The Posterity of the Architects Unite

It begins “We the People”. That’s you and I. We are the people that this magnificent document addresses. We are the posterity of the architects of our government and we are tasked, privileged, and honored to carry on that which was begun on September 17, 1787. You and I know that. You and I protect and defend and are proud to serve and live by the rules and regulations set forth within each sentence and paragraph of the Constitution. Why doesn’t Congress understand that? Why is it that as soon as our elected officials take the oath to protect and defend they turn around and reject and bend every line that is written to further their own agendas? I am no great scholar of Constitutional Law but I truly don’t believe for one instant the our Founding Fathers ever imagined or intended to create a governmental structure that would allow those in power to control and direct virtually every thought of those who empowered them. Quite to the contrary. That is exactly why the Founding Fathers were rebelling. That is why the Constitution of the United States limits the powers of Congress. It’s right there. Article 1, Sections 1 through 9 spell it all out; how Congress will be set up, how they are to be paid, and how they will be elected, and Section 8 specifically addresses the Powers of Congress and Section 9 the Limits on Congress. It is all there. But as circumstances arose, advocates for or against a certain ideology pressed to alter the Constitution’s exact interpretation. Consequently, the original premise of the document has been altered by amendment many times throughout the years. And each time it seems it has stretched the reach and expanded the powers of Congress. Even so NOWHERE in this document is Congress given the right to impose its will upon the people of this land. NOWHERE! And “We the People” have the right to tell them so. That too is right there for all to see. The First Amendment gives us the right to shout from the highest roof tops if we so choose. It is our right to peaceably assemble any where we choose and it is our right to petition the government for redress of grievances. And there is no better time than now.

So stand up, stand up, come join us.

We must fight this to a man,

cause when next we cast our ballots,

we must vote to take back our land.

Thanks for reading. The above four line are the last four lines from my newest song entitled Feel The People's Sting. It is sung to the tune of When Irish Eyes Are Smiling and goes like this:

Our Bill of Rights been stepped on.

Sure is an enraging thing.

This time it’s causing turmoil.

You can feel the People’s Sting.

From the East to California

Thru this country’s whole wide span

There’s a resonating fervor

That is echoing ‘cross this land.

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Congress does not remember

So it’s time we took a stand

And tell them in November

That our rights we do demand

So stand up, stand up, come join us.

We must fight this to a man

Cause when next we cast our ballots

We must vote to take back our land.

To hear the recorded version log on to www.quackinduck.com on Sunday.

And please check out the link below for more information on our Constitution.

The American Constitution Society offers two FREE books on the Constitution that can be downloaded and mark your calendars and join their live simucast on September 16th. The following is a reprint from their website:

ACS is hosting a live simulcast from UC Berkeley School of Law on the issues addressed by three new books: Keeping Faith with the Constitution; It is a Constitution We Are Expounding; and The Constitution in 2020. These volumes were highlighted recently by the Wall Street Journal, New York Times and National Public Radio:

Keeping Faith with the Constitution articulates a vision of the Constitution and an approach to interpretation that is faithful to the words of the documnet and at the same time has enabled the Constitution to retain its relevance for each new generation of Americans.

The simulcast will air Wednesday, September 16, 2009 at 12pm/9am EDT/PDT, including speakers Dr. John C. Eastman, Chapman University School of Law; Pamela S. Karlan, Stanford Law School; Goodwin Liu, UC Berkeley School of Law; and Moderator, Richard T. Ford, Stanford Law School.


Viewers are invited to submit questions via www.twitter.com/ACSLaw or by emailing campus@ACSLaw.org.