Are you freakin' kidding me? This is about the Rule of Law, mister!
How about letting the Fourth Amendment be waived to allow Unreasonable Search and Seizure during a time of "crisis." What if your neighbor looks suspicious -- the FBI needs to go in without a warrant to check them out, right?
Let's consider waiving the Eighth Amendment -- torture of US citizens might be warranted if Congress deems it "necessary." Can't have secrets being held back by domestic threats...
And we can disregard just a couple parts of the First Amendment, right? Which Freedoms are you willing to suspend until the next election: Religion, Speech, or Right to Assembly?
I'm not a fan of the "slippery slope" argument. But you know what, it DOES apply in this case.
The Constitution is not a restaurant buffet that we get to pick and choose portions we want to consume at that moment -- it's an all or nothing deal.
Want to break down the Rule of Law? Let's not pay taxes. Let's steal without impunity. Let's kill who we deem deserves to die. Obviously I'm being factitious, but let the Rule of Law break down, and our Constitution, and entire legal system, is worthless.
We need to confirm and enforce the Constitutional requirements for ALL Presidential candidates.
A lot of GREAT observations there! (I hope Zman saw your post to me, since he’s the guy who’s a tad off base here!)
Sometimes I think people like Zman DO think the Constitution is like a Chinese menu — some from column A, some from column B, etc. People do that with the Bible, too — pick out the parts they want to observe, and disregard all else.