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teknomanzer

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23. Republicans and conservatives in general treat the Constitution like the Bible...

Reply to EarlG (Original post)

Tue Feb 16, 2016, 05:37 PM

Feb 2016

Both are highly revered as sacred texts which supposedly have some original immutable interpretation, and they have never bothered to read either one in its entirety preferring instead to pick the parts they like while discarding the remainder.

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Pic Of The Moment: Note To The Strict Constitutionalists [View all] EarlG Feb 2016 OP

But only if the President is white and Republican, apparently. Orrex Feb 2016 #1

They go by the *original* constitution nxylas Feb 2016 #9

Nice pick up Earl G Botany Feb 2016 #2

K&R! stonecutter357 Feb 2016 #3

Better yet Cjas Feb 2016 #4

I guarantee if the shoe were on the other foot... Raster Feb 2016 #5

These guys do so much cherry picking... 3catwoman3 Feb 2016 #6

but, but, he can't NewJeffCT Feb 2016 #7

A perfect example of why they are full of shit. SoapBox Feb 2016 #8

A strict constructionist can point out... malthaussen Feb 2016 #10

Congress can add or remove as many justices as it wants d_legendary1 Feb 2016 #17

Who reads the U.S. Code these days, anyway.:) malthaussen Feb 2016 #18

According to some the Bible is just like the U.S. code d_legendary1 Feb 2016 #21

K&R yuiyoshida Feb 2016 #11

They don't notice the stuff about Indians, militias or pirates either. Spitfire of ATJ Feb 2016 #12

another winner from EarlG - kudos NoMoreRepugs Feb 2016 #13

We American have to remember the Republicans interpret the Constitution to fit their needs and rladdi Feb 2016 #14

Bravo for this post. N/T Paper Roses Feb 2016 #15

McConnell is Using A Chicken Hawk Strategy houston16revival Feb 2016 #16

!!YES!! Angry Dragon Feb 2016 #25

thank you. MariaThinks Feb 2016 #19

Oh so why you have to mention that pesky document we hate when we can't use it against Obama SummerSnow Feb 2016 #20

It also says "appoint". Not "nominate". n/t Dawgs Feb 2016 #22

Republicans and conservatives in general treat the Constitution like the Bible... teknomanzer Feb 2016 #23

Pic: A Republican Senator hears that the President could make a recess appointment. Towlie Feb 2016 #24

As our resident attorney's will tell us, the word randys1 Feb 2016 #26

k&r! DesertRat Feb 2016 #27

This nomination should be ABSOLUTELY, UNQUESTIONABLY, INARGUABLY 63splitwindow Feb 2016 #28

But the Bible doesn't say Obama can nominate justices during an election year. tclambert Feb 2016 #29

Waving them around. lonestarnot Feb 2016 #30

We should wait quietwrite Feb 2016 #31

Originalism Advocates, Listen Up DallasNE Feb 2016 #32

But what does that have to do with the Forth Amendment? C Moon Feb 2016 #33

Senate Republicans are impugning the legacy of Justice Scalia, who was a strict Constitutionalist!! Major Hogwash Feb 2016 #34

Progressives are weak-kneed. They give up way too easily. Every one of them BlueStreak Feb 2016 #35

Strict constructionists had a firm idea of what NATURAL BORN means, too. MADem Feb 2016 #36