Celebrating Constitution Day, 2017

By Douglas V. Gibbs
Author, Speaker, Instructor, Radio Host

It's the first time in over eight years we've been able to celebrate Constitution Day under a President that does not hate the Constitution, or its original intent.  Barack Obama understands the Constitution, but hates it, as does his Democrat Party colleagues, and many of the members of the Grand Ol' Party. 

The U.S. Constitution was signed September 17, 1787. Constitution Day commemorates that tremendous day. Today is Constitution Day. The importance of celebrating the anniversary of the signing of the Constitution is tremendous, for we are not just observing an anniversary of the signing of a document, but we are recognizing the creation of the greatest political system ever conceived.

The Constitution of the United States was designed to stand the test of time, and it has indeed endured over two centuries. For many, it is considered the greatest document every conceived, and it is held in high esteem for nearly all Americans. But the appreciation of the U.S. Constitution does not stop there. The U.S. Constitution is also an object of admiration by peoples around the world.

In 1824, Mexico actually created their own constitution that was largely based on ours.  Dictator Santa Anna, however, hated it, and slaughtered Mexicans standing up for the 1824 Mexican constitution, drawing the United States into the conflict which resulted in the Mexican-American War, which was a war of liberation for the territories in what is today the southwestern United States - a region that invited American troops because they wanted to be separated from Santa Anna's bloody vision of Mexico's future.

A campaign against the American Constitution began even before the conflict to save Mexico's territories from tyranny, but the attacks against the U.S. Constitution began internally, largely through judicial activism originally led by John Marshall.  Liberal theorists and activist judges have created an environment where the very foundations of this nation have been seriously undermined, and are in grave danger. This nation's core principles have been denigrated, and the Constitution has twisted through their anti-originalism interpretation so as the bend and mold he Constitution into their Marxist leftist agenda, regardless of the original intent of the document.

Thanks to the rise of movements like the Tea Party, and the Trump campaign, America's desire to become more informed as a result of the destruction of the system by the liberal democrats is on the rise.  For many Americans, their interest emerged during the Obama Presidency, because in their gut they knew their liberty was at risk.  Americans have especially realized that the liberal agenda is dead opposite to the system created by the founders in the U.S. Constitution since the election of Donald J. Trump as President of the United States.

The violent hate for the Constitution by the liberal left is becoming more and more apparent with each passing day.

This makes September 17th a very important day to many Americans. Suddenly, it isn't just another day, but an important observation of the day that the greatest governing document ever created was signed.

We the People are what the Constitution is all about. The document limits the authority of the federal government so as to protect the people from tyranny. The more of us that understand this, and demand a return to the Constitution, the greater the chance we will reach a point where the Trump President represents a tipping point along the long journey back to liberty.

The Constitution has endured for over 200 years, and its enduring integrity cannot be taken for granted. We must be educated regarding the Constitution's principles, and we must fight to preserve the Constitution, for our nation's future depends on it.

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