Reply #91: But You're Wrong

[Beetwasher]

"I don't think the machinations spelled out in the constitution would continue to work, because it relies on the people to support them."

That's just not a true statement. One of the beauties of the constitution is that it (supposedly) protects the rights of MINORITIES. IOW, just because a majority want something, if it's in violation of the constitution you actually have to change the constitution ITSELF before you can enact whatever it is you want to enact. Flag burning for instance. A majority want it banned, but it ain't happening. You need 2/3 of the Senate support to change the constitution and that is very, very difficult to accomplish.

That being said, if nukes went off in this country, I would agree that THIS gov't (Bushco.) would essentially seize control and throw the constitution out the window (they essentially already ARE trying, even w/out nukes), but it has nothing to with "the majority of the people" and "the majority of the people" and what they think is irrelevant to: A. What the Bush admin. would do in such and instance, and B. Changing or nullifying the constitution in general.