Published on March 24, 2007 at 6:34 PMInterpret It Right!!
This Article was published in Learning Constitutional Law and Understanding Original Intent
Ok, here is a serious, theological post.
I am taking the HSLDA Constitutional Law for Enlightened Citizens by Dr. Michael Farris, and am really enjoying it.
It has shown me that I really don’t know much about our government as it is now. I know a lot about the beginning of our government and why they made the laws and rules they did, but I don’t know how far our government has gone away from the original intent of the Founders.
Some things I have learned are how our government is not following the Constitution. How much they have changed the meaning of the Constitution, Bill of Rights, ect. to make it fit so it looks like they are doing what they are supposed to. How the government has twisted what the Original Intent of the Founders and Signers were to fit their needs. How they have overstepped the boundaries of their place.
There is something I would like to share with you all. It is important information that everyone should be aware of. Here is how bad the government has gotten.
I have actually not gotten to this case yet, but we did cover some of it. I am sure there will be more.
Did you know that had the Supreme Court done their job in Roe v. Wade, there would be no abortion, no free choice about taking innocent babies lives. Had they actually interpreted the Declaration of Independence correctly they would have come to the opposite verdict than the one that was made.
If the Declaration of Independence had been properly used in Roe v. Wade, the Court would have affirmed the right to life of unborn children. In this infamous decision, the Supreme Court majority correctly noted the key phrase from the Fourteenth Amendment was, “No State…shall deprive any person of life, liberty, or property without due process of law….” The majority also correctly said that if an unborn child is a “person” within the meaning of our legal system, then the child has a right to life that would be superior to any claim of a woman to a right to abortion. But the Court said that there was no definitive rule to answer to the question concerning the “personhood” of unborn children.
The Declaration, however, answers the question: Is and unborn child a legally recognized “person”? The technical question is this: When does a human being become a “person” for the legal purpose of attaining the right to life?
The Declaration states, “[T]hat all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness.”
Now had the Supreme Court interpreted the Declaration the right way, with the Original Intent of the Founders, they would have realized that the unalienable right to life starts at the moment our Creator creates us. That is the only reasonable reading of the words of the Declaration.
But since we have strayed away from the Bible, and our Creator, they decided that a unborn baby is a "person" when it is born.
We, as humans, think that we have the right to make our own interpretations of things that already are written out for us. But they are Black and White. If we actually read it and realized that it is a certain way, we would not be as bad off as we are. If we just do what it says instead of fitting it to our own needs, we would understand that is was done that way for a reason. People don't just write things like the Constitution for fun. They took alot of time thinking it out, making sure it would work.
If we just read the Bible, listened to what God is trying to tell us, and did it, instead of reading the Bible, interpreting our own meaning, we would be A LOT better off!!
People write things because they already know what they mean when they write them. The Founders knew what the meaning of Life was, they understood when Life began because they followed and obeyed God. God knows what is best, and He already gave us the meaning for what is best. Yet, we think that we have to change the Original Intent of things that are set in stone.
We need to quit making our own meanings out of things and just read what they wrote. There is no reading between the lines in the Bible or the Constitution or the Declaration of Independence, or any document of the sort!!
They were written because they work. We need to quit changing them, because when we change them, they stop working the way they were supposed to.
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March 24, 2007 at 6:56 PM...I loved this entry!!
 Commented by sunnyflorida
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Where can I find that class/lecture for myself? I've immensely interested in the danger of losing our parental rights and the status of the 'children's rights' internationally and here at home.
Thanks!!
Mary
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March 24, 2007 at 8:05 PM...Untitled Comment
March 24, 2007 at 11:22 PM...Untitled Comment
Commented by PowerfulFor1SoSmall |
I really liked that, you got your point accross and made me think.
I am going to AU after college.
I can't imagen why you would need help writing an essay! LOL. You are a great writer! Bye.
~Marina~
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March 25, 2007 at 12:48 PM...AMEN Sister !!!!
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That was a AMAZING post my SSiC ! Your writing has improved amaingly and I learned so much from this. Wow God is going to use your class for many GREAT things , I can feel it in my spirit. Your worded this so passionately and stir up feelings to stand for our rights. I will have to refer to this when I deal with people who talk to me about their rights for a abortion. This shows what I have thought and felt all along. God Bless you SSiC for such a powerful piece of writing.
God Bless
In Him<><
-Mary
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March 25, 2007 at 1:47 PM...Untitled Comment
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Wow, I've never looked at it like that. Sounds like a good class that you're taking! I never even knew when people made up their minds that abortion was "okay". I'm glad you pointed that out. Thank you.
Yes, I'm proud of myself for making dinner without burning anything. I have been able to cook for a little while, but normally something burned in the end.
~Nikki
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March 25, 2007 at 3:28 PM...Hi Amanda
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Wow, I just read through your post below and that was so beautiful and touching!! You did a great job on that.
I just got back from a really great retreat that my youth group went to this weekend, so I hope I'll have some time to blog about it!!
TTYL...
~Sylvia
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March 26, 2007 at 1:41 PM...Untitled Comment
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Life is considered way too cheap in the U.S. I think that we’re already on a one way track to you-know-were. We kill our baby’s before they are born, we legally kill our elders, and we kill handicap people as if they were inferior.
Guess what? I found out something really neat! I am part Irish!!! It’s so exiting! It’s only about three or four generations back too. Anyway I came to post a comment, so I did. Talk to you later!
Eric
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March 26, 2007 at 6:45 PM...Untitled Comment
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Great post! It sounds like you're learning a lot, and I hope the class is going better for you. I took a political science class a couple years ago and found it fascinating. You're right - they shouldn't be reading between the lines when it comes to interpreting the Constitution.
-Mandy
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March 27, 2007 at 12:06 PM...Untitled Comment
March 27, 2007 at 12:40 PM...Untitled Comment
 Commented by Earthling
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Neat post! I was thinking about taking that con law class. Do you do the online or the DVD course?
It's true, the Constituition is so not being followed in today's government. It's sad.
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March 27, 2007 at 1:04 PM...Untitled Comment
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Cool!
You are so smart!
You should start a website!
You know way more about this kinda thing than the average teen.
Start a website about all this. You could have little tutorials with PowerPoint or something!
I donno, just an idea!
LOL.
I posted on both blogs!
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March 27, 2007 at 7:35 PM...Constitutional Law - Declaration of Independence
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Very well thought through.
Love,
Grandpa and Dorothy
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March 27, 2007 at 11:17 PM...Untitled Comment
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I will gladly help you with anything having to do with horses!!!! :) Just let me know what you need.
Let just say that what Paulie knows about computers I know about HORSEZZZZZZZZ!
shaiya
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March 28, 2007 at 11:39 PM...a note from Rose
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Hello Amanda,
That was a very good post. You definatly need to post more of your "theological posts". I absolutely agree with you. I could go on and on about how abortion is wrong and just politics in general. It annoys me to no end when teenagers say they don't care about politics. It effects everyone. So EVERYONE should care about it. But I don't need to convince you. LOL.
Sorry, that was pretty long.
I would really like to get your opinion on my post: Makeup? even if you don't agree.
I really do love to hear from you,
Rose
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March 29, 2007 at 7:09 PM...Untitled Comment
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I do hope then that you wear only dresses, for women are not to look like men, that you burn sacrifices and stone your neighbours when they don't. I do hope that you stone anyone who may not be acting on Lord.
Please be careful with your interpretation of the laws. Nowwhere does it say "life begins at conception" in the constitution, so unless you are the founding fathers, you do not know the original intent of their statements.
~Scarecrow
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March 30, 2007 at 1:00 PM...Untitled Comment
March 30, 2007 at 11:00 PM...Great thoughts!
March 31, 2007 at 12:42 AM...Hi
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I just wanted to stop by to say, mara aure. LOL.
I posted an entry this afternoon. Leave a comment! Tell Rachel and Joci that I said hi!
Namarie,
Luke
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April 2, 2007 at 9:15 PM...Untitled Comment
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I loved your story! You don't give yourself enough credit!
You should read some of my stories! My family says that they are good, but they don't seem that good to me!
I am not graduating until I am 18 either! I will be 17 this year. I can hardly believe it!
Love Your Sister in Christ,
Rebekah ~ The Lord's Daughter
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April 2, 2007 at 10:52 PM...Untitled Comment
Commented by DarthYxpu |
WOW! I just noticed you signed up on my site!
That is so cool! You’re my first … umm… customer!!!
(Kinda)
LOL!
Thanks.
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April 3, 2007 at 7:28 PM...Untitled Comment
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Amanda ~
You, my friend, are good at writing these kinds of posts. I mean it. That was well written, to the point and it made me get even more "on fire" about abortion.
What I don't understand is why pro-choice people use "overpopulation" as an excuse for abortion. I said as much on my blog. It was mentioned to me that pro-choice supporters don't say the whole world is overpopulated, just parts of it. "Like Africa." I'm sorry, but how does killing our children help Africa?
Hugs,
Becca
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April 4, 2007 at 1:54 AM...Great Job, Amanda
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With all of the new responsibilities you have gained in the past few months, you are doing such a great job with all of it.
This is very well-written and thought out.
In order to know what the Founding Fathers intended, you have to do a lot more than look at today's interpretation of the Constitution and laws or opinions. You have done a great job of applying truth, history and common sense!!
Love you, Mom
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April 20, 2007 at 11:06 PM...Keep your mind open.
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First and formost, I applaud you for taking the initiative to learn more about our Constitution - very few people do, unfortunately. Second, speaking as a lawyer (who has also had a class or two on Con Law), my opinion is that yours is an extremely narrow and skewed reading of "original intent" in the constitution. You must also ask yourself: where did the Founders tell us that "original intent" is what matters in constitutional interpretation over many generations? "Original intent" is a method of constitutional interpretation that came into fashion much, much later and is not (in my opinion) supported by the writings of the founding fathers. When interpreting the constitution, you must be careful not to start with the goal in mind and work backwards into your reasoning. That aside, I commend you for the study of our Constitution - keep up the good work!
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