Of the Few, By the Few and For the Few

The form of govern-ment Americans live under is called a con-stitutional republic. In America we maintain order through a willing-ness by everyone to live according to an agreed upon set of laws. The solid, bedrock foundation of those laws is the Constitution.

Laws govern behavior. They determine what is appropriate and what is inappropriate. They set standards and limits. They create fair and equitable ways of doing things.

Years ago, the Founding Fathers of this great nation established in writing an agreed upon set of rules for government. In this code of rules--the Constitution--the Founders yielded to government only a small number of specific and limited powers. All the remaining powers were left to the states or to the people. Compared with other governments in the world, theirs was extremely rare and remarkable.

Sadly, not every U.S. president has strictly abided by the rules set forth in the Constitution or lived up to his oath of office. Many have performed well below expectations. But our current president, without any question or doubt, surpasses them all. Almost daily, our new president demonstrates in some way or other that he doesn’t believe it is absolutely necessary to confine himself to just those powers granted to him by the Constitution. Instead, he has shown us that he believes he may unilaterally exert power far beyond the wise and time-honored Constitutional limits set by our Founders.

This leads one to the inescapable conclusion that he considers himself to be above the law and superior to the rest of us. His behavior and attitude tell us that he is not a democrat, at all, but an elitist, someone who believes firmly in a government of the few, by the few and for the few.

And what is so utterly fascinating about all this is that no one is seriously challenging his deviant behavior. He is exhibiting a blatant disregard for long-established rules--for Constitutional boundaries--and yet no one seems to be very alarmed. And the president himself arrogantly acts as though no explanation of his behavior is necessary. If you were to mention the Constitution to him, he probably would be insulted by your insolence.

But let me ask you this. How does our new president expect to govern others and maintain order in our society when he himself will not be constrained by law?

Well, let me take a wild guess.

It appears as though he intends, with the aid and backing of the gang of cronies and crooks he works for, to push America and Americans one step closer to a new system of government, a system of government so powerful and so pervasive that gaining and holding the trust and support of its citizens will no longer be necessary.

If you think that’s far fetched, please think again.