Comments on: Now the Constitution is Important?

By: Pat

Pat — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 08:15:08 +0000

The Constitution is a wonderful document, extremely well written, and so easy to read. Our Forefathers really knew what they were doing.
You are all so right, they continue to trash it, but use it when it suits them.
The only way we MAY be able to stop this trashing of our Constitution is to bombard Congress with hundreds of thousands of phone calls and e-mails. They would have to listen. But, Americans will have to unite and do it.

By: Spoonerite

Spoonerite — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 02:25:58 +0000

The Constitution is nothing more than a game to these people. What a joke. Your’e right it IS almost hilarious. History is definitely going to be laughing at us.

By: Cliff Carson

Cliff Carson — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 01:15:56 +0000

Steve, a great article. Steve it is my belief that the reason so little regard is given the Constitution by our elected and appointed leaders is that they know there is no punishment for failure to obey the law.

They know that no President has ever been tried for breaking laws that they swore to uphold. And they should feel very confident that one never will.

But if I sound like a broken record I will say it again “We can punish the Party that enabled them”, and no one can stop us if we so desire to punish that party.

Never vote for a candidate of that party again. It only has to be done successfully one time. Parties work too hard to lose their status. Punishment will warn the surviving parties that we banished a Party once and we will do it again. The next time much more quickly. Change will definitely occur.

By: Michael Boldin

Michael Boldin — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 23:29:18 +0000

A really good perspective on our political system, Steve. They pay the Constitution lip service – nothing but rhetoric – but never seem to follow it except when they feel they have to.

I think Lysander Spooner put it best:

“whether the Constitution really be one thing, or another, this much is certain – that it has either authorized such a government as we have had, or has been powerless to prevent it. In either case, it is unfit to exist.”

I’d like to see the politicians actually abide by the Constitution – but to assume they ever will when it matters is downright foolish.