Posted on 09/03/2024 6:09:34 AM PDT by Mafe
In his new book, the eminent law professor points to a source of growing disunion – the constitution itself.
Among progressive scholars of the US constitution, Erwin Chemerinsky, dean of Berkeley Law, is widely considered pre-eminent. Now 71, he studied at Northwestern and Harvard and has also taught at DePaul, USC, Duke and UC Irvine. He has argued several cases at the US supreme court and written extensively about it.
His last book, Worse Than Nothing, was a broadside against originalism, the doctrine touted by rightwing justices as they take an axe to hard-won rights. In his new book, Chemerinsky goes to the root of the problem with a still starker title: No Democracy Lasts Forever: How the Constitution Threatens the United States.
Less than a hundred days from a presidential election which could see the return of Donald Trump, a candidate widely held to threaten cherished freedoms, Chemerinsky says: “I see an American government that is increasingly dysfunctional and that has lost the confidence of the people, in a society that is increasingly politically polarised. I worry greatly for the future of American democracy.
“I wrote the book to explain how much of the problem stems from the constitution and suggest how it can be fixed.”
In conversation, Chemerinsky patiently outlines the problem. It boils down to this: the US constitution is not fit for purpose.
It was created in 1787 by a small group of white men who hashed out a deal in their own interests, chief among them protecting smaller states and owners of enslaved people. Those framers made foundation stones of economic and racial inequality and also erected enduring barriers to political equality including an electoral college that makes minority victory possible in presidential elections and two senators for each state regardless of population.
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And as for the Constitution, I'll stick with our current one. The only way I'd want it replaced is if the new one contained all the protections from the current one, plus more. Like the Libertarian Constitution - https://constitutioncenter.org/news-debate/special-projects/constitution-drafting-project/the-libertarian-constitution/the-libertarian-constitution-full-text
I have only one response for him and that involves TWO middle fingers.
All the jugheads infesting America who want to “reform” the Constitution need to pack their sh*t and go home or to another country where they can be slaves. We don’t need the retards here.
Anyone who is against the Constitution, the very thing which cites and guards our rights, is a threat to America.
Jewish Red Diaper Doper Baby. (tip of the hat to Michael Savage!)
Mess with a constitution that was created by your mental superiors, Chemerinsky, and expect CW-II, with you as the first casualty. Shove it up your Obamahole. Far up. We’ve had it up to here with taking turds.
Sounds the the eminent scholar cut and pasted from 1619 project and DEI thought.
He’s only preeminent amongst the leftists. No non-leftist would consider a man worth listening to who doesn’t comprehend what the US Constitution is or that amendments are the remedy for any necessary and well-deliberated changes
I’ve wondered how long it would take for the radicals to propose such a thing.
As crazy as it may sound it wasn’t to many years ago the idea of Gay marriage sounded insane followed by the more insane idea of transgender rights and people being about to change their sex.
An insane idea gets proposed by some university idiot, it gets amplified by the media, democrat politicians pick up on the insane idea then 50% of the people accept it as true.
I would not be surprised that in 5-10 years, Blue States propose their own constitution and refuse to recognize the existing constitution.
Don’t need some Berkeley Commie-ski giving anyone advice on anything of importance.
Don’t give an inch. We’ve learned the hard way too many times.
‘Our democracy is at grave risk’
Right, because of the way you guys always challenge the Constitution!! 😡👿
The Constitution provides a process for changing it.
Go for it, who knows you might get your way but I doubt it.
What you are saying is a sure route to civil war.
taught at DePaul, USC, Duke and UC Irvine.
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Sounds like he can’t keep a job. /s
There’s a reason thinking people skip college these days
He is the type of fellow who would want to change the Holy Bible if he could. I am the type of fellow who whishes he could find a pre-KJV of the Holy Bible.
Yep, the US Constitution does not evolve. To be quite honest, humans have really not “evolved” much in the past 25,000 years. What has “evolved” are machines and technologies.
Since people have not changed why should the Constitution of the Constitutional Democratic Republic?
Self-hating leftist Jewish cucks like this POS should be shamed and ridiculed for enabling and supporting those who want them dead.
I wonder if he has ever read the Constitution and compared it to some other nations. In Mexico we have 232 Articles.. and nothing that guarantees the rights of the citizens from an oppresive government.
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