Downfall Pt 11

Part 11

Article 6 of the Constitution is a short article but it contains plenty of meaning. It states,

"This Constitution, and the laws of the United States which shall be made in pursuance thereof; and all treaties made, or which shall be made, under the authority of the United States, shall be the supreme law of the land; and the judges in every state shall be bound thereby, anything in the Constitution or laws of any State to the contrary notwithstanding.

The Senators and Representatives before mentioned, and the members of the several state legislatures, and all executive and judicial officers, both of the United States and of the several states, shall be bound by oath or affirmation, to support this Constitution; but no religious test shall ever be required as a qualification to any office or public trust under the United States. "

The first sentence, 'This Constitution, and the laws of the United States which shall be made in pursuance thereof...shall be the supreme law of the land; and the judges in every state shall be bound thereby..." states that the Constitution is the supreme law of the land. If you want an analogy then think about it this way. You have the laws written by man and the laws given to us by God. Whose laws are more binding and should be followed? Of course in today's society you might conclude that mans laws are more binding, but man will not sit and judge you at the end of days, God will.

So the Constitution is supposed to be the last and final say in all legal matters concerning the operation and function of our government. If you boil things down, anyone who violates this law is a criminal. Any elected official who does not uphold their oath of office to uphold the Constitution is a criminal. See the final sentence of Article 6 in which, "The Senators and Representatives before mentioned, and the members of the several state legislatures, and all executive and judicial officers, both of the United States and of the several states, shall be bound by oath or affirmation, to support this Constitution..."

Anyone who is supposed to represent us, the people, takes an oath to uphold the Constitution, which includes all amendments. So any legislation, our court ruling which goes against what the Constitution says is invalid and it's author should be held criminally liable. Think about this when you see laws being passed which infringe upon your rights as guaranteed in the Bill of Rights.

These people were supposedly elected by you to serve you, to protect your rights, to do what is best for this country. Do you see that happening? If not, what have you done about it? That is the whole intent of this paper, to show you how little you care. If you don't care, you deserve what is happening to this country. I cannot sit by idly and let it happen though. It is just not my nature.

Finally, to end my coverage of the main body of the Constitution is Article 7. It says that the ratification of the conventions of nine states is enough to establish the document as law.

The founding fathers created a document that created a government in which the rights of the people were represented by the House of Representatives, the rights of the states were represented by members of the Senate, and the nation was protected by the executive branch. All three branches were to keep an eye on the other, so that no one branch became to powerful. The President could veto laws he thought wrong for our country. Laws could not go into effect unless passed by both houses of Congress, one representing the wishes of the people, the other representing the states. Then as a final check and balance the Supreme Court could rule on a law as in violation of the Constitution itself.

This system of government would function properly if the citizens kept informed, remained active in the process of selecting representatives, and removing them from office if they did not uphold the Constitution. All that has changed. The 17th Amendment took away the states rights, people got lazy and don't actively participate in the political process. Look what it has gotten us.

That concludes my discussion of the Constitution itself. Now I will go into the Bill of Rights, the first amendments that guarantee you certain unalienable rights. You will then begin to see how, slowly but surely, your rights are being taken from you.