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Sympthsical

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21. That doesn't argue against what I said

Mon Jun 27, 2022, 10:35 PM

Jun 2022

They are better at using processes to get what they want.

The whole reason we're discussing Roe is because McConnell bent the Senate to his will. Nothing he did was illegal. Immoral, unethical, just plain shitty. Yes, all of those things. But within the bounds of ability.

I can't think of a time we've managed something like that.

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The Constitution Was Literally Written By Slaveowners. Why Is America Obsessed With Upholding It? [View all] In It to Win It Jun 2022 OP

History; it is what it is. elleng Jun 2022 #1

uhh b/c it has worked for us for 246 years? mitch96 Jun 2022 #2

Not all of us. WhiskeyGrinder Jun 2022 #4

Appreciate your very well supported and detailed post eom emulatorloo Jun 2022 #8

What WhiskeyGrinder said wasn't even controversial Hav Jun 2022 #29

Yes, It was pathetic. But the constitution has evolved from when it was first written. emulatorloo Jun 2022 #37

Yes, it has evolved which is an important point Hav Jun 2022 #43

Not all of us are white male land-owners, which is for whomst the constitution was written. WhiskeyGrinder Jun 2022 #33

Has the constitution evolved since it was first written or is it frozen in time? emulatorloo Jun 2022 #38

Even its evolution is designed to protect the status quo. WhiskeyGrinder Jun 2022 #40

So it still only allows only white men to own property? emulatorloo Jun 2022 #42

Oh it has? Tell me more about how it has worked? BannonsLiver Jun 2022 #39

Because, overall, it has established a framework for balancing (and checking) power Just A Box Of Rain Jun 2022 #3

Because it's the only one we have. TwilightZone Jun 2022 #5

Completely agree In It to Win It Jun 2022 #9

Does anyone trust modern society to rewrite a Constitution? Sympthsical Jun 2022 #6

+1. well said! stopdiggin Jun 2022 #10

You got me at In It to Win It Jun 2022 #11

Gotta agree with you. Twitter 'influencers' and maga nuts is a recipe for disaster emulatorloo Jun 2022 #12

Republicans are not better at anything. The... brush Jun 2022 #20

That doesn't argue against what I said Sympthsical Jun 2022 #21

You never heard of Harry Reid? He's the one who first changed... brush Jun 2022 #23

Well, exactly. McConnell took it to new levels Sympthsical Jun 2022 #24

That doesn't make them better at anything, just evil and unethical. brush Jun 2022 #32

Remember when President Clinton had the line item gldstwmn Jun 2022 #25

It was unconstitutional though Polybius Jun 2022 #28

The filibuster also allows a minority to stop bills that would be very damaging Just A Box Of Rain Jun 2022 #26

These. justices. are. not. "conservative". The Unmitigated Gall Jun 2022 #7

Agree. And they don't give a damn about law/the constitution. They are Christian fanatics emulatorloo Jun 2022 #14

They are conservative, but they're unfettered by compromise Sympthsical Jun 2022 #19

Because John Lennon sang H2O Man Jun 2022 #13

get your point stopdiggin Jun 2022 #15

It has worked Timewas Jun 2022 #16

Because it is the best document ever created to protect the rights of the citizens of the country Big Blue Marble Jun 2022 #17

Despite the faults of its writers it is a generally well-thought-out document Retrograde Jun 2022 #18

Good point about 2 of the principal authors were slave masters. brush Jun 2022 #22

Because it's the law of the land Polybius Jun 2022 #27

If the constitution was ever going to disgarded standingtall Jun 2022 #30

However, the victors amended the F out of it immediately. maxsolomon Jun 2022 #34

because we don't throw the baby out with the bathwater Amishman Jun 2022 #31

FDR put innocent American citizens in concentration camps based on their race ripcord Jun 2022 #35

You answered the question in your first sentence. yardwork Jun 2022 #36

I have virtually no reverence for the fucking founders BannonsLiver Jun 2022 #41