The Best Defense Is Not to Offend

Remember Hulk Hogan in that deodorant commercial? The best defense is not to offend. So, how do we get that through to our elected representatives about the current and future wars that the Bush Administration is trying to pursue?

Starting wars against countries because we assume that they have harbored terrorists, WMDs or evil dictators, that is purely offensive. It offends the innocent citizens of that country that must endure the violence, the upheaval, the loss of loved ones (yes, foreign people have loved ones, too), the death surrounding them, the destruction of homes, property and infrastructure. Continuing our current strategy in Iraq only continues this offensive destruction.

Offensive not only to the citizens of the countries we invade, but to the foundation of the United States of America. We as citizens are to DEFEND the constitution, not OFFEND. However, the more ignorant we are of the basic values of the Constitution, the more we offend the premise of our country.

These offending actions by the current presidential administration just continues to snowball and get bigger than we ever thought. Now, many countries have a difficult time trusting the United States. Many citizens of the United States cannot trust our own government. Many actions and policies surrounding this war on terror go against just about every decent, civil policy that the Constitution outlines and our country has defended for over two centuries.

Many people in the United States fear speaking out to defend the Constitution because authorities may spin it to make them look like traitors or aiding terrorists. And thus, be able to imprison someone for defending the foundation of our country because it goes against the policies and actions of the current president and government.

The government has watchdogs that compile lists of people who bring up Constitutional issues, apparently because defending the Constitution these days is not a good thing. Well, put my name on the list of Constitution Defenders.

If anything, the citizens of the United States need to hold each elected government official accountable to the oath they swore to uphold the Constitution. If they severely offend the Constitution, then we must give a severe consequence, a penalty, punishment. They should not hold a government office and make policies that go against or circumvent the Constitution. Ah, sweet impeachment pie comes to mind. Yuuuummm, yum.

The best defense is not to offend.