The framers of our Constitution drafted it with one, and only one group in mind. And though few are aware of it, it was not written for branches of government, political officials, lawyers, career politicians, special interest groups and bureaucrats. Notwithstanding the opinions of scholars, teachers and the Needia (my term for media), the United States Constitution was written for the people, regular folks, you and me.
I know, it sounds corny, but there you have it. It wasn’t written for them, it was written for us. The Constitution doesn’t entrench political power in anyone other than the people.
The founders built our Constitution to act like a raincoat; you pick the size, the color, the design, the particular fabric employed yet in the end the Constitutional raincoat was created as a piece of foul weather gear. As the government rains down on the electorate, your outerwear shields you, wicking the unconstitutional away like water off a ducks back. The Constitution was designed to protect us from the storm.
I just finished a powerful book by the New York Times Best Selling author Thomas E. Woods, Jr. It’s one of those books you read and then immediately re-read to make sure you didn’t miss anything. Nullification: How To Resist Federal Tyranny in the 21st Century is such a book. It dramatically highlights why we all need to learn how to become political survival experts.
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The Growing Turf War Over Your Point of View
Have you noticed just how snotty, not to mention sanctimonious, the mainstream Needia has been of late? The ivory tower of established, mainstream journalism is under attack and they do not like it one bit. So, the major broadcast Face Plates go on camera bemoaning the Internet siege of their authority and of what they believe to be hallowed ground…their exclusive (although delusional) right to own your point of view. The networks have long believed they are called upon, uniquely, to give you your opinion.
Oh, oh. Someone is shaking the cage!
The turf war is full on.
I often hear the term “Wild West” used by many in the Needia to describe and attack the Internet and its bloggers who dare to challenge them. I don’t know about you, but I dig the free-range aspects of the blogosphere. Our country was built on the rough and tumble of our past.
Lately, the Face Plates have been crying about the anonymity of some bloggers. Truth be told, I am not a fan of bloggers using fake names. I figure if you are going to have an opinion, whether caustic or optimistic, you should own up to it, make it yours. If you’re going to make a stand, square your shoulders and put your signature on it. What we pen, we should be proud of.
That said, in the battle between bloggers and broadcast, I’m backing the bloggers.
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