I have always said this the constitution is only as strong as the people that uphold it. And for about 248 years, people have done a pretty good job on both sides until this administration. They’ve stomped all over it. I would even go so far as to say they shit on it. Pardon my analogy.
Well, Adam, you've done it again. Each of the last three times I've read your essays I've thought, Wow! This is the best one yet. And now I'm thinking that about this one.
The fact that it's *people* defending the Constitution that saves us each time is so clearly true, and yet I'd never thought of it quite like that, and this switch in perspective is really illuminating. Thank you.
I thank that kid in the air force uniform, and the guy who flew in the face of his party beccause it was the right thing, and the man who is still facing opposition to get the truth out. We appreciate you so much, Adam.
Exactly. The constitution is an inanimate object. What is the point in it, if it is not enforced? What is the point of the law, if it is neither observed nor enforced?
The relatively recent and appalling disregard of and outright contempt for the Constitution, the foundation of our government, is beyond appalling. Those with the power to stop it but refuse to do so are committing a heinous crime.
Is there enough room in prison to put all these treasonous morons? This is precisely where they all belong and I look forward to the hundreds and hundreds of prosecutions brought by a real working DOJ; not the fake DOJ that we are all having to contend with.
Excellent piece, as usual. Our power is our vote. Estimate is that about 89 million people did not vote in 2024. That's 64% of eligible voters. About 77 million voted for Trump -- making him a minority POTUS. Think about those numbers -- Americans voting for none of the above are not only a disgrace, but they inadvertently gave us King Donald the Demented.
YES! Everyone needs to stretch out of their comfort zone and make a difference in their community RIGHT NOW. This is why I signed up to be Signs Captain for the elections here in Talbot County MD, and why I'm canvassing door-to-door to promote the best local non-MAGA candidates. We all need to GET TO WORK and do what we can do!
Keep being a thorn in Trump's backside. Continue to announce how he has destroyed America with his lies and illegal actions each and every day. I want my grandchildren to enjoy their freedoms. Not worry about a man wearing diapers trying to destroy this country. Keep up the good fight.
It is true that a vast number of Americans have become complacent in the belief that the institutions conceived under the constitution are indestructible. The constitution is the collection of ideas that form What is America today. Having served 24 years in the navy I have seen places where authoritarian regimes suppress a great number of individual rights. Adam is correct in saying that this complacency is dangerous. We cannot sit back and watch as one man attempts to destroy what has been built over the course of 250 years. Let your voice be heard, take action, and no matter your affiliations, go out and vote.
The 1936 Constitution of the USSR is one of the most elegantly written Constitutions in the history of government. It was signed by Josef Stalin. It guarantees freedoms far more expansive than ours does.
It was signed during one of the most murderous purges and banishment in history. It was a statement to the world that constitutions are just words on paper.
How many Americans agree with Stalin by their silence?
To gently rebuke Justice Marshall’s most famous statement, “It is emphatically the province and duty of the Judicial Department to say what the law (and Constitution) is.”
No.
It is the People’s duty to read and enforce their Constitution and laws of America. If we fail, we are just like the timid Soviet citizens whose own two feet put them on the trains to Siberia.
I have always said this the constitution is only as strong as the people that uphold it. And for about 248 years, people have done a pretty good job on both sides until this administration. They’ve stomped all over it. I would even go so far as to say they shit on it. Pardon my analogy.
Well, Adam, you've done it again. Each of the last three times I've read your essays I've thought, Wow! This is the best one yet. And now I'm thinking that about this one.
The fact that it's *people* defending the Constitution that saves us each time is so clearly true, and yet I'd never thought of it quite like that, and this switch in perspective is really illuminating. Thank you.
Not to mention that adorable photo of a young flyboy Adam next to his jet. Thankful for both!
Yeah, no kdding! What a cutie! ;->
I thank that kid in the air force uniform, and the guy who flew in the face of his party beccause it was the right thing, and the man who is still facing opposition to get the truth out. We appreciate you so much, Adam.
Exactly. The constitution is an inanimate object. What is the point in it, if it is not enforced? What is the point of the law, if it is neither observed nor enforced?
The relatively recent and appalling disregard of and outright contempt for the Constitution, the foundation of our government, is beyond appalling. Those with the power to stop it but refuse to do so are committing a heinous crime.
could that heinous crime be considered treason?
Is there enough room in prison to put all these treasonous morons? This is precisely where they all belong and I look forward to the hundreds and hundreds of prosecutions brought by a real working DOJ; not the fake DOJ that we are all having to contend with.
maybe they could reopen the sinister, cruel, alligator ally prison. i'm still crying about this fake DOJ. i once worked for the real one.
Excellent piece, as usual. Our power is our vote. Estimate is that about 89 million people did not vote in 2024. That's 64% of eligible voters. About 77 million voted for Trump -- making him a minority POTUS. Think about those numbers -- Americans voting for none of the above are not only a disgrace, but they inadvertently gave us King Donald the Demented.
Even the majority of those that DID vote did not vote for trump! trump NEVER got the majority vote.
92.4 million...
YES! Everyone needs to stretch out of their comfort zone and make a difference in their community RIGHT NOW. This is why I signed up to be Signs Captain for the elections here in Talbot County MD, and why I'm canvassing door-to-door to promote the best local non-MAGA candidates. We all need to GET TO WORK and do what we can do!
Amen, and THANK YOU for all you're doing to help pull us through this Trumpian quagmire.
Well said Adam! I hope that people get out and vote in November to make sure the Constitution will forever stand!
Keep being a thorn in Trump's backside. Continue to announce how he has destroyed America with his lies and illegal actions each and every day. I want my grandchildren to enjoy their freedoms. Not worry about a man wearing diapers trying to destroy this country. Keep up the good fight.
Spot on, as always, thank you for your insights and passion!
It is true that a vast number of Americans have become complacent in the belief that the institutions conceived under the constitution are indestructible. The constitution is the collection of ideas that form What is America today. Having served 24 years in the navy I have seen places where authoritarian regimes suppress a great number of individual rights. Adam is correct in saying that this complacency is dangerous. We cannot sit back and watch as one man attempts to destroy what has been built over the course of 250 years. Let your voice be heard, take action, and no matter your affiliations, go out and vote.
One of your finest pieces, Adam. Thank you.
We the People are the Constitution. If the Constitution is not upheld by those who took an oath, then We the People must act!
Thank you, Congressman, for this brilliant and bracing piece!
So much agreed by this veteran household representing generations of veterans and willing to stand again.
Thank you for your service in the past and for your willingness in the present.
Perfectly stated... "we the people" are the protectors of our Constitution so that the Constitution can protect us...
To emphasize Adam’s point, I insist that today on Constitution Day, Americans read one of the most elegant Constitutions in the World’s history.
http://www.departments.bucknell.edu/russian/const/36cons04.html#chap10
The 1936 Constitution of the USSR is one of the most elegantly written Constitutions in the history of government. It was signed by Josef Stalin. It guarantees freedoms far more expansive than ours does.
It was signed during one of the most murderous purges and banishment in history. It was a statement to the world that constitutions are just words on paper.
How many Americans agree with Stalin by their silence?
To gently rebuke Justice Marshall’s most famous statement, “It is emphatically the province and duty of the Judicial Department to say what the law (and Constitution) is.”
No.
It is the People’s duty to read and enforce their Constitution and laws of America. If we fail, we are just like the timid Soviet citizens whose own two feet put them on the trains to Siberia.