WL: Very reactionary political current reminiscent of the
ideological bent of
the pro slavery forces during the lead up to the Civil War in America. The
slave oligarchy and the Southern elite claimed to stand on the side of the
Constitution, and they did. That the Constitution legalized and
Most people have forgotten who Thaddeus Stevens was (one of the
greatest legislators in US history) while they remember James 'the
Mercersburg Flash' Buchanan as the 'worst president' (thankfully
George W. Bush will give him some competition in that category).
It's ironic that Stevens was the
On 2/19/10, CeJ jann...@gmail.com wrote:
Most people have forgotten who Thaddeus Stevens was (one of the
greatest legislators in US history)
^
CB: Wasn't he a Radical Republican and abolitionist ?
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New York TIMES / February 16, 2010
Tea Party Lights Fuse for Rebellion on Right
By DAVID BARSTOW
SANDPOINT, Idaho — Pam Stout has not always lived in fear of her
government. She remembers her years working in federal housing
programs, watching government lift struggling families with job
training
Common ground?
Tea Party leaders say they know their complaints about shredded
constitutional principles and excessive spending ring hollow to some,
given their relative passivity through the Bush years. In some ways,
though, their main answer — strict adherence to the Constitution —
would
I gotta find some of their interpretations of the Constitution. I'm
sure they are gungho on the 2nd Amendment and probably the 10th
Amendment. I don't know that they have much truck for Miranda warnings
or Warren Court interpretations of the Constitution. They probably
think affirmative action
On Feb 18, 2010, at 3:42 PM, c b wrote:
I gotta find some of their interpretations of the Constitution. I'm
sure they are gungho on the 2nd Amendment and probably the 10th
Amendment. I don't know that they have much truck for Miranda warnings
or Warren Court interpretations of the
I don't know if this is representative. They don't like some
Constitutional Amendments that come after 1913 ( like women voting ?
smile). So, do they not consider the provision on the Constitution on
Amendments valid , or what ?
CB
http://taxdayteaparty.com/2010/01/constitutional-reform/
In a message dated 2/18/2010 12:20:49 P.M. Pacific Standard Time,
cb31...@gmail.com writes:
As the meeting ended, Carolyn L. Whaley, 76, held up her copy of the
Constitution. She carries it everywhere, she explained, and she was
prepared to lay down her life to protect it from the likes of
