Happy Constitution Day

Today we celebrate the signing of a document I truly love and cherish--the US Constitution. Though it is far from perfect, our Constitution has brought the quest for human freedom leap and bounds ahead of where it was when adopted. For that I am grateful.

Sadly, our Constitution is continually disregarded and infringed upon. So let's be vigilant and fight to restore constitutional government in this country as we pursue liberty and limited government. 

Now for a little Constitution Day wisdom...

"Do not separate text from historical background. If you do, you will have perverted and subverted the Constitution, which can only end in a distorted, bastardized form of illegitimate government."
-- James Madison 

"In matters of Power, let no more be heard of confidence in men, but bind him down from mischief by the chains of the Constitution."
-- Thomas Jefferson  

"The Constitution is not an instrument for the government to restrain the people, it is an instrument for the people to restrain the government -- lest it come to dominate our lives and interests."
-- Patrick Henry

"The Constitution is a written instrument. As such, its meaning does not alter. That which it meant when it was adopted, it means now."
-- South Carolina v. United States, 199 U.S. 437, 448 (1905) 

When in the Course of Human Events...

Enjoy, learn, and apply the widom from the video below on this day we celebrate our stand against tyranny.

Tea Party Speech

For any interested in my speech from yesterday's local Tax Day Tea Party. Here it is.

Happy Birthday Thomas Jefferson!

On this day in 1743 my hero, Thomas Jefferson, was born. Jefferson's contribution to the cause of liberty is one of the greatest of all time. Author of our Declaration of Independence, our third president, and our greatest Founding Father, Jefferson holds a place near to my heart. As a Jeffersonian, I draw my inspiration from this man. He was deeply flawed, and he did not always govern in the best way possible. But Tom Jefferson is to me an ultimate source of wisdom.

Here's to you Mr. Jefferson!

Give me Liberty, or Give me Death!

On this day in 1775 Patrick Henry gave his famed "Give me Liberty, or Give me Death!" speech before the Virginia House of Burgesses, urging action against the tyranny of the British. Its words have long been an inspiration to me, and its conclusion is something we all must ponder: Are you willing to live a slave or die free? As for me, "Give me liberty, or give me death!"

Listen to the words of Henry's famous speech and evaluate yourself.