"Understanding; In The Third Grade"

Our Constitution was established over 230 years ago. I don’t know how long our public educational system has been in existence, but it has been a pretty long time. I remember my third grade teacher; her name was Miss Pettigrew, and she was the first person I remember telling me about the different branches of our Federal Government; the Executive, the Legislative and the Judicial. She spent some time telling us about the responsibility of each branch of our government. Now I know that what I learned in the third grade may sound a bit unbelievable, but way back in the 1950s, this was the way things were done. I think the reason I’m so interested in the workings of our government can be traced back to teachers like Miss Pettigrew.

In the post WWII world, people seemed to be a little more focused on how great our American way of life was, and why it was so great. We learned quite a bit about our early history, and why it was molded the way it was. Our Founding Fathers tried to make sure that no branch of government could dictate to the people; we have “checks and balances”, and I learned that in the third grade! Every law and policy must stand the test of Constitutionality. Regardless of how good the intent of any law or policy may be, they are not allowed to go outside the boundaries of Constitutional limits.

When FDR pushed through some policies to help out during the Great Depression, the Supreme Court disallowed some of them, as they were overreaching the power that the President had and were Unconstitutional.

The reason Supreme Court Justices are appointed for life is so there can be no undue influence used to sway a Supreme Court decision. No politics are ever supposed to enter into a decision by the Supreme Court. As a simple analogy, we can look at the Supreme Court as the “measuring stick” in applying the Constitutionality of ANY LAW OR POLICY, and if they don’t “measure up”, then they are thrown out.

Usually our Congress tries to make sure the laws they pass will pass muster with the Constitution; sometimes they don’t. Not all members of Congress are Constitutional lawyers, and it shows. Just because a law passes through the House and the Senate, and is signed by the President, doesn’t mean that it is Constitutional. If grounds are sufficient, any law or policy may be challenged in court. No politician has the ability to dismiss the Supreme Court as exceeding its authority when judging the Constitutionality on any of the above described issues.

Obamacare is now being scrutinized by the Supreme Court in regards to the bill’s Constitutionality, and our President, Barack Hussein Obama, isn’t too happy about this. Mr. Obama has openly criticized the authority of the land’s highest judiciary in this matter.

Barack Hussein Obama was a teacher of Constitutional Law, yet it seems he doesn’t understand the most basic principles and responsibilities our branches of government have under the Constitution. I don’t think Mr. Obama would have done very well in Miss Pettigrew’s third grade class in 1955. I think the American people need a President that has a working understanding of our Constitution; Barack Hussein Obama just doesn’t get it!