I use to think the constitution was written and designed to fail the poor or the minority. Because of the rich land owners and influential people that put it together. Even when it came up in conversations in the hood you would always hear "It wasn't written for us" and i would agree because at the time it wasn't written for us (the minority/indigenous people). So i always thought it was useless to me.. And what i'm about to say will upset some people that feel strongly about opposing the constitution based on how the indigenous people of this land was almost wiped out! And I'm the first to relate but i don't have the indigenous constitution, rights or laws on my side because I'm not a so-called Native American. So i started to look for something that can i can use against the government and it lead me to the constitution . And maybe at the time we was not part of that statement.. "We The People" but
Today as a people who are now living and adding to this society need to claim our title as the people of this country! To me, it's a slave mind state to think the constitution cant help you.. especially if that's all we got to somewhat defend ourselves and expose our government.. we need to get off this victim mentality that was instilled in us for this propose! The constitution is the only thing we can hang over the federal governments head and use as a tool
"legally" in the court system to stop them from taking away our state sovereignty and rights. But we keep taking away its power cause of our lack of understanding, information or on the fact that most people don't know whats in the constitution. And that's why our government is not afraid of the constitution and keeps over stepping its boundaries passing Bills and Laws without the people and even sometimes the legislative knowledge!! We need to give it value again.
The constitution is a list of what the government "Can't" do not a list of what the people cant do! That's why the constitution was made by the people keep our government in check! Because at the time, they say when the constitution was written America came out from under the control and rule of a monarch and didn't want another centralized government or army. And whether if that's true or not we should have that same attitude or desires to have full control over our lives. I know not everything in the constitution is written to protect us but that don't mean you cut it out completely... you focus on the parts that can do something for us or at least show how corrupt our government is!
Our 1st amendments is the "freedom of religion,speech, press and the right of the people to peacefully assemble". And we know that our 1st amendment is being violated by censorship and Hate Speech/Hate crime Legislation and now with the internet license bill they are trying to pass. Where you will have to get a license to get a blog site!!! Our 2nd amendment is "the right of the people to keep and bear Arms and shall not be infringed". Giving the people the right to be the last stand against a oppressive government and defend there property and state. . And the first part of the 1st amendment is to have "a well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State"! Americas founding fathers apposed a standing army because that's how it was in Britain. Which America didn't want a part of. They only wanted a navy for defending our waters with local state militia's (the people) to defend our state borders not soldiers! That's why they always make militia's sound bad or associate them with a terrorist group in the media! So you wont join one! And they want to take all our guns away with every gun Bill or treaty that's passed!
In the 9th and 10th Amendment. It will tell you each state retains its sovereignty, freedom, and independence, and every power, jurisdiction, and right. So that means congress don't have the power to do health care, energy, education, money, police or even the resent bailouts or control everything that it does in our 52 states!! It goes against the constitution!!
Now we (the minority) were not there when they wrote the constitution nor were they thinking about us. But because we live in America this is relevant to us now and it can be used by us! To Fight fire with fire! Look at it like this.. "We The People" gave birth to our government, we are the masters of government and they are the subjects of the people!! "We The People" established these rights, not the public "officials" or the judges.. etc No! "We The People" did! So we are the authority, the law givers based the constitution. Even in the Declaration Of Independents tells the role of our government to "secure our rights of life, liberty and the peruse of happiness and are instituted among men". So if our government is not securing those right, its the duty and the right of people to remove such government and establish a new one!
Basically we need to pimp the system like they pimp us...
Peace..
