Election Day is an important day in our household. The day's lessons were centered around it. The history of our country seems to fill us with wonder at how we came to have the privelege and duty of voting. This election day was a little more special to us than usual. Not because of the candidate selection-I wasn't overly thrilled with hardly any of them. But because the meaning of it really seemed to hit the kids this year. We've spent the last couple months doing the Crime & Punishment Unit in Konos. We've memorized the 10 Commandments, learned to sing the Preamble of the Constitution, studied laws, our court system, especially the Supreme Court.
So, at dinner we were discussing the issues I had printed off from the computer and one of the issues was this:
"appointing judges that will adhere to strict interpretation of the Constitution."
One was opposed and the other had no response to it.
HUH???
So, my dh & I were discussing this at dinner and Hannah(10) was sitting there with her mouth hanging open. She said, "but Mom, all of our countries laws are based on that!" and Jonah agreed.
Hmm-young children get it, yet supposedly well-educated adults in positions of leadership don't.
I guess we shouldn't be surprised as they are trying to banish the 10 Commandments from all court buildings, too.
I find the state of our country's government & moral fabric crushingly sad. Yet, I am comforted in the fact that our God reigns!
Anyway, I was proud of my children at dinner. And my dh was impressed. After dinner we went to vote.
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