[OldDeckHand]

"Keep practicing, son, and someday you won’t have to rely on silly sophistry tactics, but will be able to partake in serious discussions with the grown-ups."

Spare me fool. I've been a practicing attorney since 1983. That's more than 27 years, probably longer than you've been alive, son. When I see "grown-ups" making cogent arguments about constitutional law, I'll comment. So far, you don't quite meet that standard, but thanks for playing.

[LearsFool]

I've been a practicing attorney since 1983.

Ah! That would explain your silly sophistry tactics. I have no interest in bandying clever quips and verbal tricks. Save it for your courtroom sparring matches.

If you think a nation stands or falls based on its laws, you've been too deep in your profession for too long. But of course, to the man with a hammer, the whole world looks like a nail. This proverb seems to be nowhere more true that among lawyers.

You can't argue America out of trouble, because the Judge who made the natural law which governs nations is not swayed by clever arguments and sophistry. Ignorance of the natural law is no excuse - particulary when those who crafted, debated and ratified the Constitution informed us of its limitations.