Chuck Norris: Bad Actor, No Patriot

"Slaughter in San Francisco." "The Octagon." "Invasion U.S.A." "The Delta Force." "Sidekicks." And lest we forget, "Walker, Texas Ranger," all 196 episodes, plus specials. These are just some of the works that encompass Chuck Norris' "acting" career. Yeah, Mr. Norris' acting ability isn't exactly worthy of awards, and now neither is his patriotism.

On Monday, Chuck Norris published a short article on WorldNetDaily entitled, "I may run for president of Texas." In it, he writes the following: "[Running for president of Texas] may be a reality sooner than we think. If not me, someone someday may again be running for president of the Lone Star state, if the state of the union continues to turn into the enemy of the state. From the East Coast to the 'Left Coast,' America seems to be moving further and further from its founders' vision and government." Mr. Norris then goes on to invoke the warnings and advice of political theorists and several of America's founding fathers. Touching.

First of all, while the founders' advice on the governance of our country is important to keep in mind, it is also important to understand that when this advice was given the world was nowhere near as interconnected as it is today. Frankly speaking, the risks to our country when it was founded did not include mass terror attacks, cyber attacks, global economic crises, or serious threats from countries across the world. Advice is only as good as its application, and the modern way forward has to come from modern day thinking.

Second, it is crucial to understand that the constitution is a living document, and one need only look at the addition of it's 27 amendments to grasp this concept. And with all due respect to the founding fathers, they are gone, and the thinking of their time is in many ways vastly inferior to today -- slaves are no longer 3/5 of a person, and not just white male property owners have the right to vote. The constitution is a living document and can change with the times. Don't like it? Work to change it. That's the beauty of this country, and the ability that you and I have.

And finally, I think that it is shocking that after living through the previous 2922 days of an administration that bent, obfuscated, and blatantly disregarded the constitution (rendition, suspension of habeas corpus, and a vice-president that claimed he was neither in the executive nor legislative branches of government -- just to name a few), Mr. Norris only claims outrage after the first 50 days of the current one. I'm honestly dumbfounded.

Norris writes, "Anyone who has been around Texas for any length of time knows exactly what we'd do if the going got rough in America." I guess when the going gets rough, Texans give up -- at least according to Mr. Norris.