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America's Crisis Of Faith: Poll Reveals More Americans Are Rejecting The Constitution And Embracing Violence
Jonathan Turley: CONSTITUTIONAL LAW, FREE SPEECH, POLITICS ^ | 10/24/2023

Posted on 10/24/2023 9:22:26 AM PDT by SeekAndFind

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1 posted on 10/24/2023 9:22:26 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
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“Just a piece of paper written by a bunch of dead white guys.”


2 posted on 10/24/2023 9:23:21 AM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: SeekAndFind

Ask any Lib. They will tell you.


3 posted on 10/24/2023 9:24:57 AM PDT by lee martell
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To: SeekAndFind
We only have the rights we defend, as long as we are able.

We are only as free as we make the effort to know why.

A Treasury of Primary Documents - Primary Source Documents Pertaining to Early American History

Our Constitution is a Peace Treaty

4 posted on 10/24/2023 9:27:18 AM PDT by linMcHlp
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"...Among Biden supporters, 41 percent now believe violence is justified “to stop [Republicans] from achieving their goals.” An almost identical percentage, 38 percent, of Trump supporters now embrace violence to stop Democrats..."

It is important to note that the goals of Conservatives are generally within the confines of the guidelines of the Constitution, and that 38% of us say that violence may be justified to ensure the Constitution is observed.

The goals of the Left (Biden voters, et al) are most generally OUTSIDE the guidelines of the Constitution, and that ANY of them are willing to pursue their goals by violence is sobering.

5 posted on 10/24/2023 9:27:22 AM PDT by rlmorel ("If you think tough men are dangerous, just wait until you see what weak men are capable of." JBP)
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To: SeekAndFind

“In the end, a constitution remains a covenant not between citizens and their government but between each other as citizens. It demands a leap of faith; a commitment that despite our differences we will defend the rights of our neighbors.”

Mr. Turley, we know our fellow citizens all too well by now to make that leap of faith. We don’t need to speculate if our neighbors on the left will defend our rights; we already know with a certainty that they will not only not defend them, but will gleefully attempt to rob us of every last one of them, because that’s what they’ve been doing for years now.


6 posted on 10/24/2023 9:39:44 AM PDT by Boogieman
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...More Americans Are Rejecting The Constitution...

It's not "Americans" that are Rejecting The Constitution.

7 posted on 10/24/2023 9:41:50 AM PDT by Navy Patriot (Celebrate Decivilization)
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To: SeekAndFind

I don’t understand the cartoon. It’s a bunch of old and elderly white people with torches and pitchforks.
Not blacks, shaggy haired antifa, green haired lesbos and homos, unibrow palestinians, etc.

Those are the once bringing the violent rejection of the Constitution to todays world.


8 posted on 10/24/2023 10:01:13 AM PDT by DesertRhino (Dogs are called man's best friend. Moslems hate dogs. Add it up..)
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“The Madisonian system spent as much time on what divided us; it not only recognized the danger of factions but created a system to bring such divisions to the surface where they could be addressed.”

And letting people openly vent their frustrations is good.

But the level of those frustrations are much lower in a society that has fairly homogeneous values and racial makeup.

When you allow different groups of people with values diametrically opposed to yours to come into your “house”, you’re going to end up with people not just frustrated, but at each other’s throats.

Diversity is discord, Multiculturalism is suicide.


9 posted on 10/24/2023 10:04:35 AM PDT by aquila48 (Do not let them make you "care" ! Guilting you is how they control you. )
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What's that old saying?

"There are four boxes to be used in the defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and cartridge. Please use in that order."

The political and academic "leaders" in this country have almost completely destroyed the first three.

10 posted on 10/24/2023 10:08:34 AM PDT by Sicon ("All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others." - G. Orwell>)
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RE: “There are four boxes to be used in the defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and cartridge.

How is soap used in defense of liberty?


11 posted on 10/24/2023 10:10:10 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
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How is soap used in defense of liberty?

Make liberals eat Lifebuoy.

12 posted on 10/24/2023 10:11:41 AM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: SeekAndFind

A reference to freedom of speech. IE, being able to stand on a soapbox and harangue the masses.


13 posted on 10/24/2023 10:27:57 AM PDT by ferret_airlift
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To: SeekAndFind
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14 posted on 10/24/2023 10:37:43 AM PDT by The Louiswu (Pray for Peace in the world.)
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“...increasing number of citizens have lost faith in our constitutional system...”

Yeah, a two-tiered justice system (where democrats get away with everything) will tend to do that. /spit


15 posted on 10/24/2023 10:39:15 AM PDT by Flavious_Maximus (Tony Fauci will be put on death row and die of COVID!)
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To: SeekAndFind

If Americans have rejected the Constitution, its because our government (with the help of printed, fiat money and massive debt) abandoned it years ago.


16 posted on 10/24/2023 10:47:53 AM PDT by PGR88
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To: SeekAndFind

I assume you’re being cute, but just in case, it refers to the BOX, not the soap that was in it.


17 posted on 10/24/2023 11:26:48 AM PDT by Sicon ("All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others." - G. Orwell>)
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To: SeekAndFind

It is not us that is causing what is coming.


18 posted on 10/24/2023 12:22:43 PM PDT by cowboyusa (YESHUA IS KING OF AMERICA! DEATH TO MARXISM AND GLOBALISM! Trump 2024, NO more Mr Nice)
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Not surprisingly, many of these people have lost faith in democracy. Some 31 percent of Trump supporters believe that the nation should explore alternative forms of government.

Come on Turley, you know better than this. We are not a democracy, we are a republic so if the questions on the survey say democracy, the questions are flawed.

19 posted on 10/24/2023 12:53:13 PM PDT by gunnut
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No mention of the 17th Amendment which pulled the keystone from our Framers’ Constitution.

Sad


20 posted on 10/24/2023 1:21:51 PM PDT by Jacquerie (ArticleVBlog.com)
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