My Patient the Constitution

It was a beautiful sunny day at the station, unlike many others. It was a perfect temperature, not to warm, not to cool. The crew and I were cutting it up in the kitchen as we just finished our breakfast. This was our house, the best house, the busiest house. These brothers of mine that I have been fortunate to serve with are the best; no call has ever gotten the best of us. But little did we know, we were about to embark on the most crucial call of our lives.

The call came in and as always we jumped into our zones. We all have a place we go to internally as the alarm sounds. We gear up, get on the apparatus and respond. The address sounded familiar, but then again after all these years all the addresses sound familiar. As we arrive on scene, my heart starts to feel funny, this place looks familiar, and I think I know the victim inside. I collect our gear and head inside, hoping I am wrong. But it all became too real when we entered the room. There on the floor the victim.

We sprung into action. I immediately checked for pulse, it was slow and thread. I checked breathing, slow and labored. The victim looked old, tired and battle worn and she is. But she looks good for 225 years old, if only we all looked that good at that age. Suddenly she developed and arrhythmia. A new battle was about to begin, the battle for her survival, we upped he oxygen intake, but we needed to take it further. A few shots on the defibrillatorto shock the heart, and now we have to start CPR. We are determined; we are not going to lose her despite what we are facing. But as I was administering each compression on the chest, her life began to flash before my eyes.

She was born on a crisp cool autumn day, September 17, 1787. She had a tough birth, many worked on her. That is evident as 39 signed her birth certificate. It has not been an easy life, but she led a proud life. It was a meager beginning, a gleam in the eye for some. She faced many obstacles along the way and she has also adapted or amended herself along the way. In fact it is documented she has changed 17 times along the way.

Over the years she has been admired, loved but she has also been abused, ignored, challenged, attacked, and outright violated. But she has always withstood the test of time, came back, and stood strong with her head held high. She has taken many body blows over the years, but in the last few years she has been under a full assault. She has weakened quite a bit, the toll has been taken.

Back, we have a normal heart beat again, but it is still weak. She needs our help and we are stabilizing her as much as possible. Time to transport her. We are taking really good care of her; she is so fragile right now. I am proud to admit I love her, I know many others do as well. Why are there those who do not like her? How could anyone not like this lovely lady and all she has given to us? We have stabled her for now but she needs more attention. We all need to come together to ensure he continued good health and existence.

My American View

The constitution was written as the base of our country to follow. The people who wrote it were wise enough to know it would need to change, evolve, and adapt. When I took my oath as a fire fighter, part of that oath was to defend the constitution against all enemies, foreign and domestic. But it also should have said we should defend it against those who ignore, not follow or look to dissolve her. The oath that our representatives took to uphold the Constitution means nothing to them. They push laws and legislations upon the people despite the fact the people do not want them Obamacare is a prime example. The majority of Americans were against the mandate, yet it was pushed upon us with many provisions that violate the constitution. If Congress does follow the will of the people, the current President does not care and issues an executive order to get his way. Now an EO is within his powers, but only when Congress is in recess as it is written in the Constitution. But with blatant disregard for that which has withstood the test of time that he promised to uphold, he violated it. Not the first time the Constitution has been violated and surely will not be the last attempt on her.

So how can we bring her back to health, all Americans must get involved. It starts with getting involved on the local and national level. Locally find out who your reps are. Find out there stances on the issues, future legislation. Send them by e-mail your stance, let them know if you agree or not. Remind them that not doing the work and following the will of the people will meet with repercussions. Despite what some think, your vote does count. If you think it does not let me just say this, remember the 2000 election and how close the Florida vote was. Or how about the recent Minnesota Senate race and how close that race was. Or maybe the recent Republican primary in Iowa and how close that was. Perfect examples where voting counts. So far the primaries are showing light voterturnouts and that needs to change. Do not let them think they can continue to run amuck. It is time for Washington to once again follow that road map drawn up for them many years ago, the Constitution of the United States of America.

"The desire to serve, The courage to act, The ability to perform".

That is my American View, what is yours.

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