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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsRight wingers say they're all about the Constitution
Except when it comes to due process
Or freedom from self incrimination
Or separation of church and state
Or equal treatment for all
Come to think of it, the only parts of the Constitution they seem to embrace are the 2nd and 10th amendments. The rest of it is just goddamned paper to them.
Skittles
(153,138 posts)Hoyt
(54,770 posts)liberal N proud
(60,334 posts)Pick and choose what to apply and twist that to fit their situation.
Thinkingabout
(30,058 posts)This is how the Taliban works. Forced birth and any weapons to pursue their desired to kill anyone as fast as they can.
rightsideout
(978 posts)Would Right-Wingers be flag-waving patriots if there was no Second Amendment?
I bet not. The gun is all part of it. It represents the "power" part of being a patriot to them. I guess holding a stalk of corn with the flag waving behind them doesn't project the tough guy image they seek.
And yea, they pick and choose what bible verses they want to back up their BS.
truebluegreen
(9,033 posts)The only other times when they mention it is when they want to defy it.
progressoid
(49,964 posts)Peter Sagal, host of NPRs "Wait Wait Dont Tell Me!" travels across the country to find out where the U.S. Constitution lives, how it works and how it doesnt how it unites us as a nation and how it has nearly torn us apart. The four-part series premieres Tuesday, May 7 at 9/8c.
http://video.pbs.org/video/2323772697/
ladjf
(17,320 posts)Initech
(100,059 posts)Or if they have it's way beyond their level of comprehension.