Law and order activism

“The problem with America is not Republican or Democrat. It’s lack of fidelity to the Constitution. It’s lack of belief in the natural law.”

Judge Andrew Napolitano said that to describe the crowd and explain the motive Saturday for the rally in Texas held in spirit with the huge grassroots event in Washington. From posters to speeches, God and country were invoked.

The crowd — loud, animated and sprawling — gathered at the West Front of the Capitol after a march along Pennsylvania Avenue NW from Freedom Plaza. Invocations of God and former president Ronald Reagan by an array of speakers drew loud cheers that echoed across the Mall. On a windy, overcast afternoon, hundreds of yellow “Don’t Tread on Me” flags flapped in the breeze.

“Hell hath no fury like a taxpayer ignored,” declared Andrew Moylan, head of government affairs for the National Taxpayers Union, urging protesters to call their representatives. The demonstrators roared their approval.

“We own the dome!” they chanted, pointing at the Capitol.

May they restore belief in the natural law.