[sam_paine]

I’m suggesting that the Constitution is only as good as the people who wield it.

For example, we’ve set ourselves up for the possibility with the Vinson ruling that SCOTUS could make a single ruling now on a 5-4 decision and forever change the accepted meaning of the Constitution to force people to buy healthcare...or whatever.

Well, ok. So what if George Washington was the President and the SCOTUS ruled in such a way? He would de-commission HHS and whatever he could in his executive powers as being inconsistent with his understanding of liberty and the Constitution.

Point is, even in the best case, we are already down to 535+9+1=545 people controlling every last element of our lives within the constraints of the Constitution.

The Constitution very well can become a suicide pact at some point.

[MichiganConservative]

Thanks for clarifying.

[Iron Munro]

I’m suggesting that the Constitution is only as good as the people who wield it.

Obama ignores the Constitution as presidents before him have.

Congress routinely ignores the Constitution. It is now a tradition to do so.

Over a period of many years the Supreme Court has ignored the contitution, misinterpreted it and avoided tough constitutional questions by refusing to hear certain cases.

Then, when we have a crisis because of their lack of fidelity to their oath of office, the same people blame it on a faulty. outmoded, old fashioned constitution.

Further, the Founders DID NOT give us a pure democracy. They gave us a Democratic Republic AND wisely limited the legal ability to cast a vote to citizens with certain, enumerated qualifications.

As to the pitfalls of unfettered democracy forseen by the Founders and other insightful intellects, we have seen self serving majorities elect destructive and/or incompetent people like Barack Obama, Nancy Pelosi, Cynthia McKinney, Hank (tipping islands) Johnson, Sheila (flag on Mars) Jackson Lee, Barney Frank and on and on and on.