[Isle of sanity in CA]

As opposed to people like you (and liberals, who are exactly like you) who spout nonsense like, "the Constitution contains ideals..." and,

Again a libertarian expression of worship rather than thought. The constitution IS about ideals. The paper isn't important. The ideals were around BEFORE the constitution was drafted. You're caught in a chicken-before-the-egg argument. America was a great country with great men BEFORE the constitution was written. The constitution is just a contract between the parties (citizens) affirming the ideals. And if parties agree the contract can be amended (see constitutional amendments.)

[jjm2111]

No, the Constitution is the Law of the Land. It's not about worship. That's why when the feds regulate ANYTHING, they precede the law with "In the interest of interstate commerce...." so the law is constitutional. That's why a constitutional amendment needed to be passed for the income tax.

Pols end-run the law because it restricts their power. Hence the living constitution argument.