Fantasia and the Constitution

Thomas Jefforson wrote, in part:  “We might as well require a man to wear still the coat which fitted him when a boy as civilized society to remain ever under the regimen of their barbarous ancestors.”

Our constitution, like Disney’s “Fantasia”, was supposed to be updated every so often in order to “go hand in hand with the progress of the human mind.”

McCain and the Republican party would have us living under the same rules that were created in 1776.  Like the 10 base rules of Christianity, no longer are all of the rules are applicable as written.

We cannot continue to isolate ourselves in a coccoon labelled 1952.  We can’t keep pretending that the US is all that matters, that the world outside our borders doesn’t exist, or that our opinion is the only one that matters in this world.

John McCain represents, and is a part of, the politics of the past.  He is incapable of playing by the new rules of the world.  Even his campaigning hasn’t changed.  Despite his claims of being above ‘politics as usual’ his attack ads are some of the most vile and reprehensible I’ve ever seen in my life.  He is playing games with debates, with “Summit” meetings, and with the campaign in general, up to and including his choice for VP, a choice designed to pander and not to promote.

After 8 years, It’s time to leave the past in the past and start moving forward again.