Some Background
Some may wonder why I keep fixating on these invasions of our privacy, and the 798th anniversary of the signing of the Magna Carta is a good time to explain myself.
I believe in the principles laid down in the Magna Carta and the Constitution of the United States. I have sworn to uphold and defend the Constitution of the United States three times in my life, and I wasn’t kidding, I meant it.
The US flag is a military signaling device that is supposed to designate where US troops are located. Sorry, for me, that’s it, and some of my ancestors were the first to fight under that flag at the Battle of Oriskany.
The US government is the result of the choices made by political parties that are currently owned by moneyed interests and ratified by a minority of people willing to take the time to vote. At present only one in ten Americans think Congress can be trusted to do the right thing, that puts it at the bottom of the list among major institutions in this country, below even banks.
The real United States is the totality of the ideas expressed in the Constitution – it isn’t land or people, it is an ideal. When people mess with it, I intend to defend it. If something in the Constitution no longer works, there is a clear process to amend it, and it has been done 27 times, so people know how to do it when necessary. You don’t get a free pass from me to ignore the Constitution, no matter what your supposed reason.
The last two administrations have twisted laws into pretzels and classified everything in sight, to prevent a court decision on what they are doing. They know damn well it is unConstitutional, which is why they are resorting to secret laws. Fresh air and sunshine are the best ways of killing the mold that has overtaken the US government.
