Without getting into the very tiresome discussions about the origins of Thanksgiving in America, Miss Constitution finds the Proclamations by Abraham Lincoln in March and October of 1863 to be

“Double, double toil and trouble; Fire burn and caldron bubble. Fillet of a fenny snake, In the caldron boil and bake; Eye of newt and toe of frog, Wool

Last week in Thlipsis, Miss Constitution posited that the only way out of the volatile situation in the Middle East is understanding how we got where we are regarding Israel,

Thlipsis:  Greek – meaning pressure or distress.  “[T]ribulation produces patience, patience produces character, and character produces hope.”  Romans 5:3-4 Two thousand years ago one method of torture was to put

“The fear of appearances is the first symptom of impotence.” – Fyodor Dostoevsky, Crime and Punishment Miss Constitution is puzzled at the initial comments regarding removal of the Speaker of

“Scholars warn outdated Constitution a threat to democracy” reads the CNN chyron. A scholarly conclusion?  Miss Constitution begs to differ.  The problem with the United States Constitution is that some

"Three blind mice. Three blind mice. See how they run. See how they run. They all ran after the farmer's wife, Who cut off their tails with a carving

“Cowardice asks: Is it safe? Expediency asks: Is it politic? But Conscience asks: Is it right?”  William Morley Punshon, 19th century British Methodist minister. Because many Americans do not have

"In persons grafted in a serious trust, negligence is a crime."  William Shakespeare Miss Constitution finds the current political discourse equivalent to the recent brawl at a preseason football game. 

It is the best of times; it is the worst times, it is the age of wisdom, it is the age of foolishness... It is the season of darkness, it