My New Political Direction

The last thirty years of my life, I have always voted in the American Presidential elections based on one issue. The moral issue of abortion. Trying to understand American politics was always frustrating, and confusing. It just seemed so massive it could not be understood. Politicians always seem to say what is needed to get re-elected. Talking politics with others only raised ire among my friends along with disgust in the politicians as well as government itself. What my friends would consistently say is that our government robs us of our livelihood, promotes laziness with government handouts (IE our tax dollars) and meddles to much in our lives with more and more stricter laws that denies us our freedoms that were secured by the Bill of Rights.

I began to get the impression that many people believe that our Government is taking advantaged of hard working industrious American and encouraging dependence on the Federal Government by those who would rather not be so industrious. In all reality, what I was seeing were Americans that never were grounded in a clear understaning of our Constitution.

It was the 2008 election that caused me to break from the major party that I had supported for thirty years, and place my support ionstead with the Constitution Party. Not only did they firmly endorse my stance on the moral issues that I voted by (which neither of the two major party's would) but they believe that America should give up the "Big Government" philosophy and return to the basics of the constitution. This document, if followed as the founders of this country intended, will solve our problems, and give us the freedom that Americans yearn for today that are slowly being taken from us through socialism and fascism ideas.

I have embarked on learning the constitution of the United States, along with the mindset of the founders way of thinking when they produced this document. I believe that the Constitution is being neglected and violated through erroneous interpretation and legislation. All I would like to see is this country hold fast to the document that has produced one of the most remarkable countries in the world. I also believe that if we allow ourselves to view the constitution as mere "guidelines" we are doomed to fall into the same entrapment's that has caused many great civilizations to fall.

The Constitution Party has stirred within me a new interest in this document, and has encouraged me to learn how to use it when reading legislation. Then to educate others and to vote for candidates who have demonstrated that they can uphold it's principles.

Through this blog, I hope to detail my journey through my Constitutional education.