I was thinking about the constitution today, while I was sitting on the toilet. (no shit!) Anyway, some ideas came to me about the constitution, and "arguments" that my dad said "I would gladly give up the 4th amendment in order to be safe."
WE THE PEOPLE give the constitution its weight, and its meaning. The constitution, by starting off with those words, is revolutionary. And yet...who are those people? I believe that people like my dad are in fact in the majority in this country. I mean, look at who was elected, if you want any more proof of that?
I also believe that these people are Unamerican.
These "people" are tearing down the constitution, bit by bit. Given they don't give a crap when the bill of rights is violated - as long as they are "safe," (and of course, whether they are safer is rather questionable, to put it mildly!) then why not live in China? I am serious. At least in China, you KNOW your emails may be read, and the internet is blocked. Given that is what they are claiming they want, why NOT move to that country? I mean, these "people" are always saying "If you don't like it...LEAVE!" Well...they are the ones twisting the original intent and meaning of the constitution. If they hate America so much, why don't THEY leave?
In fact, I love America. I love the flag, and I love what it stands for. I hate these so-called "people" in the White House, and I am disgusted with my father, who actually believes that it's worth it to give up a pound of liberty for an ounce of safety, when that ounce of safety is only an illusion, anyway!
Let's extend his "argument" to where it really belongs. If he is so terrified for his safety, then shouldn't he also be terrified of murderers, drug dealers, rapists, thieves, swindlers, arsonists, larsonists, extornionists, etc? I mean, logically, those people also infringe upon his safety. It's not just terrorists who are out there committing crimes! There's a whole host of criminals in this country! So...logically, if he is so willing to give up his freedom in exchange for temporary (and fake) safety, then why not give up freedom to protect against those crimes as well? I mean...there's simply no logic behind giving up freedom ONLY to go after terrorists, if you are that fearful for your safety. So what does that mean? Buh-bye 4th, 5th, and 6th amendments. Buh-bye 1st amendment. (freedom of expression) So long, it was nice knowing ya!
So what is a world like without the Bill of Rights, or anything even similar to that? Oh, that's right...CHINA! But besides that, these "people" claim to be extra patriotic. As an example, my dad has an American flag on the front porch of the house. These people feel they're doing their duty for this country by slapping a yellow ribbon on their SUVs and saying they support the troops. But let's look at what it really means to be American. The founders of this country...they specifically rebelled against King GEORGE, at least in part, because of the following reasons...
- The issuance of general warrants - That's what my dad and Dubya n' friends want to institute again! (except without even the pesky business of getting warrants)
- Restrictions on freedom of speech and religion - Yup - Dubya n' friends want to restrict that!
- No due process at trials - See above
- Taxation without representation - I am taxed up the wazoo and my views are completely ignored!
WOWSERS! So all of the things that Dumby n' friends want...they go against the very foundation of this country! In fact, they very clearly oppose the constitution itself!
So what does that mean? It means that Dubya n' friends, while waving their flag around, are in fact UNAMERICAN. We need to change the national dialogue. That is what I call anyone who stands for what Dubya stands for. UNAMERICAN.