Chuck Roots
16 January 2017
www.chuckroots.com
Day of Celebration
Regardless
of where you fall out in the political machinations of our nation’s exercise of
Constitutional privileges, January 20th every four years is a time
to celebrate!
There is a
plethora of reasons why a voter may not like a particular candidate. Or in the case
of the most recent presidential election, the voter may not have liked either
of the major party candidates all that much. But the election is over. The
clear winner is Donald J. Trump, and he will be inaugurated this Friday as our
45th President. This is as it should be. If Hillary R. Clinton had
won, I would say the same thing. At this point, whether my candidate won or
lost becomes moot.
It is
ridiculous for liberals and Democrats to refuse to attend this peaceful, time-honored
transition of power. Such petulance belittles the blood-bought right of every
American voter. Our rights as outlined in the Constitution are provided by both
God and man. I think of all the young men and women who have given their lives
in service to our country, sacrificing the last full measure of devotion in
some far-off village you and I are likely incapable of pronouncing. It has been
my solemn honor and privilege to have laid a number of these patriots to rest.
These are the eighteen, nineteen, and twenty-year-old’s who would have loved to
have returned home to their families and continued to participate in the
cherished freedoms we celebrate as Americans. But such was not the case for
them. It falls upon us to carry the torch of freedom by exercising our blessed
rights. By so doing we honor the memory of these brave warriors.
Let me
further say that if I were the one directing the Inauguration Day events,
Hollywood’s elite would be waiting a very long time for an invitation to
perform. There are a few who are honorable, but most of the rest can sit around
their multi-million dollar mansions in Beverly Hills sipping lattes, and having
their personal chefs prepare them their favorite comfort foods. In the
meantime, the rest of America will celebrate this special day, and then get
back to work!
Instead, if
I were directing the Inauguration Day events, I would search far and wide
across the fruited plain for the latent talent that resides in every town and
berg in these 50 states. I would invite folks who have a special talent, but
more importantly, I would invite those who love America.
I was delighted to see that one of
the first people invited to perform was Jackie Evancho. This 16-year-old
classical vocalist performed on America’s Got Talent (AGT) when she was 11 and
absolutely blew everyone away. She finished in 2nd place, but her
career took off. She has recorded several albums and is in constant demand.
When the Trump Team asked her to perform, she agreed right away. This
immediately put her in the cross-hairs of the liberals who hate Trump. They
ridiculed Jackie because she didn’t come in 1st place on AGT. They
said Trump was using wanna-be performers. I had to laugh. If you’ve ever heard
her sing you know what I’m talking about. Her voice and talent are heavenly.
Plus, after she was denigrated by the media, her record/CD sales went through
the roof! I love Americans!
The
primary reason we as Americans should be celebrating the inauguration is it
marks us as a people who recognize and respect the Rule of Law and that we play
by the rules. I believe the Founding Fathers had this in mind when they crafted
our Declaration of Independence, The Bill of Rights, and the Constitution. I yet
marvel at the prescience of these patriots who dreamed of a land where power
was in the hands of the people. Nowhere else did such a country or nation exist
at that time, and that enjoyed such an abundance of freedom. It was just such
freedoms that caused the Founders to wonder if the United States would survive.
When a lady approached Benjamin Franklin after the Constitutional Convention
had agreed on the Constitution, she asked him, “What sort of government are we
to have, Mr. Franklin?” His reply: “A republic, madam, if you can keep it.”
Throughout
human history peaceful transitions of power is virtually unheard of. Kings,
monarchs, despots, potentates, emperors, sovereigns, dictators and the like
used the power of their position to rule and keep order. Nothing like the
United States with its power vested in the people, has ever occurred before. Those
who ruled in other nations typically viewed the people they governed as “unwashed
rabble.” Many of the Founding Fathers were men of strong Christian faith.
Others at least respected the those of Christian character. This is why the
precious documents of our nation focus on a strong belief in God, and
particularly the God of the Bible. A study of the Constitution will quickly
reveal that such a document of law only works with a people who acknowledge the
Divine.
It falls
upon us, then, to do everything in our power to preserve our freedoms and our
way of life.
Every
military person, and every elected official takes an oath swearing (or
promising) to protect and defend the Constitution against anyone who would
attempt to destroy it.
My prayer
is that God will continue to raise up patriots who will serve Him and us.
Fly your
American flag proudly! And may God bless America!
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