The Constitution and the United States

The Federal Government IS the people. Those in the government are American citizens, elected by American citizens. What part of that don't you understand? WE ARE THE GOVERNMENT, THE GOVERNMENT IS US! I really don't understand why it is that those of you on the right insist the government is something separate from the people who create it. To fear the government is to fear ourselves.

The Constitution was written over 200 years ago under civil and social circumstances far different from where we are at now. If the founders knew what the early 21st century held, the Constitution would have probably looked a lot different than it does. For instance, had the founders known about organized crime syndicates and street gangs, "due process" probably would have a whole different meaning. Had they understood the amount of wealth that would be concentrated in so few hands, I'm sure they would have had something to say about campaign donations as well. If they could have foreseen that eventually their vision would be perverted into a two party system, constantly squabbling over which 1 party should have all the power, they probably would have put something in the Constitution to keep that from happening as well. Unfortunately for us, they were not seers. The best they could offer us was a Constitution that is adaptable to changing circumstances. The document they wrote, they wrote on paper. They didn't carve it into stone. Something the right-wing needs to think long and hard about.

However, my main argument is that there is NO need for 50 separate states any more. It is completely unnecessary. It is more of a negative than a positive. Either we are one united nation, or we are 50 separate states with no bond between us other than a piece of paper. We are either all Americans, or we are assorted New Yorkers, Californians, Texans, etc. And it is time, perhaps for us to make that ultimate decision and either strengthen the Union or dissolve it.