Why should we study constitution?

Question

long answers will be appreciated.

Answer 1

America became the great country that it is because of its Constitution.

Individual liberty and privacy, are the deadly enemies of tyrants.

Notice, carefully, that as our politicians find ways around this wonderful document, America becomes just another mediocre country.

Eventually --once the good ole boys in our government finally find ways to COMPLETELY void our constitution-- we will be just another group of people living in an oppressive, tyrannical, police-state.

Liberty and privacy are kept alive by the Constitution.

When you find someone making excuses for weakening the Constitution, you need to keep an eye on them.

They are the enemy.  The TRUE enemy.

"When fascism comes to America, it will be wrapped in a flag and carrying a cross."  --Sinclair Lewis

"This and no other is the root from which a tyrant springs; when he first appears he is a protector." -- Plato

"If Tyranny and Oppression come to this land, it will be in the guise of fighting a foreign enemy."  --James Madison

"Our government has kept us in a perpetual state of fear kept us in a continuous stampede of patriotic fervor with the cry of grave national emergency. Always there has been some terrible evil at home or some monstrous foreign power that was going to gobble us up if we did not blindly rally behind it."

-- General Douglas Macarthur

Answer 2

History Repeats Itself

Sometimes the best rules are the old ones.

Answer 3

So at least somepeople will know it when its text is outlawed or deemed a terrorist document.

Answer 4

Because our Constitution has a very unique principles/laws that no other country has thought of before. We are talking about having a weaker federalized constitutional government, while leaving the freedom to the people, individual liberty, free market, gold/silver only as money(it says so on the Const.), and a wise foreign policy, only peace, friendship, trade with all nations;entangle alliances with none. It separates checks and balances, keeping federal power low, stronger state/local votes and rights. It was founded to be a republic (not democracy, our Founders did NOT want a democracy at all). And, it wanted a government that was willing to be a servant to the people, give less taxation, and nothing esle, to only uphold and defend the Constitution. Now, and sadly the government expanded, big and secretive, has corporations, bankers, lobbyists, and paid politicians to pass and give greater control the elite, not the People. Good question.

Answer 5

Because pretty soon it's just going to be a thing of the past.

Answer 6

We study the constitution in order to learn about how we've become the great nation we are today. The constitution is the base or backbone of this country set forth by really smart and thoughtful men who looked towards the future and set laws to make this country what it is. The constitution is important bc we need to know where we came from in order to keep our country great and fair.

Answer 7

I assume you mean 'The Constitution of The United States of America', right?

It is because it, along with the Deceleration of Independence, are the bedrock charter documents of our country.  They are the foundation of all of our laws, the guarantor of all the rights we hold sacred, and the blueprint of how our Federal government is to function.

In short; they are the bible of what it means to be an American.

Suppose a police officer (or several of them) comes to your door, and wants to search your house.  He has no warrant, he just wants to come in and look around.  Without knowing that the fourth amendment in the bill of rights states very specifically that he is NOT allowed to do this, and that you have every right to refuse his entry, you might just roll over and let him.  Achtung!  Your papers, please?

States each also have their own individual constitutions, and I would suggest reading yours.  They may not restrict any rights guaranteed in the US constitution, but they are full of specific laws and practices for your individual state.

The Constitution can be a little dry in a lot of places, but it's important to understand it; especially the bill of rights.  The Declaration is a much more fun & interesting read.. especially when you consider that the men who signed it knew full well that by doing so, they were likely going to be hanged for it.  These men had stones...  not like most of our 'leaders' today.

And to all those who will tell you that it's just a dusty, antiquated bit of history?  Please, don't vote.. you're not qualified.

Libertarians Bob Barr / Wayne Root '08!