I know most of you read this in an RSS reader, so click on the link. Read it on my blog.

At the top of my blog is an image of the United States Constitution. It’s been there for about three years now. Sometimes I think about redesigning, and changing it. But I think it’s a solid reminder.

Our Constitution starts out “We the people of the United States…” It’s a document that our forefathers wrote, that the people of the United States accepted, and that was made by us. Our forefathers understood that the people should run government. Instead it seems we have government running people.

Or worse yet people encouraging government to run our lives. While I’m sure we can point to many examples of government trying to run our lives, today I’m focusing on the efforts to overturn Proposition 8 in California. It was sparked by this Google Blog posting. Google is supporting the case to have the Courts overturn the will of the people of California.

By nearly 600,000 votes (link is .pdf) the people in California voted in favor of Proposition 8. The Constitution of California was amended. If you want to change it, have another ballot question. The courts should not overturn the will of the people, and throw out a Constitutional Amendment.

The current issue before the courts is not an issue over “basic rights”. It’s an issue about if the people still control the government, or if the government rules over the people.

So to Google I say: by challenging the will of the people you are not fighting for basic rights, you are fighting for bigger government that controls its citizens. You are fighting for a government that can exert its will on the people no matter what. That is not the freedom that is the hallmark of the United States of America.

(Note: I’m not arguing for or against Prop 8 here. I’m arguing that the people passed it, and the Constitution was amended. A court cannot simply throw out a Constitutional Amendment.)