OUR CONSTITUTION NEEDS RE-WRITING
by Kermit C. Moss
Mercy me, sakes alive, and carrot coffee! Our constitution is old, very old, and in need of a complete revision. Thomas Jefferson, the composer of it, and one of the wisest men of his time, thought that it should be re-written about every 20 years. But it was adopted in 1776, 235 years ago, and we have amended it several times, but never have we re-written it!
A case in point is the present gridlock over raising the federal debt limit. Under these circumstances the President, our duly elected administrator, should have the authority to settle it. Now it appears that the Supreme Court is a part of the national gridlock! We should consider changing their term from a lifetime to 4 or 5 years. Then there is the matter of the lobbyists, who now are pretty much running the government. We should get them out of there, and let those elected to do so perform their job! Also, there is the case of big corporations being accorded the legal position of a person, and being permitted to put unlimited amounts of money into political campaigns.
The details of the gridlock are important. A recent Rasmussen poll showed 34.7% Democrats and 34.3% Republicans, leaving 31.0% independents. These independents are not a political party and thus have no platform. They are generally just against whichever party is in power at election time.
It is time for some major changes.
Kermit C. Moss
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July 23, 2011
