This is How We Win

While I am not a fan of Woodrow Wilson, he occasionally said things that made sense. For instance, regarding the Framers of the Constitution, he said they were “a strong and intelligent class possessed of unity and informed by a conscious solidarity of interests.”

I am convinced that our Founding Fathers would be proud of us today. We, the dedicated Constitutionalists, are strong, intelligent and informed. Furthermore, we possess unity and solidarity of interests. We who believe in full restoration of the Constitution are on the right track.

For a moment let’s back up so we can see the forest rather than just a few trees. While there are many answers to the question, “How did we get here?” there is one answer that appears to have been overlooked or at least not discussed regularly. That is our educational system.

I started my public education in 1969 as a first grader at Pershing Elementary in Muskogee, Oklahoma. By the time I had graduated high school in 1981 the sum total of my Constitutional education was memorizing the preamble. Not once did we ‘crack the books’ on the Federalist Papers or Thomas Paine’s Common Sense and the Rights of Man. Again, learning the preamble was the extent of my Constitutional education.

George Washington said, “A primary object…should be the education of our youth in the science of government. In a republic, what species of knowledge can be equally important: And what duty more pressing…than communicating it to those who are to be the future guardians of the liberties of the country?”

Notice there is no implication from General Washington that our government has the responsibility or authority to educate our children. Currently the Education Department has about 5,000 employees with a budget of roughly $70,000,000,000. Since its inception under the Carter Administration in 1979 we have spent roughly $2,030,000,000,000!

Allow me to ‘think out loud’ for a moment. Do we really need to spend $2 Trillion dollars to educate out children? Do we really need 5,000 employees to tell us how and what to teach our children? Are we so incredibly stupid that we need the likes of ‘homosexual activist’ Kevin Jennings to help us in educating our youth? Are we aware that there are proposals being tossed around to start our children’s education at the age of 2? Are we aware of the Protecting Children in the 21st Century Act of 2008 and its requirement that schools teach children about cell phone usage even outside of school? At what point do parents say enough is enough? At what point do we take responsibility for ourselves and our children and say “I’ll teach that to my kid.”?

Having been a school board member for some time now, I can tell you it is the school board that is supposed to set policy for the school. I can also tell you that the school board’s hands are tied. The policies are mandated by the state and federal governments. Oh sure, we can set a policy that says something like, “Students shall not participate in an out of state trip without approval by the school board.” But, we cannot set policy on what our kids are taught. If the state declares that we teach “My Two Dads” then that is what will be taught!

Now, let’s go back to restoring our Constitution. Those of us reading this today will not live long enough to see full restoration. Therefore, it is imperative that we teach our children, just as President Washington advised, in the science of government. Before you say, “but we do” take a look at what our current system has done for us.

If we are going to truly restore our Constitution and our Representative Republic we must educate and inspire our children to continue that mission after we are gone. The Constitution and our liberties were not lost overnight and they will not be regained overnight. Since our children and grandchildren will finish the job they must be trained so that once restored, the Constitution and its inherent liberty will be maintained.

These are exciting times. In our lifetimes we will see much life breathed back into the Constitution. We must inspire our children so that they choose to carry the torch of liberty rather than drift complacently into socialism. These are exciting times. In the years ahead we will see liberty flourish just as our Founding Fathers intended. We must get our children excited about the future…excited about carrying the torch of liberty. This is the way we win!



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