Dear AFP Heartland Common Sense newsletter readers: I am very proud to present the book Restoring the American Mind to you as a continuing Substack series. This book, written by my good friend, Ronald R. Cherry MD, is needed today. It is my expectation that you will enjoy Dr. Cherry’s prescription for curing America’s illness of creeping Progressivism. —-Pro Deo et Patria, Martin.
FOREWORD
In my research on the term Judeo-Christian beliefs as part of my effort to write The Moral Case for American Freedom, I discovered a kindred spirit in Ronald R. Cherry MD, a lung specialist in Tennessee. Dr. Cherry had written many opinion pieces on a website called RenewAmerica and in American Thinker. Many of his articles seemed to parallel my own, but his were much deeper in both thought and research. He agreed to allow me to include some of his writings in my book. But, as I marveled at the direction Ron had taken in his blog posts and web articles, it became clear to me that he needed to add some more arrows to his quiver in the form of hardcopy text.
The key component of Dr. Cherry’s message involves the codification of the Declaration of Independence into the Constitution. This will be no easy task since it involves an amendment to the U. S. Constitution. It has been said that a Constitutional amendment involves an element of danger to the Nation since opening up the Constitution for amendment may also empower the Far Left in their progressive attack on the heart of that very document, but this is an unlikely scenario since under Article V it only takes the passive inaction of 13 state legislatures to shelve it. American Leftists don't want the Declaration of Independence enshrined as our Supreme Law because it makes clear that individual freedom is a Divine gift, an unalienable human right not granted by the State.
The problems faced in this endeavor are multiplied by the failure of the Press in doing its duty to the Nation. There are many websites and blogs that have conservative viewpoints. Unfortunately, they are only viewed by conservatives. The more casual, open field of social media is predominately the realm of the "progressive" left and can be mindless or subversive in its approach to matters of faith and individual freedom. And, the speed of this interplay precludes research into the Truth of the matter. It is a mind control bonanza for evildoers with their goal of bringing down the only bastion of Liberty and Individual Freedom in the world, The United States of America. It’s that second word, “United”, that is the primary target. The enemy’s tools include controlling “group think” with shallow investigation and reporting, lauding media and celebrity biases against Christian principles, and sugarcoating the dangers of socialism and communism.
Dr. Cherry has a prescription for the self-defeating autoimmune disease of Leftist progressivism. As with any prescription, it has potential side effects. We must weigh the benefits versus a continuation of the disease. Dr. Cherry’s Prescription begins with a proposed 28th Amendment to the Constitution, an Amendment that would make clear in perpetuity that the Declaration of Independence is the supreme unamendable Moral Law of the United States of America, the 1776 controlling authority for the U. S. Constitution. Dr. Cherry’s Prescription begins the process of Restoring the American Mind.
Martin Capages Jr. PhD
Author of The Moral Case for American Freedom