the right and the duty to alter or abolish destructive governments

here’s that rainy day in december that will be forgotten by most but remembered by some as the anniversary of bush v gore. indeed i was at a demonstration today protesting the fraudulent election in ohio 2004. an hour passed without recognition of the infamous supreme court decision. but for a growing number or people it is the day the lie was exposed that the united states of america was a democracy.

and not just any democracy but one which claims to be the bastion and beacon of freedom and democracy throughout the world and yet while it exports those values with blood stained hands at the point of a gun it confirms the suspicion such policy reflects neither freedom nor democracy. our immoral and unjust actions have spoken louder than our words of freedom and democracy. the rest of the world knows it firsthand. soon most of us will know it as well. it may be too late but then again better late than never.

call it a democratic republic, a constitutional republic, or any other variation thereof the bottom line is that the declaration of independence was the strong voice of freedom speaking against the excesses of tyranny. it was and still is radical philosophy. none the less it was the basis for the social contract between man and government. that contract began to be betrayed before the ink was dry on the paper the 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 blessing of liberty, to ourselves and our posterity, do ordain and establish this constitution for the united states of america” were written. bush v gore was a betrayal of the american revolution that began long ago.

is justice established for all men and not the few entrusted with insuring we have an equal justice? does domestic tranquility exist for all men who or just the few who can afford to live away from the violence of everyday life for most? is our government providing for our common defense by provoking hostility against us with a policy of waging preemptive wars frighteningly similar to the blitzkrieg of the 1930s? is the general welfare promoted by shipping jobs overseas or failing to provide adequate health coverage? have we really secured liberty when are civil liberties have continually been eroded by the war on drugs to the present war on terrorism? what are we really leaving to our posterity when the reality that we do not have the liberty to live our lives speaks louder than the rhetoric of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness?

but today, the anniversary of bush v gore also marks the first day of the second american revolution – the one that really believes all men and women are created equal and as such they have among other inalienable rights – the right to life - the right to liberty – and the right to pursue one’s happiness. it’s time to change the constitution to comply with its philosophical basis to secure those rights. this is the revolution which believes that consent is given by the many to the few that constitute the government for the sole purpose of securing those rights not infringing on them. perhaps when enough people demand a constitutional convention in each state for the purpose of forming a government which will provide for the safety and happiness with liberty and justice for all men and all women then and only then should we take comfort in what we leave to our posterity.

gandhi

first they ignore us
next they laugh at us
then they fight us
then we win

in yova's world

first we don't ignore them
next we don't laugh at them
then we don't fight them
then we, all of us, win