This has been building for decades, not months. This piece was actually written at the end of the Clinton administration, not this week. But the issues it raises are as valid today as they were back then, and even more critical.
And I’m less worried about Obama as the dictator (I don’t think he has the support of the people, nor the military) than I am about what is being set up for the leaders to come.
Actually, the words of the Constitution mean what they say. I truly believe that as well. But I do think that context is important. Therefore, it is important to consult The Federalist Papers as well as The Anti-Federalist Papers to understand the thinking of the founders and the mood of the nation at the time the Constitution was written.
RC2 wrote:
One of the things that really ticks me off is our politicians that try and determine what our Founders really, REALLY meant. Just read the Constitution as what it says. There is no way that they can determine what they really meant. I think they did a very good job with the Constitution. I am also interested in the Honduran Constitution. Did you know that they can NEVER change their Constitution. I hope they did a good job on it.
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The mood in 1776 and the mood in 2009...I think we have more reason to be angry at Washington than the Founders had against King George.
I agree but, I read the Federalist Papers from time to time but only to see “why” they did what they did. Not to attempt to pick their minds as to what they really meant without saying it.