Posted on 01/26/2013 9:12:19 AM PST by lowbridge
Our government is guided by the U.S. Constitution, the vital document created over 200 years ago that includes founding ideals which protect civil liberties of Americans. With the help of appointed and elected government officials, the United States runs on a set of unchangeable principles and carefully added amendments.
Recently, the debt ceiling debate called into question the Constitution and how the president’s power is demarcated in the original text. The issue lies in whether or not President Obama should bypass Congress and make the executive decision to raise the spending limit.
It is not unprecedented to violate the Constitution deliberately, with good intention. In 1861, Abraham Lincoln used this path when he suspended habeas corpus in an effort to save the country during the civil war. In doing so, President Lincoln was successful in reuniting the government. On Saturday, host Melissa Harris-Perry and her panel discussed when it would be necessary for the Commander-in-Chief to trump the age-old document.
“The president needs to get his best legal advice and move forward [without Congress]” said Seton Hall University law professor Mark Alexander on Saturday’s Melissa Harris-Perry, urging that valuable time is being wasted in Washington debating the debt ceiling issue.
Violate the Constitution deliberately, with good intention.
Only a progressive has logic like that,spin isn’t dead.
I’ve been waiting for the Supreme Court to declare the Constitution Unconstitutional.
GoodLord. When Lincoln took those desperate measures, he at least had the excuse of a savage war that he had to win or else! Obama’s only excuse is to provide an executive honey pot he can use to buy votes.
I really like that idea. Lets do it!
I really like that idea. Lets do it!
The sad thing is that neither party is willing to stand up to him.
Let’s just defund and get rid of the the office of the president....to protect it.
I wonder how quickly these leftists would recoil in horror if the same question were asked when Bush was in office.
I don’t think that added violation of our Constitution would be quite enough to trigger a shooting war - yet. It would, however, trigger widespread violations of federal law as it destroyed a significant part of our remaining respect for the rule of law.
The Privilege of the Writ of Habeas Corpus shall not be suspended, unless when in Cases of Rebellion or Invasion the public Safety may require it.
Habeus Corpus is a prviledge, not a right
Wow, I’m speechless!
Oh, please tell me this is satire! Lol.......
LOL
Please withhold my name because I’m an idiot.
Lol
Henhouse meet fox.
If there is no Constitution, there are no laws in this lawless land. Is that something the fools at msnbc are ready to live with?
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