As a pastor I had to be very limited in my political comments. The Bible does not push for social reform or for any particular form of government. But this page is not a church pulpit, and I do have strong opinions about government.
As a Christian, I support the government we have. This is what the Bible counsels us to do. But I recognize that the government we have invites citizen participation not only in voting but also in speaking.
In general my political stance is what I call “Constitutional”; namely, I support the U.S. and State Constitutions as they are written, with the meanings intended by those who actually wrote them and enacted them into law. To interpret the Constitution properly one needs first to pay attention to what the words actually say and mean according to what they meant at the time they were written. If there remains any question after that, one needs to read what the writers of the Constitution said about it and about what they meant by its words. Thirdly, one needs to understand the issues of that time and how the Constitution resolved those issues.
The Constitution is the supreme law of the land which it governs. It is not so much the law that the people must obey but the law which the government must obey. The Constitution is over the Legislative, Executive, and Judicial branches, not under any one of more of them. The Supreme Court does not have the authority to overrule the words of the Constitution. If the words of the Constitution do not fit with current realities, there is a provision in the Constitution for amending it. No other method of changing the meaning and intent of the Constitution is lawful.
My comments on Civics will appear on the Blog page and can be found in the “Civics” category in the side bar there.