-Caveat Lector-
Hogwash. Bush and the reactionaries want to enshrine the Constitution, to cast
it in stone, to worship it as Holy Writ. The problem with that is that it was
never intended to be seen that way. Gore is exactly correct. The Constitution
is *designed* to be changed as times change. The original document was
perfect...for 1787. But more than two centuries have passed since then. "No
one puts new wine in old wineskins." Think back to your sixth grade civics
class: the metaphor those horrible civics textbooks always used was that of a
tree in a storm--if the tree is stiff and rigid, when the wind hits the tree
falls down, but if it's supple and flexible, when the wind hits the tree bends
and survives. Bush and the rest of the Reaganite reactionaries want essentially
to repeal the last 125 years of constitutional law. If attitude to the
Constitution is the most important criterion for judging a presidential
candidate, Gore is the one who passes, and Bush flunks ignominiously.
Bob
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From: "Kathleen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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> > IOW: Bush intends to uphold the Constitution, Gore intends to change
> > it. My opinion? It's a no- brainer. "The Constitution wasn't perfect,
> > but it's better than what we have now..." and if we hang onto it for
> > four or eight more years that at least buys us some time to try to
> > turn our country around.
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