O say, does that star-spangled banner yet wave
O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave?
Francis Scott Key wrote these words referring to a specific banner flying over a specific fort that was then under bombardment by the British Navy with whom we were at war.
Today there many thousands of star spangled banners flying all over this great land. But the question is still a good one.
Does that star spangled banner yet wave over the land of the free and the home of the brave?
The banner waves – but is the land free?
Does a Constitution still limit the powers of government? Are we citizens or are we subjects? Do we own property or does the government allow us to hold it? Are we responsible for our own lives or is the government responsible for us?
Are the powers of the federal government limited and enumerated or are they whatever Congress and the Supreme Court say they are? Are powers not specifically granted to the federal government by the Constitution reserved to the States and to the People?
The banner waves – but does it yet wave over the home of the brave?
Will we stir ourselves to restore limited Constitutional government of the people, by the people, and for the people? Are we willing enough – brave enough – to do what is necessary?
O say, does that star-spangled banner yet wave
O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave?
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