How are we to follow the rules if we don't know the rules? How can we make good and right decisions if we don't have all the information? If your input is important and necessary to the outcome of a situation but your input is either left out or based on the wrong information, how can you expect to succeed? How can you expect any effort to succeed? Let me tell you a little story – an analogy if you will – to illustrate. Lets say you have a brand new job. You're excited to get started and want more than anything to do a good job and succeed. A longstanding employee at the company is assigned to train you – to let you know what to expect, whom to answer to, specific directions to follow. Unfortunately, your trainer for whatever reason, doesn't educate you about what you need to know to do a good job. It may be the trainer is intimidated or fearful that you will do better job. Maybe things are cushy at work and any changes could rock the boat. Doesn't matter why, but the result is you will not be able to contribute to the success of the company and your own success. This illustrates, in part, how good, honest, well-meaning citizens can make wrong or unwise decisions when voting for the leaders of our community, State or our Country. In this case, the American Constitution is made up of the rules we need to refer to and follow for the best and intended success of our Country. UGH! History class revisited! Well, when we were in high school we had no way to know the reasons we had to learn what we considered as gobbledegook. Now we can plainly see what happens when we base our decisions on what we don't know. Now it's much clearer and makes perfect sense. The document is short and to the point and clear – not at all some some of the legal stuff we're supposed to understand nowadays. I will take any opportunity to learn more about our rules – THE AMERICAN CONSTITUTION. Dana Darby
