While President Obama gives his  prime time press conference tonight, why not take this opportunity to take out your Constitutions and have a read?  Read a few lines, a couple Articles, or the entire document.  Reconnect with our nation’s political “bible”.  Read it by yourself.  Read it with your family.  Discuss it with your children.

Until we ourselves become more constitutionally literate, we will continue to vote in the same old politicians, continue to witness the explosive expansion of government power under both major parties, and continue to base our opinions almost exlclusively on personal feelings.

The time has come to put our government to the test.  The time has come to put our politicians to the test.  The time has come to put our political parties to the test.  And it’s time to put our own beliefs to the test. How do you put these things to the test?  Line it up against the Constitution.

So, when the next big issue, debate, or headline strikes, instead of asking what your favorite network thinks, what your political party thinks, what your friends think, or even what you think, ask yourself, “What does the Constitution say?”

But, in order to discover what the Constitution says about a particular issue or policy, we must read it first.  Let’s start tonight.