Once upon a time in high school land...

Once upon a time in high school land five extremely bored students gave birth to the island nation JAKEL, the name accounting for the initials of our respective first names. Now you see, JAKEL was carefully planned to accommodate our own slightly pompous yet soundly conservative values. In theory our little island nation would sample ideologies from the most successful regimes in the world, thus resulting in a supremely productive and functional society. Through methods of what some would call discrimination we designed a plan which insured security, prosperity, and ultimately freedom to all worthy of being JAKEL citizens. Because we lacked an established population we naturally delegated the major duties of government to ourselves. But don't worry, there are no tyrannical leaders here, for in our constitution we provided for a gradual transition of power once our country became established.

We weren't going to let just anyone into our borders either. Citizenship requires a battery of aptitude tests and inventories predicting the fit of each individual to the JAKEL lifestyle. By limiting who is able to establish permanent residency we would effectually be able to control our economy, trade, and various domestic issues. You see, we have a little motto that I coined "Eliminating Stupidity One Liberal at a Time". Harsh, yes...but evil? no. My beloved JAKEL isn't really the point though. My point is how the modern day interpretations of the constitution should apply to our daily lives and additionally, what factors should govern the content of newly created constitutional documents, and most importantly what type of government is most appropriate for a new nation state. I intend to explore these topics in my next few blogging adventures.

I believe that the United States Constitution captures the simple essence of what America was intended to be. Depending on who you speak with, things like freedom, liberty, and justice still prevail. These values are not merely our governing morals, but a way of life emulated by much of the world. And yes, there are dissenters here and abroad, there are those that have a vision for our nation much different than its reality, and there are many who embrace what it is to be an American despite the imperfections of its image. And though the U.S. is a conglomerate of people of different religions, races, origin,etc. I believe the Christian values it was founded upon to be integral for our preservation. If calling them Christian is offensive then consider these values as broad guidelines of right and wrong, because when you take away God and the word religion these values are just that. Nearly everyday there are stories in the news about courts ordering the removal of crosses from public buildings, destruction of monuments displaying the Ten Commandments, and challenges to the inclusion of "Under God" in the pledge of allegiance. All of these things make me a little bit concerned that we are sacrificing the majority to appease the minority. Though I have no personal convictions against the Muslim religion as it is inherently peaceful, I feel compelled to point out the in Hamtramck, Michigan Muslim prayer is read over loud speakers five times a day on public property. I embrace those who follow there faith as I think religion itself provides basic foundations, but I find the hypocrisy overwhelming.

I'm sure that at one time or another I pointed out my disapproval for homosexual marriages, but in this discussion of religion I think it's a subject difficult to ignore. Marriage is a sacrament meant for a man and a woman wishing to establish a family while being provided with benefits and incentives insuring a healthy and nurturing environment for the creation of functional members of society. Well anyway, if I were a dictionary that's what I would say. However, other dictionaries have hastily added some alternative definitions for marriage. You can read into my assumptions about the institution of marriage in any way that pleases you. So why does all this matter? It matters because we are fighting a religious war. You may not see it that way, but our enemy does. It's them against whatever we are so I think it's about time we embrace our American identities and stand for the ideals our country was founded upon.