Just thinking of a thread a while back, wherein you made what was essentially a libertarian argument for several rounds, and then closed with "BTW, I'm not a libertarian". Quack, quack ;)
And does the Constitution fit into this equation anywhere, or is that irrelevant?
The Constitution is as meaningful or as meaningless as we all decide it is. In the end, it can't protect us from ourselves.
In your imagination only. It was "essentially" a pro-3rd party argument. Now I'm sure the many libertarians on this forum would be flattered to know that you consider the Libertarian Party the only third party that could ever be worthy of consideration, but it really isn't.
The Constitution is as meaningful or as meaningless as we all decide it is. In the end, it can't protect us from ourselves.
I don't think anyone on this thread believes that the Almighty Constitution (perhaps in conjunction with Univ*) will rise up and smite down any heathen government officials that don't abide by its Commandments. What I'm interested in knowing is if it matters to you whether their actions violate the Constitution.