Thanx to the election we will hear the word “Constitution” more than any other time……the problem is most people that use the Constitution as a prop have little knowledge of what the entire document has to say….only the parts that pertain to their little rants…..few take the document in its entirety…..

I always like reading opinions on the Constitution……since there is NO one left alive that we can confer with on the actual meaning……opinions is all that is left.  The one thing that is certain is everybody’s opinion is valid…..we may not like what is said but until you can produce someone that was there………. then all are valid……I do however avoid those individuals that use the issue to go on some rant not substantiated by rational thought…basically those opinions are just blah, blah, blah….

I have given my thoughts on the 2nd amendment……..

Source: Why The 2nd? – In Saner Thought

I recently read a piece about the idea of a “standing army”……interesting and maybe my reader may find it so…..also…..

The U.S. Constitution can reasonably be seen as a massive tax and mercantilist trade-promotion program. However, there’s a third leg to this stool. It was a national-security program as well – almost a proto-PATRIOT Act. Indeed, these three elements formed an integrated project: it gave the new central government independent power to raise revenue by […]

Source: The Constitution and the Standing Army – Antiwar.com Original by — Antiwar.com

I think that too many Constitution wannabes take some of the wording too literal or out of context……and that shuts down any rational analysis and makes them an invalid opinion writer……