Call me a dreamer, but I really do believe in the constitution. I believe that our forefathers brought forth on this country, a constitution that works for the people, by the people. And I’m not just talking about gun-bearing, jesus camp republican-Americans. I’m talking about all of us.

Let’s talk about the Second Amendment to the United States Constitution. This is the part of the United States Bill of Rights that protects an individual’s right to keep and bear arms from infringement by the federal government. Many think this works solely in the interest of certain groups of people, but there is a second part to this amendment that tends to be overlooked: “If a well regulated militia be the most natural defence of a free country, it ought certainly to be under the regulation and at the disposal of that body which is constituted the guardian of the national security….”

The guys who wrote our consitution knew what they were doing. I mean seriously… more than 200 years later, the constiution is just as relevant as it was in 1787. Of course, there have been updates but the fundamental value of this legal document still upholds our country today. Not only do we have the right to bear arms, we have the right to come together with a well regulated militia to overthrow a tyrranical government. I know it all sounds like a bunch of big government jargon, but think about it! If the government is oppressing you from your fundamental right of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness, we have the ability as citizens of this country to band together to fight for our rights. Perhaps like our right to marry whomever we choose?

There was once a time when African-Americans were not able to attend the same schools as whites. The constitution worked for them in Brown v. the Board of Education. Women were once not allowed to make choices about their own bodies. The constitution worked for them in Roe v. Wade. Gay marriage is illegal. When will the constiution work for them?

Call me a dreamer, but I believe that that day is coming. People don’t realize that we are witnessing an incredible movement in Human Rights… American Civil Rights! Just a few months ago, I saw it myself. I was living in Noe Valley in San Francisco and drove my Prius down Castro to meet with my friends, Adam and Danika. There were protests everywhere. Rallys. People dressed up in fur, leather, and lace to show their support of legalizing gay marriage.

We may not see it in the news everyday, but there is a fight going on out there. People are fighting for their civil liberties that a “tyrannical” government is keeping from them. But I believe in the constitution. I believe that there will be a day when men and men, or women and women, or human and robot can come together in marital union without scorn or tyrrany. I believe in the constitution.