Bryan Preston reminds us:
“On September 17, 1787 the Continental
Congress put the finishing touches on the legal framework that binds these
united sovereign states together. That charter creates and simultaneously
limits the federal government in its powers toward the states and the American
citizen. Drawing from the 1776 Declaration of Independence, the Constitution
enshrines our rights as having come from beyond the auspices of government, and
therefore inalienable.”
“Depending on
your perspective, the US Constitution is either the most significant product of
the Enlightenment and the most ingeniously designed body of laws in human
history, or it is a ‘charter of negative liberties’ that fails to enshrine ‘social
justice’ because it does not accomplish the redistribution of wealth.”
“That latter viewpoint is the
one held by President Barack Obama. He said so publicly in 2001, and
his recent actions make it plain that he still holds the US Constitution in low
regard.”
You can read
the rest of Bryan’s piece here.
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