The conversation so far has been only a whisper, but it will grow as things do faster and faster, and pretty soon the conversation of a peace clause in the U.S. constitution will be heard very clearly.  This idea has been discussed in every part of American society, in every part of the American landscape.  The dialogue isn’t open yet and isn’t free, but with awareness and consideration more people will see that it is a vital component to a lasting world.  We see that in violence everyone suffers, and that in violence there is no way to avoid suffering.  We understand what our first grade teacher meant when she said,” don’t hit that kid, talk it out because hitting won’t solve our issues.” When one country hits another country to solve a problem, is that problem then solved? I have seen war myself, and the pain that we all suffer from its effects, and I want it to end.   As United States citizens we understand our inherent contributions even when these contributions are not conscious decisions to the constant state of war across the world, and want to stop the U.S. military being used as a tool of foreign diplomacy

Filed under: Article 9 on August 11th, 2009