"READ IT!!"

Over the last couple of months, the NFL network has been running a series on the top 100 football players of all time. As a football fan, I've found this series fascinating. From the first episode to the last, I've enjoyed the profiles of the many great players that have been listed. Every player named exhibited great skill throughout their collective careers, compiling statistics and records that still stand today. I'm pretty old, but there were players listed that tested my memory of the game. I grew up watching players like Bill George (Bill was a middle linebacker before Dick Butkus), George Blanda, and "Night-Train Lane". I'm not old enough to have seen "Red" Grange, but I've seen old films of him, and he was very impressive! Most of those old players didn't get paychecks in the millions of dollars; unlike today's players, those guys usually had to work on other jobs in the off season. Even Bart Starr had a car dealership to run when he wasn't running the Packer offense. In old interviews, those old pros often cited past players and their admiration of their work ethic and knowledge of the game. They could all recall the history of the game with reverence and affection. Those men all thought it was important to know what the pioneers of the game intended for the game of football.

The new House of Representatives wants its' members to read aloud the Constitution of the United States. There are folks on the left who find this to be a dramatic attempt to bring attention to the new mandate that this Congress must face; they believe it's showboating! Talk show hostess, Joy Behar, has said "Constitution loving is getting out of hand" and is calling the reading of our most precious document a "Hollywood Stunt". I, for one, believe it is probably a good idea for law makers to have, at least once, read the Constitution. Why is the reading of our founding document so offensive to some folks on the left? Knowing the rules, understanding the principles, and honoring the intent of our founding fathers seem like a good and proper thing for our legislators to do.

The last Congress made it clear that the Constitution was of little interest to them as they jammed Obamacare down America's throat. Congress needs to know its duties and limitations, and that they serve at the pleasure of the citizens of the United States of America. I believe it is a good thing to "love the Constitution"; it is all that stands between freedom and oppression for all Americans. Read it Congress, you may learn something!