Posted on 04/03/2024 6:04:36 PM PDT by pierrem15
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It may be true that a remnant of the old constitution — the old American nation — remains alive in the hearts of some portion of the American people. But if so, it is now battered and bloody, struggling for breath as the new constitution seeks to finish it off once and for all. Perhaps this is the best way to describe the true cause and nature of the existential political and cultural clash that has riven the American body-politic and continues to grow fiercer by the day: it is indeed, as Joe Biden has put it, a final “battle for the soul of America”.
This is the real reason why the Constitution can’t and won’t save us now: in today’s struggle it no longer has any real power over men because it no longer corresponds to the unfortunate new inner reality of America’s unwritten constitution. The old “infallible public spirit, beyond all praise, which directs everything, which protects everything”, which the document once embodied, is no longer there to give it substance.
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It sure seems that this is what we’re witnessing today. Whether or not we attribute the key role to Christian belief or to some broader but less easily defined national moral character, it seems clear to me that the Constitution is no longer alive with any such frightful sacred authority; it has been thoroughly profaned, and therefore opened to abuse. Nor is there today even a shared national understanding of its meaning and unwritten spirit. Whereas once few people would have dared try to blatantly twist its words to mean something that all would know implicitly they could not mean, our rulers no longer hesitate to do so — and often succeed. They succeed because that implicit constitution has been replaced.
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It’s always worth the effort, but it won’t succeed. We’ve gone far too far into the darkness.
After the cataclysm, perhaps a remnant can start again, but that will only come after a devastating blood-letting.
“ If Trump wins ”
If Trump wins, a massive civil war breaks out - as the Left burns down cities - before Inauguration Day.
I agree. One of the reasons why I said Trump is going to be lame duck. All the cops will just watch the cities burn and do nothing.
The mayors and city councils of those cities will be supporting those destroying them. It will be Hell on Earth in urban America.
"The ends justify the means."
ping
“ You’d be surprised what Trump knows…”
Not I
He is from a good family in a nice section of Queens. He went to NY Military academy for high school, his father wanted him to have a good education from there he went to Wharton school of finance. I have two Wharton grads in my family and two from growing up in the neighborhood. They are Al ridiculously successful and BTW honest businessmen
Trump studied Russian and likely speaks Melanias language in the house. He made sure his kids were educated. He married very well. Twice
He knows the military better than most people imagine. He loves this country and is very well versed in the constitution. They say he knows suntzu very well
He relates to the masses because he shares their love of this country. The constitution
I’m guessing a lot of liberals have hijacked free republic
I’m Irish and as Fulton sheen said there are theme basic things that define the Irish one of them is love of a fight
I love the anonymous debate here. But more and more the illogical opponent the liberal takes all the fun out of it. It goes nowhere. I don’t mean I don’t convince them I don’t nut that’s not my goal. I mean it’s a rabbit hole.
You clearly have no understanding of history or John Adams.
Re: 42 - I’m willing to wager $ that if President Trump wins, a “massive” civil war does not break out.
Let’s define “massive” and then make a wager.
If we followed it, it would.
The problem is, that those in positions of power won’t.
I don’t seem to remember that happening. Alberto Fernandez was quite far left; that’s one reason Milei ousted him.
The EU was patterned after the USSR. The USA can only “end up” that way if it isn’t fought for.
Unfortunately, Trump will not have a 2nd term.
The Constitution only works if we are a moral and virtuous people. We are not.
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100% right. Only God can save us now and heal our land, but only if we humble ourselves and turn from our sin. The problem today is there are too many God haters who worship themselves.
I think it’s going to look more like Venezuela.
I’m debating moving there, buying a ranch and raising my kids there.
A “do not become that which you hate “ warning. When you fight fire with fire you both get burned. Just sayin
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