Re: [RC] Michael Lind of New America Foundation trashes the Constitution

[David R. Block]

Title: ORourke54 Signature

If he wants to see a "much-amended" constitution, he should try the Texas Constitution and it's 467 amendments. And he's complaining about what, 28? 27? Give me a large break. Make that Extra-extra large. David "I don't understand why the same newspaper commentators who bemoan the terrible education given to poor people are always so eager to have those poor people get out and vote."--P. J. O'Rourke On 1/6/2011 11:57 AM, Dr. Ernie Prabhakar wrote: Seems he misses the point.  The Tea Party is mostly upset that the courts are re-interpreting the Constitution rather than having the people formally amend it.  Yes, originalism and ancestor-worship plays a role, but it isn't the only one. -- Ernie P. On Jan 6, 2011, at 9:41 AM, bil...@aol.com wrote: Of course federal laws should be constitutional. But if we as a people want the federal government to do something that the present constitution does not permit, let's amend the much-amended constitution once again, or replace it with a completely new constitution, as the states have frequently done. The U.S. Constitution is not the stone tablets of the Ten Commandments, and James Madison and John Adams were not Lycurgus and Solon. -- Centroids: The Center of the Radical Centrist Community <RadicalCentrism@googlegroups.com> Google Group: http://groups.google.com/group/RadicalCentrism Radical Centrism website and blog: http://RadicalCentrism.org -- Centroids: The Center of the Radical Centrist Community <RadicalCentrism@googlegroups.com> Google Group: http://groups.google.com/group/RadicalCentrism Radical Centrism website and blog: http://RadicalCentrism.org