I'm strongly leaning towards requiring any and all city council members, state representatives, congressmen, all court judges (at all levels) and candidates for president to take a MANDATORY test on our Constitution.
I don't know if I'd pass it! Given 24 hours, though, I know I would.
But ALL persons of the U.S. Government, from our President to all members of Congress, our Supreme Court Justices, as well as all members of our military, all state employees of our judicial system, nearly all state, city, and county law enforcement officers have ALL taken the same oaths to protect and defend our Constitution.
I am of a mind to ensure that NO person should ever possess any decisive power over the citizens of our country unless they have taken such an oath, and if any of their actions are ever found to be in violation of that oath they should be removed from office immediately.
No exceptions, no excuses. Our Constitution is the source of our country. The higher one goes in our nation, the greater your committment to reliability, and at the highest levels, you should either be willing to toe the line or be thrown over it, out of the camp of the rest of us who hold true to our principles of government.
- Mugs