A Government of Laws, Not of Men

Right now, U.S. news is full of dire predictions for America. Some pundits say our form of government faces an existential crisis. Some say democracy itself is nearing extinction. Some warn we are on the verge of another civil war — the one in the 1860’s remains the bloodiest conflict in U.S. history as more than 600,000 Americans were killed by other Americans. Is that what we truly believe is about to happen? My assessment of the current situation could not be more different. I believe the U.S. Constitution is working overtime as the best bulwark against tyranny ever designed. It was made for this moment. It helped free us from the hereditary monarchy of Great Britain, and it has kept us from having a dictatorship in the United States for more than 200 years. Can we all agree as Americans, regardless of political party, that we love our Constitution? And love it or not, do we even remember what it says? Be honest, when was the last time you read the U.S. Constitution? Just looking up the exact wording of the 1st or the 2nd Amendment to try and settle a Thanksgiving debate doesn’t count. There is so much more to the single most important document ever written. It doesn’t take long to read it. It only contains 7,591 words including all 27 amendments. This makes it one of the shortest written constitutions of any major government in the world and I believe it is the best. To put it in perspective, George Orwell’s “Animal Farm” is around 30,000 words, so the U.S. Constitution is about a quarter of the length of that novella. <a href="https://nateboaz.medium.com/a-government-of-laws-not-of-men-24831615929b">Visit Now</a>