but you and I are seeing two different things, now aren't we? So it's not as simple as your Toyota owner's manual, now is it? If it was that simple, we wouldn't need a Supreme Court. If it was that simple, we wouldn't have had a Civil War. If it was that simple, we wouldn't be having these arguments.
First, I have no idea if we see it differently myself, as you have not professed any of your ideas concerning the Constitution to me. I'll take your word for it though.
It is that simple. Its a matter of agenda after a point, in my opinion. There are those who wish to go counter to the Constitution, and they usually do so by trying to confuse the language or throw doubt on wording. And sadly, most of our wonderfully pseudo-educated public school graduates fall for this obfuscation hook line and sinker.
I have the same thoughts on The Golden Rule as well. Pretty easy to understand. And yes, people have died by the millions due to falling for con men and snake oil salesmen who told them it meant something other than what it means. But that doesn't mean its not easy to understand. It does mean that there are a lot of people on the low end of the Bell Curve, that's all. Especially in this day an age, thanks to our wonderful Public Education Camps...um...Schools.
Thank you for keeping this civil, to this point, btw.
And what are you doing to remedy the situation? Have you thought of becoming a teacher and teaching the Constitution as it should be taught?
Well, I am a tit-for-tat kind of person...:-)
But as for my views on the Constitution and how our leaders throughout our history have used or misused it; let me just say (because I have to sign off shortly) that I do not believe that most (not all, but most) of them lacked in intelligence, wit, or sincere desire to uphold and defend the Constitution. They simply disagreed on its purpose and implementation. Even the Founding Fathers had disagreements over it--Jefferson, Madison, Adams, etc. There are lots of ideas that, if implemented (some of them already have been) could ruin this country, but those same ruinous ideas could (and have) also withstand Constitutional scrutiny. Just because something is a bad idea does not mean it's unconstitutional.