Would somebody tell me what the “downside” is for not following the Constitution? I’m beginning to wonder if the Constitution “matters” or if it is just another “dead religion”. I know this sounds harsh, but we see this president skirting the Constitution all the time and nothing happens ... just some right wing criticisms ... but no jail time or firing squad. I guess the Constitution has lost it’s teeth?
I’ve beensaying this for a while, so I’ll say it again. Just about everyone needs to be unelected in D.C. Short of that, things are going to go from bad (real bad) to worse.
It's selectively not applied. The general game being played is "avoid accountability." Congress is winning, so far.
Congress let Bush create a military court, also against the Constitution. The president is not a natural born citizen, also against the constitution, lots of federal and state laws that infringe fairly pedestrian keeping and bearing of arms; the war on (some) drugs is fought from a federal level; the Commerce Clause is construed to give the federal government the power to compel individuals to enter into commerce; the list goes on and on and on.
We are living in "the downside." I don't believe there is any downside to the politicians or their armies of minions (government bureaucrats of all stripe).