Will The Constitution Survive 2008?

We are in an era where we are constantly seeing our protective civil laws being obliterated. As imperfect and treacherous as the founding of this country was, there has always been hope lying in the words of our founding documents. The hope has been that one day we would live up to the ideals written in some of our original laws. How can we make a valiant attempt of achieving this goal, when the basic liberties that would protect us and encourage us to perform such a herculean task are being snatched away from us by the "people in power."

The human rights that were written into the Constitution are being steadily plucked off with the passage of bills like the Patriot Act and the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act Amendments Act of 2008.

Infringing on someone's human rights is equivalent to attempting to damage an individual's God-given rights.

There is power in the Constitution (With the exception of the “Three Fifths Compromise” travesty- but that's another blog post for another day). It is our legal protection as American citizens. Yet the supposed "leaders of American citizens," are the very ones who are killing off our protective shield in a sinister act of friendly fire.

It seems like the role that the Constitution was supposed to play on our world's stage has been preempted by a greedy grab for power that is detrimental to ALL (including the people who are provoking this demise of civil rights).

Here is a precise and informative overview of the intended function of the constitution: “Constitutional law doesn’t address relations among individuals the way property, contract, and tort law do. Instead, it defines the structure and function of the government and the relationships between the government and individual citizens. It also defines the relative powers of the national government and the state governments and prohibits the government from taking certain actions, such as those that infringe on freedom of religion. In defining the limiting government powers, constitutional law is superior to every other body of law. The Constitution proclaims itself to be “the supreme Law of the Land.” Any state or federal law on any topic- contracts, criminal punishment, election contributions, or public schools- that conflicts with the Constitution is invalid.” -From: Law 101 By: Jay M. Feinman