Mr. Warrior goes to Washington (Part 2)
After leaving the museum, I continued on with my trip around the Washington mall. If you have never walked the mall before, make sure you have comfortable walking shoes...and went to the bathroom prior to leaving the last museum.
I continued on to the Capitol building. This is where history was made. Decisions of the world have been made in this building. Politicians have been paid in this building. It is one of the most splendid architectural structures in the world. It is associated to the people of America. We the people, vote for the people to represent our way of life. But most of all, Jimmy Stewart was here (sticking with Mr. Smith goes to Washington).
I walked up the set of stairs to where the Capitol policeman was staring down at me from his converted porta-potty. I wave. He does nothing. They have no sense of humor.
Back down the stairs (which there seem to be a lot). Picking up the pace slightly (because I saw most of it on the way there), I have to stop at a light waiting for it to change. As I look to the right, I saw the one building that everyone dismisses when they come to Washington DC but is actually the MOST important building in the District...no, not the restroom, but good point.
The National Archives. The building that stores the most important documents in American history. The document that is the foundation for American government, justice and liberty. If opposing countries were to attack the United States, the White House and the Capitol are buildings that house the lawmakers. But if they were to attack the National Archives, they are actually attacking the doctrine of America. The building blocks of the United States.
I am by no means saying that the White House and Capitol are not important, the loss of life would be catastrophic. But as a people, we would come together and vote a new Congress and President into power...in accordance to our Constitution...which is housed in the National Archives. The Declaration of Independence, the Constitution of the United States of America, are all one of a kind. Granted, we have copies of these documents in all kinds of forms, but there is nothing like the original.
This brings me to my point (as I almost always have one). What would we as a public do if the National Archives were destroyed? Would the people come together and recreate all of the documents in their original format? Would we adjust the document to better reflect the world as it is today? Would you clarify "right to bear arms"? Would you say "everyone" is created equal instead of all men? Would the United States splinter into Democrat and Republican nations since there are Red and Blue states (I saw them on a map that way once)?
I think if you ask people around you, you will discover that not everyone would agree after they think about it for 30 minutes. I think there could be a political backlash if the foundation documents were to be destroyed.
Did you know...
It took two and a half years for the U.S.Constitution to be ratified by the 13 colonies.
I continued on to the Capitol building. This is where history was made. Decisions of the world have been made in this building. Politicians have been paid in this building. It is one of the most splendid architectural structures in the world. It is associated to the people of America. We the people, vote for the people to represent our way of life. But most of all, Jimmy Stewart was here (sticking with Mr. Smith goes to Washington).
I walked up the set of stairs to where the Capitol policeman was staring down at me from his converted porta-potty. I wave. He does nothing. They have no sense of humor.
Back down the stairs (which there seem to be a lot). Picking up the pace slightly (because I saw most of it on the way there), I have to stop at a light waiting for it to change. As I look to the right, I saw the one building that everyone dismisses when they come to Washington DC but is actually the MOST important building in the District...no, not the restroom, but good point.The National Archives. The building that stores the most important documents in American history. The document that is the foundation for American government, justice and liberty. If opposing countries were to attack the United States, the White House and the Capitol are buildings that house the lawmakers. But if they were to attack the National Archives, they are actually attacking the doctrine of America. The building blocks of the United States.
I am by no means saying that the White House and Capitol are not important, the loss of life would be catastrophic. But as a people, we would come together and vote a new Congress and President into power...in accordance to our Constitution...which is housed in the National Archives. The Declaration of Independence, the Constitution of the United States of America, are all one of a kind. Granted, we have copies of these documents in all kinds of forms, but there is nothing like the original.
This brings me to my point (as I almost always have one). What would we as a public do if the National Archives were destroyed? Would the people come together and recreate all of the documents in their original format? Would we adjust the document to better reflect the world as it is today? Would you clarify "right to bear arms"? Would you say "everyone" is created equal instead of all men? Would the United States splinter into Democrat and Republican nations since there are Red and Blue states (I saw them on a map that way once)?
I think if you ask people around you, you will discover that not everyone would agree after they think about it for 30 minutes. I think there could be a political backlash if the foundation documents were to be destroyed.
Did you know...
It took two and a half years for the U.S.Constitution to be ratified by the 13 colonies.
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