Thursday, July 2, 2009

America 101

Having survived a tour of duty in Vietnam and being exposed to a culture with very different standards of living helps me to appreciate just how fortunate I am to be part of the greatest country on the face of the earth.

Our founding fathers would likely be shamefully embarrassed to witness the kind of dictation we receive from government today. So, how do We the People begin to rid ourselves of this shame? A good start would be to elect public servants who place their allegiance to the Constitution higher than to party politics or self. We have allowed ourselves to be far too complacent for nearly two centuries and so it is unreasonable to think we will correct this overnight. However, when we consider the options, it leaves little doubt that We the People need to put forth an effort to return to a Constitutional form of government! Replace the corrupt ones! Replace the greedy ones! Replace the deceptive ones!

In the first version of his videotape, America's Godly Heritage, David Barton makes reference to two University of Houston researchers who studied the most frequently cited authors in the writings of the founding fathers. According to Barton, these researchers concluded that 94% of all the citations found in these writings were either to the Bible, or to authors who based their conclusions on the Bible. This, he concludes, demonstrates the profound influence of the Bible on the Constitution.

Inspite of the issues we face, America is still the best country on the face of the earth.

Enjoy a safe 4th of July!!

2 comments:

  1. just read your blog and found it really interesting. yes governments have been corrupt for far too long and it does need to change. i am from england and it is the same here the people are sick of the government and there ways. i have written a blog and think it may interest you to see how our "so called" british government operates.
    www.itstimetorise.blogspot.com

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