Much has been said about the ever-increasing oppressiveness of government. Some have compared it to the revolutionary era, when brave men made brave decisions about the oppression they faced. Many died, and out of that rebellion was birthed a nation, conceived in liberty. These people believe that a new rebellion may soon come.
Others have said that the laws of this nation must be obeyed, because we are a nation of laws. The government is in authority over us and we need to submit to that authority. Any talk of civil disobedience is repugnant to them.
Let me ask this. Who is it that is actually rebelling? Our Constitution is the highest law of the land. This document creates, defines, and limits government. That is its sole purpose. If anyone violates the Constitution, and does it regularly and with impunity, are they not rebels? You know, like congress, the courts, and the president?
Rebellion. The rebel is not the one who believes in and adheres to the Constitution. The
rebel is the one who disregards it and negates it. The rebel is the one who explains away the clear language of our founding document and substitutes their own pop culture rationalizations.
Might we reasonably determine that much of the
federal government is in rebellion when they refuse to support and defend the
tenets of the very document that gives them their authority?
Our response? I think the TEA party has it right. Support candidates who will defend and obey the Constitution as written, hold representatives' feet to the fire when they are in office, and vote them out if they violate their oath of office.
I hope there will never come a day when government inters dissenters. I hope that Christians will never have to choose between jail and their faith. I hope that defenders of the Constitution will never be branded as traitors for failing to toe the political line.
But, we will see.
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