of this self-
satisfying funk we’ve been in for nearly 100 years now and take responsibility for
our own well-being. It’s time to elect people, who truly represent the welfare of the
people. And that does not mean giving us everything we want. Like spoiled children,
we scream and throw tantrums until our every want is placated.

Grow up America! It’s time to stand on your own two feet again!

It’s time to learn the truth! It’s time to study the principles of freedom! It’s time to
take back our country and put it on a course of righteousness and goodness! Where
those in Washington and the State capitals are statesmen! Where they practice
ethics and morality and value the doctrine of the Constitution as it was written!