THE GREAT STRENGTH & WEAKNESS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

  

Why is the United States System of Government and Law So Vulnerable to Weaponization Against its People?

The answer to that question is not complicated. It was presaged by founding father and second president John Adams on October 11, 1798, in a warning to the officers of the First Brigade of the Third Division of the Militia of Massachusetts.

"While our Country remains untainted with the principles and manners, which are now producing desolation in so many parts of the world: while she continues sincere and incapable of insidious and impious policy: We shall have the strongest reason to rejoice in the local destination assigned us by Providence. But should the people of America, once become capable of that deep simulation towards one another and towards foreign nations, which assumes the language of justice and moderation while it is practicing Iniquity and extravagance; and displays in the most captivating manner the charming pictures of candour [sic] frankness & sincerity while it is rioting in rapine and insolence: this country will be the most miserable habitation in the world. Because we have no Government armed with power capable of contending with human passions unbridled by morality and religion.  Avarice, ambition revenge or galantry [sic], would break the strongest cords of our Constitution as a whale goes through a net. Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other."

When the immoral and irreligious are elected or appointed to positions of power, we should not wonder that they devolve into the evil described by the prophet Isaiah: "Woe to those who call evil good, and good evil; Who substitute darkness for light and light for darkness; Who substitute bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter" (Isaiah 5:20 NASV).

The great strength of our system of government is that it recognizes the power of truth to assure justice. However, that very strength when perverted has the power to assure injustice. "Evil men do not understand justice, But those who seek the LORD understand all things" (Proverbs 28:5 NASV).

Our great strength is also our great weakness. "When the righteous increase, the people rejoice, But when a wicked man rules, people groan" (Proverbs 29:2 NASV)   For the sake of the people, may the righteous increase!