UNDERSTANDING THE CONSTITUTION
Wednesday, September 17, 2003

The Preamble of the Constitution is made up of these words:

“We the people of the United States, in order to form a more perfect union, establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defense, 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.”

Because a democracy is a government of men in which the tyranny of the majority rules, Our Founding Fathers, with God’s help, created a republic – which is a government ruled by law.

There are those who refer to our independence and our form of government as a “representative democracy.” It is not. Our Founding Fathers recognized in democracy a danger to freedom that equaled despotism.

As our Founding Fathers deliberated at the Constitutional Convention of 1787, citizens gathered outside Independence Hall at the close of the proceedings to learn what had been developed behind the closed doors. A Mrs. Powel of Philadelphia asked Benjamin Franklin, “Well, Doctor, what have we got, a republic or a monarchy? Without hesitation Franklin responded, “A republic, if you can keep it.”

These exchanges of words were recorded by Constitution signer James McHenry in a diary entry that was to be reproduced later in the 1906 American Historical Review.

Benjamin Franklin has been misquoted as having said, “A democracy if you can keep it.” That is wrong. Our Founding Fathers gave us a Republic!”   Our Founding Fathers believed and supported the following words in the Declaration of Independence: “We hold these Truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness…”They knew that majority rule would deteriorate into a totalitarian state. Despotism is always followed by pain and strife, therefore the Founding Fathers created a government of men.  A republic – not a democracy.

If you study Greek and Roman civilizations you will see that these civilizations were destroyed by despotism.

Socialism and democracy are indivisible and there are many in America today that desire to unite socialism with democracy as a governing force in our country. When you hear someone say we will take from the “haves and give to the have-nots” you have socialism. Many do not realize this ultimately translates into totalitarianism.

The U.S. Constitution is being violated today by our courts. Therefore the rights of individuals are not being protected. Our courts and many in Washington want us to believe our rights come from the Federal Government. But nothing could be further from the truth. Our Rights come from God.

That’s why we must rise up to protect the Ten Commandments that were given to us by our Creator. This is the purpose of our Constitutional Republic that was prayerfully crafted by our Founding fathers.

We must protect our Republic, which was given to us through our Founding Father by Divine Providence, and to claim back our Constitution that is being destroyed through judicial tyranny.

The movement to uphold our Constitution transcends all denomination lines. The issue is freedom to worship God and honor Him in our nation. When we commit to this we can receive the revival in our land for which we are praying.

It is up to us to claim back our Republic.