I try to be a realist.
I got similar response a few weeks ago when I pointed out our government is employing a fascist economic model particularly in the Department of Agriculture. It made people mad because we are taught since we were young that fascism = Nazi. Not true. If you learn about fascism as an economic model you see that many parts of our Government use it. And in fact if you ask people if they like those parts of the economy without describing it as fascism they like it (I’m not one of those). I have a theory that as long as you never use the word ‘fascism’ but describe it to the random person on the street they would love it.
Sorry to get so long winded but the same situation exists with our Constitution. We are taught since we were children how great it is and that our Government is ruled by the Constitution. Below is part of the response I gave to another person who disagreed with me that we don’t use our Constitution:
. . .tell me about our States Rights today?
Tell me how agriculture department rules controlling the price of milk fit into the Constitution.
Tell me where foreign aid fits into the Constitution.
Tell me where the Federal Education Department fits into the Constitution.
Tell me why the Federal Government can tell a farmer how much wheat he can grow?
Tell me how the City of Chicago can outlaw handgun ownership?
We don’t follow the Constitution. We use the parts that are convenient to us. We ignore those parts that are inconvenient.
Santa Claus isn’t real and we don’t follow our Constitution.
Finally it’s poor manners to call someone a liar.
So you like the Constitution now? Because just last weekend at the kegger at the Phi Lamba Epsilon house after the big win by the home team, you were telling your Paul supporting son with the sterling credentials that it was nice once upon a time, but we didn’t need it anymore.