Protecting Us...From Us

Why do we have all these laws?  Why are we instructed from an early age not to go near the stove when grandma is cooking?  Why are there speed limits on the hi-ways?  And why do we live in a country established on the rule of law?  Quite simply it is to protect us…from us. 

Throughout history great societies have come and gone.  Remnants remain but the more these societies strayed from the basic tenants of law the more they struggled and eventually fell.  Is our country on the same path?  There are certainly endless similarities between the lawlessness in this country and the lawlessness of other great societies that exist no more.

It can be argued that ancient Rome was the greatest society this world has ever seen.  But as time passed its leaders were polluted with greed and the lust for power.  Their people became gorged with the good life and left behind the teachings that made them great to begin with.  Many of the people believed no one or nothing could defeat them, their military was invincible, their commerce strong; their entire world bowed to their demands and their rein would last forever…or so they thought.  Do you not see the parallels; do you not see the same fate could easily befall our great country? 

Laws protect us…from us.  And when these laws are twisted and compromised more laws are created that only confuse the simple ways of a once uncomplicated society.  Such is the case in one of our states where there is legislation being considered to ban religious materials from all public spaces as it offends some people…this from the same state that found it necessary to ban plastic drinking straws.  Strange how the people who want the most freedoms seem to enact some of the most ridiculous laws that restrain the very freedoms they desire.  They want open borders but cannot support those inside already.  They want to flood their population base with people that will continue to vote them into office so they can think of more ways to restrict freedoms while lining their pockets with blood money from their supporters, many of which have underlying anarchist, communist, socialist, jihadist, or some other anti-American ideals.  These ideals evolve over time as they seep into a once fundamental society.

So what we have today are heated arguments over what is right and wrong, over basic individual human rights and complex societal legislation. But forget all that and break it down to its simplest form and you have the building blocks of a humble nation.  Of a nation that knows its limits and knows where its greatness originates from… even as some of its states and municipalities wander from the basic foundations of truth.

Today many criticize our founding fathers.  They want to remove the corner stones of our foundation so some man made utopia exists.  Fools…utopia itself is based on the rule of law and the Word of God.  They do not see they need protection from themselves for in their modern fantasy world there is no need for laws, because everyone apparently loves each other and life is just a big peach.  Foolish people, do they not see the very trust they put in their fellow man will be their undoing.

Laws protect us…from us.  Our founding fathers put in place a system of laws and a government structure that is designed so no one authority would ever have ultimate power.  A measure of checks and balances was put in place, the various branches of government, so it would foster compromise and assure we the people were at the heart of our great country.  Unfortunately, over time the fundamental values that made this country great have been diluted with divisiveness and polluted with greed.  

Our founding fathers knew that so long as lawless men existed, laws were needed.  So long as greed and power lust existed, a structure was needed to contain such destructive morals and behaviors.  Many today want a free and open society, where there is little law; everything is free and shared openly.  What they aspire to is Heaven on Earth, but they do not realize that what we have today is far from Heaven, it is more like hell’s battlefield.  The wicked prey on the weak and the rich stuff their pockets with the misfortune of others and enact laws that bolster political egos across both aisles of the House and Senate.  Certainly some great men and women exist on the hollowed floors of our nation’s capital…but it is also a place where honor and integrity is often left at the chamber doors.

Only One can bring about Heaven here on Earth and until that time we need to remember our founding fathers words “In God We Trust” walking  humbly with love and mercy but also with the laws that govern the actions of a just and God fearing society. Laws are not made to be broken, unless formed of a flawed and cracked foundation and unjust moralities.  Our foundation is solid…it is us as a nation that is flawed and cracked.  That is why we need laws, morality and a strong constitution…to protect us…from us.

Plastic straws or not…give me Liberty and Life, for death has already been conquered.