[Mr. Mojo]

Civil wars end when one side is forced to accept the authority of the other. The left expects everyone to accept its ideological authority. Conservatives expect the left to accept Constitutional authority. The conflict is still political and cultural. It’s being fought in the media and within the government. But if neither side backs down, then it will go beyond words as both sides give contradictory orders.

Indeed it will.

[ForYourChildren]

Civil wars end when one side is forced to accept the authority of the other. The left expects everyone to accept its ideological authority. Conservatives expect the left to accept Constitutional authority. The conflict is still political and cultural. It’s being fought in the media and within the government. But if neither side backs down, then it will go beyond words as both sides give contradictory orders.

I see this played out here on FR.

So many people here do not understand Constitutional authority.

Take the recent "discussion" on healthcare.

So many here want to discuss it from a policy level, how the GOP needs to address certain policy issues such that they can then pass the "best" healthcare act.

Little to no discussion on whether there is a constitutional authority problem. Just accept the premise that the federal government needs to be involved and go from there.

Bring up the Constitutional authority question, and they go berserk.

[rlmorel]

Brilliant statement of the crux of the issue.