Constitutional Awareness

From time to time, most likely at least once a week. I am going to bring to light something from the constitution.

I personally have a problem with the idea that just because someone has served as a US Senator, that they are qualified to be the President. There have been several good presidents that have served in Congress or the Senate before becoming president, but that is not, in my opinion, the reason that they were good Presidents.

There are three branches of the US Government:

The Executive.
The Legislative.
and
The Judicial.

Our forefathers, who fought for the freedoms that, let's be honest, most of us take for granted. Had this to idea for the three branches:

Article. I.

Section. 1.
All legislative Powers herein granted shall be vested in a Congress of the United States, which shall consist of a Senate and House of Representatives.

Section. 2.
The House of Representatives shall be composed of Members chosen every second Year by the People of the several States, and the Electors in each State shall have the Qualifications requisite for Electors of the most numerous Branch of the State Legislature.

No Person shall be a Representative who shall not have attained to the Age of twenty five Years, and been seven Years a Citizen of the United States, and who shall not, when elected, be an Inhabitant of that State in which he shall be chosen...

...No Person shall be a Senator who shall not have attained to the Age of thirty Years, and been nine Years a Citizen of the United States, and who shall not, when elected, be an Inhabitant of that State for which he shall be chosen.

The Vice President of the United States shall be President of the Senate, but shall have no Vote, unless they be equally divided...

Article II.

Section. 1.
The executive Power shall be vested in a President of the United States of America. He shall hold his Office during the Term of four Years, and, together with the Vice President, chosen for the same Term, be elected, as follows:

Each State shall appoint, in such Manner as the Legislature thereof may direct, a Number of Electors, equal to the whole Number of Senators and Representatives to which the State may be entitled in the Congress: but no Senator or Representative, or Person holding an Office of Trust or Profit under the United States, shall be appointed an Elector...

Article III.

Section. 1.
The judicial Power of the United States shall be vested in one supreme Court, and in such inferior Courts as the Congress may from time to time ordain and establish. The Judges, both of the supreme and inferior Courts, shall hold their Offices during good Behaviour, and shall, at stated Times, receive for their Services a Compensation, which shall not be diminished during their Continuance in Office...

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If you will notice, It lays out pretty specifically that each branch has a seperate duty in running the country, and they are not the same functions. I encourage everyone to take some time and actually read the constitution anew. This document can still be used to have a great country, it is still workable in this day and age.