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Published Brownsville Herald June 20, 2011
In the television news shows and talk shows, we are faced with all kinds of discussion from the talking heads and those who seek to gain from government, advocating change in the rules that govern and guide us all. These rules, comprising the U.S. Constitution, have been changed rarely over the past 235 years, but still there have been changes that we felt were wrong and corrected. Some changes went comparatively easy, like the prohibition of alcoholic beverages, and some required violence like the abolition of slavery that nearly saw the end of the United States.
Our nation is now on the brink of destruction as a result of the rules our leaders have used to shape government to their own benefit.
They have legislated different understandings, then sought court interpretation when they didn’t work.
Occasionally judges’ interpretation of the Constitution has changed, and with it the rules under which we must live.
Throughout the United States people are unhappy with the government as it affects them and are looking to change the politicians in order to change the rules. They’re even examining the Constitution and the form of government it has brought. Is it fair on its surface or has it been misused? More »