That’s Right Nate

Well, my apologies for being so slow to post, but I usually use Firefox and Word Press has not been working with Firefox lately.  I just tried Internet Explorer as a lark.  I really don’t like it at all, but it’ll work for posting.  Tomorrow, Glenn Beck will be trying to take back the Civil Rights movemement for the people who started it–The Mormons.    I was actually inspired to write a song about the rally in DC which I will be attending.  The song is based on the song Chicago by Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young.  If a karaoke version of the song was available, I would have even recorded it for you.

Please Come to DC

So your brother’s bound and gagged

And they’ve made him get health care

Won’t you please come to DC just like King

In a land that’s known as Freedom

How can such a thing be fair

Won’t you please follow Glenn Beck for the help that he can bring

You should buy more gold

The world may just explode

Goldline – Is our Sponsor

Politicians sit yourselves down

There’s a microphone for you here

Won’t you please come to DC for a ride

Don’t take the green or yellow line

‘Cause you’ll find black people there

Won’t you please come to DC so your grandma doesn’t die

 {Refrain}

You should buy more gold

The world may just explode

Get buying – if you believe in justice

Get buying – and if you believe in freedom

Get buying – let a man live his own life

Get buying – rules and regulations

Who needs them, open up the door

 Wealthy people must be free

I hope the day comes soon

Won’t you please come to DC, show your face

From the bottom of the ocean

To the mountains of the moon

Won’t you please come to DC, and meet others of your race

 {Refrain}

 We can buy more gold (4x)

Traditional family values are the bedrock of our Constitution

I saw a great article on another blog recently which quoted quite heavily from a law professor by the name of Richard Wilkins who in April 2004 had his opinion on the subject featured on the National Center for Constitutional Studies website. In truth his brilliant reasoning behind creating a Constitutional Amendment against gay marriage works for most of the great issues of the day. Richard Wilkins is a Professor at BYU and like many Mormons he is very concerned about the sanctity of marriage. He is the founder of www.defendmarriage.org

Wilkins says, “An amendment on marriage will go a long way toward restoring constitutional order. An amendment on marriage will not do everything that should be done to instill a proper respect for the Constitution. But it will do at least two vital things. An amendment will restore the crucial understanding that our government operates under a written Constitution. And, by forcibly demonstrating to the judges that they have gone much too far in “interpreting” the Constitution.”

One of the most time tested ways of protecting things is disguise. Whether we’re talking about the Witness Protection Program, burglars wearing masks, or the hollowed out rock I keep a key to my front door in, the art of disguise keeps things safe. We can do the same thing for our Constitution. By making it something that would be unrecognizable to the founders of this country who went out of their way to create a limited government that stays out of people’s private lives we can make sure that the Constitution is safe. How can we better make sure that judges adhere to the original meaning of the Constitution and stop legislating than be legislating to change the meaning of the Constitution.

Wilkins goes on to explain that, “A constitutional amendment will restore the proper balance of power between the judiciary and the representative branches of government.” I really can’t argue his logic here. A ban on gay marriage will restore balance to our government that has been lacking by making the courts less powerful. On the other hand, as Republicans we might want to selfishly wait until we have control of one of the other branches of government.

We are very fortunate to live in a country where we have a large Mormon population. The Mormons have long been strong proponents of traditional family values and traditional marriage. Its about time the rest of us helped them out.