Constitution Day - Who Knew?

Did you realize that September 17 is Constitution Day? On September 17,1787, after many months of deliberation, our Founding Fathers signed Our Constitution. The formulation of the Constitution was not bound by any timeframe nor was it 1000 pages of legal gobbledy-gook designed to reward one special interest nor control 1/6th of the American economy.

It was simplistic in nature, rooted in the beliefs stated in the Declaration of Independence that rights are given by our Creator, not by government. It clearly reaffirmed that fact that rights are granted to the government by the people, not the other way around. It recognized that a central government has certain but limited, responsibilities. The Preamble clearly lays out the purpose:

We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.

Take note of We The People, not We The Government,...establish this Constitution...

Fast forward to today...if the Constitution were to be written in 2009 from stratch, how different do you think it would look?
- Do you think it would begin with We The People? (My guess is NO!)
- What do you think the Bill of Rights would consist of? (My guess is that the 10th Admendment would not exist!)

Maybe Washington should take this day each year to actually read and study the Constitution to make sure why each one of our elected officials are there? My "To Do" list today is to send the Preamble and the 10th Admendment to my elected representatives in Washington as a reminder.

Great site for Constitution Day!

Take a few minutes today to reflect on a document that "Changed The World".

Washington is the "Clunker"

Nice going Congress! The now infamous “Cash for Clunkers” program heralded by Democrats and the White House as “hugely” successful didn’t turn out so well after all.

The “winners”: Toyota, Honda, and Ford (you know…the one who didn’t take bailout money.)

The “losers”: GM and Crysler (you know…the ones that did take bailout money.)

You can also argue that the dealers that had to fill out reams of paperwork in order to get the $4500 rebate from the Federal Gov’t are STILL waiting to be reimbursed. This, dispite the wording in the law that the Feds would reimburse the dealers within 10 days. Will anyone in Washington be prosecuted for breaking the law? (Don’t hold your breath.)

Again and again, the incompetence of a massive Federal government to run anything effectively and efficiently is ASTOUNDING! Not only was the program a massive failure in execution, but dealers and auto industry experts now predict that auto sales will show declines for the remainder of the year now that the incentives are gone. How ironic that GM and Crysler (you know…the gov’t owned companies) have announced that they will bring back workers to build more cars. Uh..earth to GM / Crysler…the party’s over…you’re showing up a little late. The pretty girls are all gone.

Once again, the government interference in the free market will backfire.

On the other hand, releasing the ingenuity and savvy of individuals and free market capitalism produces a much different outcome. Great article on the power of ingenuity and necessity.

Given government interference or free market…which do you trust with your healthcare?