Slap Forehead

This is one of those things that is probably obvious to everyone else, but in light of all that is going on politically at the present time, I had one of those "slap the forehead and say 'doh'" moments. Here's the thing:

They always say "we are a nation of laws" and that is true. What occurred to me when reading an article about the power of the Tenth Amendment is -- we are ruled by a Constitution, not by people. The people, the public servants, are servants and stewards of the Constitution. It defines what the can and cannot do. The Founders had the foresight to structure our system this way to protect us from the excesses of "rulers". This is why the Constitution is under such attack by those who want to rule rather than serve.