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-..__... Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-03-07 09:44 PM
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Does this sound like an accurate statement?
Conservatives want to ignore or disregard the Constitution...

Liberals want to rewrite it.
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Lex Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-03-07 09:45 PM
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1. That's 2 statements.
Liberals want to "rewrite" it needs more explanation or an example.
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Mythsaje Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-03-07 09:47 PM
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2. Not this liberal.
I think the Constitution is fine the way it is. I just want to see it actually enforced again.
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loves_dulcinea Donating Member (384 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-03-07 09:48 PM
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3. agreed
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emilyg Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-03-07 09:51 PM
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6. Yep.
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blondeatlast Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-03-07 09:58 PM
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10. Indeed. nt
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Canuckistanian Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-03-07 09:49 PM
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4. The Constitution is fine the way it is
It would be a much better country if the letter and the SPIRIT of the Constitution were observed.
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BuyingThyme Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-03-07 09:49 PM
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5. Flag amendment? Marriage amendment?
Patriot Act? Habeas corpus? Spying on citizens? Preemptive war? Supreme Court deciding elections? Executive privilege?

I think conservatives want to ignore it except to the extent that they can rewrite it.
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AlCzervik Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-03-07 09:52 PM
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7. Conservatives want to amend the Constitution to take rights away.
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silverweb Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-03-07 09:53 PM
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8. No.
Try this:

Conservatives want to ignore or disregard the Constitution...

Liberals want to rewrite honor and observe it.


Where'd "rewrite it" come from, anyway?
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-..__... Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-03-07 10:01 PM
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11. From those that find fault with it.
Abolish the electoral college, mandate national health care, apply equal marriage to the states.
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Mythsaje Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-03-07 10:08 PM
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13. That would only take amending it...
not rewriting it.
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silverweb Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-03-07 10:19 PM
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15. What Mythsaje said.
And that's why a very careful process for adding amendments is included in the Constitution.
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Lint Head Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-03-07 09:55 PM
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9. Where the hell did that come from? The Constitution is something
people have died for. You don't have people die for something then change it. Even amendments must not encroach on implied, established or inalienable rights. I will argue this point with any person with a dozen law degrees on Constitutional law. :dem:
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-..__... Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-03-07 10:12 PM
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14. I agree.
Edited on Mon Dec-03-07 10:18 PM by D__S
What I question is those that would have us follow a European role model (which would require changes or a rewrite/changes to the Constitution).

WRT the other side, they'd prefer things as is, but do an end run and claim that it's allowed as long as it's to their advantage.
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Lex Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-03-07 10:22 PM
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16. Who, exactly, is advocating "following a European role model"
of rewriting our Constitution?
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Crunchy Frog Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-03-07 10:07 PM
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12. Nope.
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