H. L. Mencken's New Deal Constitution

lewrockwell.com | June, 1937 | H. L. Mencken

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Still applicable today

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url http://www.lewrockwell.com/orig/mencken1.html

[bleudevil]

Ha! I love it! "Social justice" - didn't know that puff term was bandied about that long ago.

[bleudevil]

Dare you to post this someplace without the preface explaining the satirical source. See how long it takes for them to catch on.

[jodorowsky]

Thanks for posting this classic!

[longshadow]

most excellent bump....

[Dan Day]

For another example of Mencken's eerie ability to be ahead of his time, check out: THE UPLIFTERS TRY IT AGAIN .

This essay, first published in 1925, lays out the classic arguments *against* gun control, while rebutting the classic arguments *for* gun control. You'll find that nothing has changed in 77 years.

Excerpt:

The new law that it advocated, indeed, is one of the most absurd specimens of jackass legislation ever heard of, even in this paradise of legislative donkeyism. Its single and sole effect would be to exaggerate enormously all of the evils it proposes to put down. It would not take pistols out of the hands of rogues and fools; it would simply take them out of the hands of honest men. The gunman today has great advantages everywhere. He has artillery in his pocket, and he may assume that, in the large cities, at least two-thirds of his prospective victims are unarmed. But if the Nation's proposed law (or amendment) were passed and enforced, he could assume safely that all of them were unarmed.

[Rule of Law]

I'd vote for it. It's less left-wing than what we have today. :->

At least it is a constitution. We don't have one now. Between the Courts, Congress and the Executive they have completely destroyed the one we had.

[LoneGreenEyeshade]

Thanks for this thread---used to read Mencken a gazillion years ago....gee the guy had foresight!!!!!

[LoneGreenEyeshade]

You'll like this one!

LOL, Me

[LoneGreenEyeshade]

This is worth reading.

Freegards, LGE

[patton]

It is not that they have destroyed it; they just do not find it relevant.

He dismissed the idea that abortion is a constitutionally protected right, but he also said the Constitution doesn't explicitly prohibit abortions, either. He indicated the issue ultimately should be decided by a constitutional amendment.

This is a recent quote from USSC Justice Scalia - the same guy that routinely finds a "drug exemption" to the bill of rights.

[BMCDA]

Mencken rules BUMP LOL

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That would be devious..........and fun!

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Amazing, that even the good ones have their favorite quirks.

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I watch a lot of C-Span 2 book-tv on the weekends. They had some guy today doing a talk as Mencken. When he stated this preamble, I went immediately to the search button. Good stuff.

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point to you

[Sir Gawain]

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Thanx. I haven't really "discovered" Mencken for myself. BTW, I prefer the style of writing Twain, Mencken etc. where they use such great medifores (sp) and adjectives now out of favor.

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your welcome bump