I feel that our nation was formed by some very brilliant people. These people had suffered in jobs where they were nothing more than slave labor, working for the Gentry. Their plan was to form a nation with equal opportunity for all, and religious freedom. In England, where many of them were from, Catholic was the main faith, and if you were not Catholic there were repercussion on your standing in society. So these people, some Christian, some other faiths, and some without any faith at all, attempted to form a government that would be just and fair for all. The idea of FAIR was an American concept and actually taught by parents for decades. You never got a larger share of a drink or desert as a child in our parents attempt to be fair, the American way.
Our forefathers also had large enough brains to foresee some of the future and knowing that our people needed to be educated, they needed to be the best and the brightest in the world if we were to be a great nation and number one in the world. They gave us free education knowing that the brightest mind is not always born in the mansion, but could be living in a ditch. They knew that education would drive the future, and providing it for free gave everyone a good chance in helping build a great nation.
I find the interesting part of all of this is that those who formed our government and moved it forward to help all Americans were mostly upper class people. However as time went along many poor children grew into great statesmen. All of these people knew the importance of including everyone in the RICHES of our nation in order to avoid public revolt, to build a strong nation, and to be a safe nation.
We as a nation have had our trials and tribulations. The Wild West bought some sorts of Free birds that were lawless, but we turned it around with law and order and conquered the west! The civil war was another era that we grew thru as a nation realizing finally that having slaves simply does not give equal rights. At one point our country said “enough” with the sale of junk that did not work and gave us rights as consumers and punitive damages to those who would sell us snake oil. I prefer to know I am really paying for a toaster that works instead of getting it home and finding out it does not and then not having any recourse against the seller, how about you?
As for the constitution being a living document I have no doubt that it is and was from the very beginning. The first amendment was introduced in 1789 and accept in 1791 and it is a part of the bill of rights for well, let me just post it: Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances. I like the 2nd amendment too, the right to bear arms, again I think our forefathers knew that we may need to draw them against an enemy and that enemy could be right here in our own nation. So, should we toss out the bill of rights then as it is not part of the constitution during its making? Even the church has changed its interruptions of the bible over time to meet society’s needs, and we expect government not to?
Today, again we are facing a huge threat to our nation. Is it the Middle East, or China or Russia? Well, yes partly, but more so ourselves. We are so ingrained in party-line government that does not work neither party is represents the best interests of the American people any longer that all we do is bicker. We listen to people who rant against our neighbors, our family, and the people we work with or sit next to in church as if they are the ENEMY…. And it is all being done for MONEY. We are again preparing for a civil war or class war this time in our nation against each other, maybe against right and left? I seriously would be afraid to support the left in some of the southern states I have lived in, but back in the 50-60’s they were democratic states. They moved to the right because of the civil rights law passed to protect people of another race??? Geesh… How patriotic? Can we not all work together to build what our ancestors wanted?
Henry Ford in the beginning was a horrible employer. He treated his people almost like slaves. In fact in the Wild West Rockefeller was in mining and the Pinkertons actually came out to protect his interest against any labor movement. The shot down a whole tent camp full of men, women and children from the mine in the night and got away with it. Labor laws do protect us, and I would say that Henry Ford actually found out that working with labor by increasing their wages and letting them have enough to buy his products increased his profit margins. Today, people could learn from that lesson and from history in general.
Our forefathers also had large enough brains to foresee some of the future and knowing that our people needed to be educated, they needed to be the best and the brightest in the world if we were to be a great nation and number one in the world. They gave us free education knowing that the brightest mind is not always born in the mansion, but could be living in a ditch. They knew that education would drive the future, and providing it for free gave everyone a good chance in helping build a great nation.
I find the interesting part of all of this is that those who formed our government and moved it forward to help all Americans were mostly upper class people. However as time went along many poor children grew into great statesmen. All of these people knew the importance of including everyone in the RICHES of our nation in order to avoid public revolt, to build a strong nation, and to be a safe nation.
We as a nation have had our trials and tribulations. The Wild West bought some sorts of Free birds that were lawless, but we turned it around with law and order and conquered the west! The civil war was another era that we grew thru as a nation realizing finally that having slaves simply does not give equal rights. At one point our country said “enough” with the sale of junk that did not work and gave us rights as consumers and punitive damages to those who would sell us snake oil. I prefer to know I am really paying for a toaster that works instead of getting it home and finding out it does not and then not having any recourse against the seller, how about you?
As for the constitution being a living document I have no doubt that it is and was from the very beginning. The first amendment was introduced in 1789 and accept in 1791 and it is a part of the bill of rights for well, let me just post it: Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances. I like the 2nd amendment too, the right to bear arms, again I think our forefathers knew that we may need to draw them against an enemy and that enemy could be right here in our own nation. So, should we toss out the bill of rights then as it is not part of the constitution during its making? Even the church has changed its interruptions of the bible over time to meet society’s needs, and we expect government not to?
Today, again we are facing a huge threat to our nation. Is it the Middle East, or China or Russia? Well, yes partly, but more so ourselves. We are so ingrained in party-line government that does not work neither party is represents the best interests of the American people any longer that all we do is bicker. We listen to people who rant against our neighbors, our family, and the people we work with or sit next to in church as if they are the ENEMY…. And it is all being done for MONEY. We are again preparing for a civil war or class war this time in our nation against each other, maybe against right and left? I seriously would be afraid to support the left in some of the southern states I have lived in, but back in the 50-60’s they were democratic states. They moved to the right because of the civil rights law passed to protect people of another race??? Geesh… How patriotic? Can we not all work together to build what our ancestors wanted?
Henry Ford in the beginning was a horrible employer. He treated his people almost like slaves. In fact in the Wild West Rockefeller was in mining and the Pinkertons actually came out to protect his interest against any labor movement. The shot down a whole tent camp full of men, women and children from the mine in the night and got away with it. Labor laws do protect us, and I would say that Henry Ford actually found out that working with labor by increasing their wages and letting them have enough to buy his products increased his profit margins. Today, people could learn from that lesson and from history in general.
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