There is a song, “Go Tell it On the Mountain” in which instructions are given to “go tell Aunt Rhode that the old grey goose is dead.”  A more modern version to the words is the title of this article, “go tell Aunt Nanny that the constitutional republic is dead.” It is suspected that few know that a constitutional republic is the type of government we are supposed to have and if they do, it seems not very many care that it is disappearing since the hue and cry now is to “go tell Aunt Nanny” to solve personal problems. One problem is that the politicians are all too eager to solve problems which are none of their business and based on that eagerness, it is reasonable to assume that they know the constitutional republic is in its dying throes, if not already dead. And the poobahs in Congress dating back to the FDR era are responsible for it by promoting the New Deal which ushered in the poison quill of dependence that is causing the death of a once great and proud nation.

Proud may be the one word that has had a hand in helping destroy the republic.  Proverbs 16:18 tells us Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall. (Definition: Haughtiness and pride imply self-confidence which produces carelessness, and hence a fall -- literally, "sliding.") Certainly we as a nation of people have been very careless with what we were given. The men who labored to bring this nation into existence believed in God and installed his principles into the Constitution to place limits on government in order to maximize freedom and liberty. Even those who weren’t believers saw the value in a stable set of principles and values that harmed no one.  Yet, over the years pride in being the most capable nation on earth began to erode the need for God, being replaced by a reliance on government programs instead of self reliance and initiative. As such, in the year 2008 we are experiencing the bitter fruits of government supplanting God with divisions of all kinds which can be called simply, “me first” and “what can the government do for me?”  

Then in Proverbs 16:25 we read, There is a way that seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death. While that verse refers to individuals who stray from God, the principle applies to a nation as well. We are witnessing the death of our nation through a sliding away from godly principles and it won’t change until the people turn back to the Constitution and God in daily affairs.

President Bush signed another death warrant on our freedom from government and the corresponding liberty that goes with a limited government. The energy bill outlaws incandescent light bulbs and the dim bulb Democrat Senator Harry Reid of Nevada said that such [a law] was a "proper congressional action." There isn’t any constitutional provision for such action which proves bluntly stated, “Reid is ignorant of the Constitution and is a stupid fascist fool aided and abetted by President Bush.” The bill also mandates fuel mileage for cars, diminishing freedom from government and another unconstitutional invasion on liberty.

An intrusion on liberty reared its ugly head in Colorado when at the behest of social services, a judge issued a warrant to seize a ten year old child because the father wouldn’t allow a paramedic to treat his son. A swat team broke into the house and took the boy at gun point. The whole sorry affair came about because the father refused to allow the government to intrude on his family. That type of intrusion by the heavy hand of government (social services and police) is becoming more and more common. Of course, it’s always for the children. Such conduct is in violation of the Fourth Amendment, but the Constitution is violated in all ways many more times than it is followed. If it were followed, then the cries to the government to act in ways it isn’t allowed would fall on deaf ears.  

Sadly, the problem isn’t getting solved since those in power want to direct our lives for our own good. In Sorting It Out, instead of demanding that the government bow to every personal whim, we need to Go Tell Aunt Nanny to take a well deserved long hike off of a short pier before our constitutional republic is beyond resuscitation.

© 01-07-2008 DEC

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