Op-ed:
The 250 Countdown Begins
By: Diane Sori / The Patriot Factor /
Right Side Patriots / Right Side Patriots Radio
The article posted here is the authors opinion alone, and does not
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In his first inaugural address,
President George Washington referred to the having been set into
place a
”republican model of government” as an
“experiment
entrusted to the hands of the American people.”And as we are now just a year away from
said “experiment” reaching its 250th birthday...what is
and of itself a true triumph in this ever changing and ever so
volatile modern day world...it left me wondering not only why did we
succeed as a nation but how we did so, especially when other
nations with good intentions have failed. And I do not mean solely in
the context of the individual freedoms our Constitution affords“We
the People,” but in the larger context of how long will we
remain as a nation when now coming into play is America's own special
brand of “enemies within”...“enemies” hell bent on
bringing our beloved America to her knees sometimes, but not always,
minus the usual “shock and awe” tactics that have become
the calling card of America's “enemies from without.”
But first know that America...that the
United States...is far from the world's oldest nation as so many do mistakenly believe...as Egypt and China have us beat by literally
thousands of years. And while both those nations have risen and
fallen to yet rise again depending on the type of government in
charge during any set period of time, we alone remain as we were
founded, as in a
“Constitutional Republic” even though
misguided sorts erroneously call us and believe us to be a
“democracy,” the very
thing we are not...the very thing our “Founders and
Framers” never wanted nor
intended us to be. And while nations...while
countries...seem to exist according to a generalized historical time
frame regarding what is deemed to be the
“organization” of
said country...know that Egypt as a country was united around
3150
B.C.E. by King Narmer (the title “pharaoh”
came later) and is historically accepted as the world's oldest
country; while China was “organized”
in 221 BCE with the establishment of the First Imperial
Dynasty...making our great nation a “newbie”
by comparison coming up on being but 250 years old or should I, in
this case, say 250 years “young.”Yet America...through
wars both foreign and domestic...is still here as founded, while
the two once great
“cradles of civilization”
have become but shadows of what was their once glorious past. In
fact, today's Egypt is now mired down in authoritarian tactics and
military rule, while at the same time claiming to be a Republic; while
today's China remains a communist
dictatorship. And calling China's
Xi Jingping “president” does make a mockery not only of
the position itself, but also of what is true presidential powers,
responsibilities, and duties.
So as we approach
America's 250 year birthday, I also wonder if our “Founders
and Framers” ever envisioned that we, as
a nation, would last as long as we have for they knew well that
giving birth to a nation was far from an easy task as more times than
not said birth is riddled with the blood of patriots lost. And while
some, including our first president, George Washington, had serious
doubts about the longevity of our nation as outlined, constructed,
and set to paper in the single “codified”
document known as the U.S. Constitution, Washington did hope that its
principles and guiding words would endure and stand the test of time.
And why so...simply because no rule of law then or to date...no other
government then or to date...has dared to include the very benchmark
words that are the founding principles of our free
nation...principles like “separation
of powers” along with “checks
and balance,” thus ensuring that not
only was our government “resilient” thanks to a strong national defense also being put into place, while also ensuring that the new nation now being forged was to be
a “just and fair nation”
where no one, not even the president, was above the rule of law.
And so it left me
wondering, especially in relation to our nation's upcoming milestone
birthday, exactly when and why did our Constitution start to become
the “enemy”
to some and but a burden to others...others trying to negate and
change the very words laid down by our “Founders
and Framers.” A
“good cop, bad cop” scenario
of sorts that really has no place in regards to our nation's highest
rule of law for we must honor those laws as written, and not define
them through personal interpretation of how we wished said laws had
been written. Legally updating the Constitution via amendments is
one thing, but trying to force personal interpretations on the sum of
“We the People”
is quite a destructive thing.
So
here let me put partisan politics aside and briefly state the reasons
why I personally believe the “United
States of America”
is not only the greatest nation the world has ever known, but remains
the most free of nations as well. And let me begin by saying that no single
nation has even come close to our collective overall economic
successes, our military successes (WWI and WWII comes quickly to
mind), and our technological successes (with the greatest success of
all, to date, being that we are the only nation to have landed men on
the moon and brought them safely back to Earth). Now couple that with
the fact that ever since John Hancock put his pen to Constitutional
paper we have been a role model to the world in regards to the
importance of “individual
liberties and freedoms”...rights
critical in concept to what was then our emerging nation as they are to us
today.But
why are “individual liberties and
freedoms”...as
in the laws put into place to protect citizens from government
overreach...paramount above almost all else to the success of any
given nation? It's simply because a nation's government and its
leaders that respects the individual rights of its citizens not only
helps to build unity, trust, stability, confidence, and a true sense of
patriotism amongst its populace, but gains respect on the world stage
as well.
And while our beloved America might not be perfect in some
respects...after all perfection in its own right tends to be but
individual supposition more times than not...we remain a leader in
“liberties and freedoms” unparalleled in its success by any nation both past and present. And
while some discontented sorts both here at home and abroad love to
point out America's flaws, both past and present, the difference
between the United States and other nations is that we have always shrived to correct our flaws not bend the will of the people to
accept what are proven to be wrongs. Name another nation that has “consistently”
since its inception corrected its wrongs without an
ulterior motive behind their doing so...bet you cannot.
So
yes, it's our individual “liberties,
freedoms, and fundamental rights”
afforded us by the Constitution that not only help to protect us “citizens”
from what could be government overreach, but is what makes our nation
great. And with our Constitutionally given right to “freedom
of speech, religion, and assembly,”
along with our right to “due
process,” the
cornerstone of who we are as both a nation and a people was laid,
while at the same time helping to establish the framework of what is
deemed to be America's “social
and societal order.”
And while no nation nor rule of law...including the historic “Magna
Carta”...even
comes close to
“freedom”
as defined in our Constitution...one of the greatest if not the
greatest document ever written...our “Founders
and Framers”
were wise enough to design the Constitution as a testament to both
“individual freedoms”
and the collective rule of all important “secular”...not
religious...law.
Remember,
our “Founders
and Framers,” many
of
whom were “deists,” including Thomas Jefferson who so wisely stated, "Erecting the 'wall of separation between church and state' is absolutely essential in a free society,” and George Washington who did state, “The United States of America should have a foundation free from the influence of clergy”....obviously
never intended our Constitution nor our nation to be a thesis on theocratic
based religious dogma and tenets. And this can be witnessed by the fact that
nowhere in the Constitution is one religion favored over another nor
did our “Founders
and Framers”
include the words “God,
Jesus, or Christianity”
anywhere within its text, thus becoming but supposition by some as to
these men's intent. Chosen instead was the word “Creator” which left it up to ones individual and personal belief, or lack thereof, as to its intent or meaning.
Simply,
our
Constitution is not a religious document nor must it ever become one
no matter how some try to meld it together with the “Holy
Bible,”
nor
were its words ever intended to be used by future generations as a
blueprint on how to undermine and subvert the will of “We
the People”
or our societal norms and stability. And yet today, that is exactly
what we are seeing by those whom I deem to be our nation's true
“enemies
within.”And
this includes activist judges who are deliberately undermining
presidential authority; elected officials who put their partisan
driven agendas above Constitutional law; as well as today's
indoctrinated young people who are striving to
socially re-engineer both our nation's long held societal norms and
our founding principals, And the commonality these misguided folks share is the hope that what is their anti-American rhetoric
becomes part of the liberal media's daily political discourse.
And so with our nation's 250th birthday still being just a year+ away,
we must learn to accept, as fact, that nothing ever lasts forever, and that
includes nations. And while the ancient nations of Egypt and China
still do exist today they are not as they once were, for like too many others neither have taken to heart the old adage that one
must
“learn from history or be doomed to repeat it.” A
nation's history, whether it be good or bad, does remain its history
nevertheless, and to try and erase the bad will not now or ever erase what
was. And with
“We the People” only now starting to
understand the possible challenges we might or might not have to face
in either the near or not so distant future, one thing I do know is
that Americans always welcome positive change for positives do tend
to negate, or a least temper down, the negatives in most any given
situation.
So while I, like
so many others, look forward to celebrating America's “milestone”
250th birthday and all the “pomp and circumstances” that
rightfully go with it, I do believe that our great nation will
continue on no matter the obstacles thrown in her path for the
simple fact is that America will survive because America must
survive...both common sense and logic deems it so. And know that a
mere 250 years is just the beginning of Thomas Jefferson's
“experiment” in “self-government and individual
liberty.” now having morphed into the one true beacon of freedom
and exceptionalism that is the ever lasting hallmark of the “United States of
America.” Case closed.
Copyright © 2025 Diane Sori / The Patriot Factor / All rights reserved.
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