The free men of the thirteen colonies chose who, or in this case "what" was to be their king. They made this decision for those who were not free or could not vote, slaves, indentured servants, the native population and women. Indeed, not all that were free made that decision for many wanted no part of independence from England, but the die was cast...they had crossed their Rubicon, and a nation would arise. Their first choice was independence, their second was a representative government and their third was a constitutional republic. That constitution would rule in the affairs of the whole through the administration of those chosen by the majority. Our representatives are bound by that piece of paper and that paper allows for amendments to it which eventually gave freedom and suffrage to all. Our Supreme Court is bound by that same paper and judges are bound by the laws that that constitution permits us to make for ourselves. Man (please allow that generic term) is fallible....more than fallible, even prone for error. Indeed, the Founding Fathers knew his and made every attempt to secure the preeminence of the Constitution against the whims and machinations of man himself, for he may see what he wants to see in the words therein and not what is in effect there, and may sit in the judgment seat fully convinced of his own interpretation. He may even come to despise the words of his own fathers and their intent but keep this to himself as he twists the self-evident truths before him. Others will call him to account on this. If they are successful, the nation will go on as designed. A Proverb of Solomon says "Those who forsake the law, praise the wicked, but such as keep the law contend with them." If those who contend fail, the nation will proceed as an entirely new entity. The Constitution will no longer be the ultimate rule for it will be little more than a handmaiden to the autonomy of man himself, changing as different men ascend to power, changing as the winds of self-indulgence change course, changing as the powers of one group becomes stronger than the powers of another. Another proverb of Solomon says "He who pampers his servant from childhood, will have him as a son in the end." At first glance one might think that this recommends pampering for it will buy a son but in actuality it says that to pamper a servant will cause that servant to demand his rights as a son. A charitable society will receive honor but an entitlement society, built on bribes, will fall from within. Lex Rex...the law is our temporal king. It is to the law that we owe our allegiance. It is to the Constitution that we gave powers over us, not to those who represent us in upholding that Constitution. Our prayer to the King of Kings is not for the Constitution but for those who administer it. They do not have our allegiance but our prayers which is more valuable. Insofar as they do not legislate against the specific laws of God we are subject to those laws. If they do, we are subject to our responsibility to elect those who will not depart from the intentions of those who designed the freedoms and the liberties with reverence for Almighty God, and dependence upon their Creator that this nation was built upon.
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Political Thought and the Christian
