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Originally Posted by Factor
Do these f##kin democrats even know about the constitution anymore.  |
Rest assured, they are well aware of it, but they see it in a different way than you or I probably do, and the courts occassionally side with them. Many people, not just democrats, see the Constitutution as a "living" document, and I don't mean "living" in the sense that it can be amended, I mean "living" in the sense that it can be interpreted in the context of whatever happens to be going on at the time.
How to put this......
Some people think of the Constitution as law, and others think of it as a set of guidelines. There is Constitutional law, and there is law based upon interpretation of the Constitution. The two can, at times, have remarakably little to do with each other.
@Molon Labe - Will you please be my friend? <puppy-dog eyes> I'm trying to become a criminal defense lawyer and I could really use the perspective of someone who is a real lawyer from time to time, especially once I get my prereqs out of the way.