"[T]he First Amendment does not require citizens to accept assurances from the government that, if the government later determines it has made a misstep, it will take ameliorative action. There is no, 'Trust us, changes are coming' clause in the Constitution. To the contrary, the Bill of Rights itself, and the First Amendment in particular, reflect a degree of skepticism towards governmental self-restraint and self-correction ."
Judge Brian Cogan
of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York
Exactly.
ReplyDeleteThat is why the Constitutional governmental processes were designed to be slow and arduous. So when the PEOPLE realized they had made a mistake the Gov shouldnt have been able to go far enough astray so as to be unable to correct course. But when the Gov is outside of its limits then its very difficult to turn the ship.
That begs a question. Can Congress(House) declare existing legislation(law) un-Constitutional with a simple majority vote? Or would it take the House and Senate a two thirds vote to override a presidential veto type thing?
Allow me to continue to ramble please.
How do we get Civics classes to be 50% Constitutional learning?
Answer local parental involvement.
How do we assure that our reps uphold the Constitution?
Thats a more difficult question.
If I remember correctly the usual swearing in ceremonies state that you understand the position and will faithfully uphold the duties,and that you will faithfully uphold the Constitution.
But somehow I dont remember a part that states you understand the Constitution.
I could be wrong.
In todays twisted academia and perversion of the Constitution could there be a requirement to pass an exam on the Constitution before running for office.
In other-words... I know we could make it a prerequisite,but what would they learn? and whom would set the standards?
Or is it possible that even the most living breathing version teachings could be enough to call on the conscience of just a few more people that get elected to office?
Think about it.
If we educated our students and our elected officials its not a bad place to start.