The Bill of Rights and Govt Power

[RRD3]

There is only one reason our government even reads or looks at the Constitution.... to find out ways around it or to bypass it.

[GunTroll]

There is only one reason our government even reads or looks at the Constitution.... to find out ways around it or to bypass it.

I agree with this!^ It's like they don't view the bill of rights as a constraint but rather a document used better for figuring ways around what the document states! I have been thinking about the current view of the "Constitution is a living document" and needs to adapt or be revised from time to time. I thought the idea was to base our society/government off of this set in stone document. Not change it when it best suites the people in charge. I'm new to this but feel both current "big" parties are failing in this department.

[Elhuero]

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[TFOGGER]

People talk about the Bill of Rights all the time in the context of the 1st, 2nd, 4th and 5th Amendments. These are important, no question. But why are people not as zealous in their defense of the 10th?

[RRD3]

People talk about the Bill of Rights all the time in the context of the 1st, 2nd, 4th and 5th Amendments. These are important, no question. But why are people not as zealous in their defense of the 10th?

I get just as pissed off about any of our rights being stomped on. Most of the time you do not realize that your rights are being taken away until it's too late. A lot of the sneaky shit is put into another bill with out most knowing.

Yes... including all those ass holes that hold office. Like the Obungo stim package. About 80% of the Dems... and others bitched saying they didn't know this or that was in the bill.

It's good to know these ass hats vote on something based on the first sentence of a bill. Have you ever seen a bill that wasn't 800 pages long?
One sentence would do, but you can't have a bill that says...

House Bill 1167

Do you want to add a .002 percent tax on bread to pay for roads? YES or NO?
Do you want to take away the public's right to free speech? YES or NO?

See.... can sneak shit by with a bill like that.