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1. Not so much a gutting as a mercy killing

Reply to Purveyor (Original post)

Wed Dec 14, 2011, 01:30 PM

Dec 2011

For those of us who still care about the Constitution, seeing it battered and abused as it has been since the reckless enactment of the hideously misnamed USA PATRIOT Act in 2001, maybe it's time to just let it go? Sure, elected officials still swear an oath to preserve, protect and defend the Constitution, for without the Constitution the United States doesn't exist, but really, what's left of it?

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Human Rights Attorney: Defense Bill Will ‘Gut The Constitution’ [View all] Purveyor Dec 2011 OP

Not so much a gutting as a mercy killing gratuitous Dec 2011 #1

"contact the president and tell him that he needs to stand up for his promise and veto this bill" FiveGoodMen Dec 2011 #2

A law cannot change the constitution. nt FarCenter Dec 2011 #3

It can, functionally speaking, if the SCOTUS hifiguy Dec 2011 #4

It was John Marshall who established that the constitution means what the SCOTUS says it means FarCenter Dec 2011 #6

In theory, this is true. hifiguy Dec 2011 #8

yep. A completely unconstitutional, made up power of the Supreme Court. provis99 Dec 2011 #9

it's been gutted with Bush and the Awlakis and the attack on Libya--this just brings it into the MisterP Dec 2011 #5

Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Dec 2011 #7