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A few points (5.00 / 1) (#23)
by Sailor on Sat Mar 17, 2007 at 11:56:41 AM EST
  1. The Constitution was deliberately vague in order to get all the signatories to agree. This could be one of its strengths.

  2. The Constitution has been deliberately twisted by Fed judges to limit what the Constitution actually says. (See 4th Amendment- civil forfeiture, civil confinement, no knock warrants, anonymous CIs, SWAT assaults, stop and frisk, DUI check points ... etc.)

  3. I think the original Constitution is brilliant, the implementation however has gradually been to limit the freedoms espoused in it. We don't need to start over with a different constitution, we need to start over with the interpretations (precedents.)

  4. It's sheer hubris to think that one could write a better document. OTOH, the whole world and country would be better served if they'd just make me king;-)


The benevolent despot (none / 0) (#24)
by Big Tent Democrat on Sat Mar 17, 2007 at 12:18:41 PM EST
Caesar thought so.

Lucky for you the Ides of March has passed.

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