What would our founding fathers have to say about it?

A little over 200 years ago a remarkable group of individuals gathered to write our Constitution and set forth precedent for a nation like no other in history.

The intellect and foresight of those individuals has not been rivaled since, and even though they did not always agree they were able to compromise for the good of the country and create a document that has stood with distinction ever since.

I fear, however, that very document has been, and is now, in jeopardy of destruction from within.

At a very slow pace over the years, our Constitution, and the nation itself, has been attacked by those opposed to our capitalistic foundation set forth by the creators of that Constitution.

Since the beginning of the 1960s, a faction of youth has advocated opposition to any and all influence of capitalistic authority and the basics of our Constitution which include freedom of speech and opinion.

They were always quick to demand their own “freedom of speech” while trampling on the very words our founders created.

Those 1960s youths are now firmly entrenched in almost every leadership role of our educational system. They do not teach but they indoctrinate to the detriment of our Constitution and our country.

A recent case in point is the last-minute cancellation of a speech to the Ronan High School senior class by a respected Bigfork resident and longtime Hollywood film producer and recipient of a coveted Oscar.

At the very last minute the Ronan High School principal bowed to the so-called “political correctness” of the school board or some higher authority which saw potential danger in the words of a successful businessman who believed capitalism was good.

Could it be that the principal feared Mr. Molen, a former Marine, might counter the standard indoctrination in the current curriculum?

It should be noted that at no time did the principal ask to review the speech prior to making that decision.

I wonder if a review of the Ronan school board and the principal might be in order.

Robert A. Fraser,

Somers