The Constitution has been on my mind a lot in recent months, as is true for a growing number of people in the United States. No matter your personal political affiliation, you probably feel that our rights have been eroding for some time. My wife and I are home schooling our son, which has given us many opportunities to discuss the vents in the news. After a somewhat spirited discussion over our feeling that political correctness is a direct attack on our freedom of speech, my wife suggested that I take my my opinions online to share them with others. She also suggested that my son and I could do this as a joint project. It still remains to be seen whether I will get him to help, but I'll keep trying.
I really don't intend this to be another political opinion blog, though I'm sure that some of my opinions will inevitably creep into my writing. So right up front I want to be clear that what I write here is my opinion, it is not news and it is not endorsed by or affiliated with any organization. In the same vein, I am not a lawyer, nor am I an expert in Constitutional law. Yes, I may actually be wrong sometime but I'll do my best to avoid that.

Goals of this blog

The title of the blog refers to the way in which our daily lives are affected by the US Constitution; please don't take it to mean that I will be providing insightful updates on a daily basis. My goal is to post at least once each week.
While still in start-up mode with this blog, I'll be posting larger chunks of reference-type content. Once that is done, my intent is to focus on a small piece of the Constitution and write about my thoughts on that topic, the way it applies to something in current events, or to examine the meaning of the text.
My primary goal in writing this blog is to encourage American citizens to discuss their own freedoms and rights, thereby learning to value these treasures before they are taken from us. I hope that other people will eventually begin to contribute, and the idea will spread.