For those of you who weren’t paying attention back in high school Civics class — which would seem to include the entire current administration, half of the U.S. Congress (both houses), and a few members of the Supreme Court — this is the Constitution of the United States of America:

Note that it begins, “We the People . . .”

I know you’ve heard of it, because We the People keep bringing it up in our news articles, social media posts, and YouTube broadcasts. But have any of you actually read it?

Since 1789, it has been the supreme law — and the guiding principle — of this great country. It provides that the government’s power derives from We the People, and specifies limits to that power. It divides the government into three separate branches — Executive, Legislative and Judicial. And it calls for a system of checks and balances to prevent any of those branches from abusing its authority.

And as the country grew, a total of 27 amendments were added as required to keep current with the changing times. The first 10 of those amendments — adopted in 1791, just two years after the original document — are known as the Bill of Rights. Those are the rights of We the People — not you, the officials elected by We the People.

Have you forgotten that We the People elected you to protect those precious rights of ours? To protect this country from its enemies . . . not to cater to them, emulate them, or join with them? To serve us . . . not to subject us to your most maniacal whims?

You must have. Because over the past couple of months, it has become obvious that the very existence of that precious document has been — not merely overlooked — but intentionally, repeatedly contravened. And that is simply unacceptable.

So I am bringing it back into the daylight, sticking it under your noses, and demanding that you acknowledge it . . . read it . . . and obey it.

Because We the People will not settle for less.

Just sayin’ . . .

Brendochka
3/30/25