Defending the American Constitution
When I enlisted in the United States Army, I took the following oath:
I, _____, do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; and that I will obey the orders of the President of the United States and the orders of the officers appointed over me, according to regulations and the Uniform Code of Military Justice. So help me God.” (Title 10, US Code; Act of 5 May 1960 replacing the wording first adopted in 1789, with amendment effective 5 October 1962).
That oath did not become null and void when I was discharged from the Army.
The Constitution that I defend is not a constitution with amendments I dislike removed. It is the Constitution that is as amended the basis of the law of our land.
The right to free speech and the right of assembly were included from the very beginning. Any law that limits these two rights are unconstitutional and need to be challenged.
It is disgraceful that certain police departments have such a disregard for these fundamental rights. This is not a criticism of all police or all police departments. Many firmly believe, as I do, that these are fundamental rights and support the rights of the people.
This entire nation should be a free speech zone. Not just obscure isolated parks and alleys procured with a permit.
The right supports the constitution when it serves their agenda. How insincere.
Cops can and should be on the side of the American people. Let’s not drive them away….
Did you hear……..the protesters are being called thugs by radical lunatic right-wing talk radio! I say we have them shitting in their britches! CHECK THIS OUT…………..
Ben & Jerry’s fed 600 protesters ice cream at Occupy Wall Street’s home base in New York’s Zuccotti Park on Tuesday. The Vermont-based ice cream vendor is the first large company to have declared public support of the movement, expressing its “deepest admiration” for the protesters in a statement released last weekend via the company’s website.
The Constitution was written with provisions for an Amendment process. The Revolutionaries knew that no matter how good they made the Constitution, that over time, conditions would change, and the Constitution would need upgrades. As a matter of fact, one of the first things we did with Our government, once the Constitution had been ratified, was to add Ten Amendments, known as the Bill of Rights.
That’s right. We got ourselves a Constitution for Our government, and the first thing we did with it, was to give it an upgrade. We’ve given the Constitution a number of upgrades over the years since then, and we probably could use some more, because conditions and Society have changed.
Some people don’t like the Amendments to the Constitution, and want to get rid of them. If those people have PCs, perhaps they should run them on DOS without Windows…