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Dr. Cornel West articulately raises concerns about Obama posturing on Martin Luther King, Jr. today. King was adamantly anti-war; Obama has increased war efforts primarily through the drone program in numerous countries that haven’t done a thing to the U.S. Dr. West also raises concerns of the prison-industrial complex; Obama, even after using illegal drugs himself, has continued to throw thousands of individuals into prison. Obama has also deported more people out of the country in his first term than George W. Bush did in two terms.

Of course, virtually nothing would be different if it was Mitt Romney being sworn in today. Both Romney and Obama want the president to be able to mold society through executive orders, bomb other countries without congressional approval, and ignore the Constitution if it ever gets in the president’s way. Not a lick of difference between the two.

Today, let us think of true peace. Not bestowed on us from a government or a leader, but born in our own hearts and daily interactions with fellow human beings. Reform yourself before you expect others to change.

“The greatest purveyor of violence in the world today is my own government.” ~ Martin Luther King, Jr.

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“My first wish is to see this plague of mankind, war, banished from the earth.” ~ George Washington

Many of the Founders carried strong antiwar sentiments, particularly after enduring the long and brutal Revolutionary War. This is not to say that Washington, Adams, or Jefferson had perfect presidencies that avoided war; far from it. However, principle is something that goes beyond humanity. Every human is fallible, but principle is something to uphold and respect. Those who founded the United States, like it or not, were largely antiwar and structured the Constitution in a way that they felt would limit war (particularly from the Executive Branch) and avoid conquest. It often was a different story once those individuals gained power (such is the nature of government), but the principles behind the Constitution were indeed extraordinary and revolutionary.

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