When discussing the issues of our day with politicians, pundits, and political science professors alike let us remember that when we render them speechless by asking them where the constitution gives the federal government the authority to do this or that liberty threatening action, that the conversation has only just begun. Immediately they will try to portray us as “ideologues” or ironically enough, “extremists”. We must move forward with practical, pragmatic and understandable solutions. We must no longer accept rejection or seating on the fringes. We have the solutions and the moral high ground so let us be bold with our statements, honorable in our commitment to individual liberty, and thorough in our explanation of how to reclaim a just, peaceful, and productive society. I am tired of the elitism, double talk and illogical thinking that have taken over popular political discussions and now subsequently spew from the mouths of engaged citizens at the local level. We must certainly hold everyone to the constitution but it must not stop there. We know that the lack of adherence to the constitution is synonymous to ignoring individual rights and ultimately the decline of society so we must prove the real life, present day benefits of upholding a document written hundreds of years ago.
