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17. Baby and Bath Water

Sun Jan 27, 2013, 05:48 PM

Jan 2013

I agree that the Constitution is irritatingly vague in spots and agonizingly incomplete in others, but this is supposed to be a country that is run by the rule of law, and the Constitution is a major part of that law. If enough people didn't like something in the Constitution, it tells us how to amend it. And, if you are thinking about how difficult it is to amend it, then think how difficult it would be to get people to agree on how it should be amended. Laws don't work very well if groups of people can decide which laws they will follow and which ones they won't. Once people lose respect for the law, then law, itself, will not work; it's only real as long as the people believe it's real.

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Professor: Take our country back, from the Constitution [View all] ErikJ Jan 2013 OP

And then we are left with WHAT, exactly, elleng Jan 2013 #1

wow..this is a constitutional professor? backwoodsbob Jan 2013 #2

Well? ErikJ Jan 2013 #4

how about instead of ditching the constitution backwoodsbob Jan 2013 #6

THe more guns -the more gun violence. ErikJ Jan 2013 #11

great idea backwoodsbob Jan 2013 #15

Except that's demonstrably false. X_Digger Jan 2013 #18

So how do you explain historically low levels of gun violence? hack89 Jan 2013 #21

The highest incarceration rate in the world? ErikJ Jan 2013 #23

I believe the constitution should be rewritten. JRLeft Jan 2013 #3

how would you rewrite the constitution? backwoodsbob Jan 2013 #8

The Constitution has been re-written 27 times. JaneyVee Jan 2013 #9

no it hasn't backwoodsbob Jan 2013 #10

Amending it is a form of re-writing it. Obviously the whole thing has not been re-written. JaneyVee Jan 2013 #13

then what you are saying backwoodsbob Jan 2013 #16

True, but consider who'd be doing the writing if it happens anytime soon... JHB Jan 2013 #12

It should be amended, not worshipped. Nt geek tragedy Jan 2013 #5

If the police broke into this guy's house in the middle of the night, Nye Bevan Jan 2013 #7

Horrific idea Benton D Struckcheon Jan 2013 #14

Baby and Bath Water Left Turn Only Jan 2013 #17

I don't think the professor realizes the implications of his proposal.. X_Digger Jan 2013 #19

Yeah, 'It's just a goddamned piece of paper' aikoaiko Jan 2013 #20

I took an Oath to uphold and defend the Constitution. NutmegYankee Jan 2013 #22

Watched him this morning question everything Jan 2013 #24