tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post4817978443761366083..comments2023-09-15T04:27:57.129-04:00Comments on Commentarama: Igor--It's Alive. It's Alive !AndrewPricehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-69810319554102392832010-12-18T01:55:57.689-05:002010-12-18T01:55:57.689-05:00Stan: Thanks. What can I say? San Fran Nan lear...Stan: Thanks. What can I say? San Fran Nan learned her Constitution from Harry Reid. That's like the blind leading the stupid.LawHawkRFDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17800255923675295515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-1443648099031049842010-12-17T22:16:50.885-05:002010-12-17T22:16:50.885-05:00I’ll keep it simple, “kick ass Lawhawk!” That was...I’ll keep it simple, “kick ass Lawhawk!” That was great! You quite nicely obliterated, the living Constitution horse crap. Think of the vile audacity of someone as vacuous as a Nancy Pelosi, questioning the brilliance of the Founders, by responding , “are you serious?” Think of the absurd comparison of a James Madison, or a Thomas Jefferson too SanFran Nan…barf. And like Andrew said, the Constitution is a binding contract, and like any contract should be treated as such. I really do despise our current crop of Washington weasels. Great read Lawhawk.StanHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07395708786509590321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-43821416559301384592010-12-17T16:47:45.023-05:002010-12-17T16:47:45.023-05:00rlaWTX, Thanks! I thought it was a good definitio...rlaWTX, Thanks! I thought it was a good definition!<br /><br />Sorry to hear about your paper. Hopefully your thesis will be super!AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-14257302274323541852010-12-17T16:36:43.726-05:002010-12-17T16:36:43.726-05:00I took ConLaw in college (Govt major) with one of ...I took ConLaw in college (Govt major) with one of the most conservative classes they'd had to deal with (and the profs took it well, regardless of being 60 Berkley/UCLA grads). I wish I knew then what I know now! We were a tad rowdy then (being skeptical - great def the other day BTW), but now...!!!! Most of us have gotten more conservative and more vocal and a lot more educated...<br /><br />oh and I liked "not 'let the law be paralyzed.'"<br /><br />Andrew - the paper: sub-par. too much info, too little time (my fault). hopefully will help lead to a above par thesis in a couple of years, though. Thanks!!!rlaWTXhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09319344164726195144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-67508850983300038272010-12-17T14:55:24.650-05:002010-12-17T14:55:24.650-05:00Andrew: There you go again with that pesky logic....Andrew: There you go again with that pesky logic. What is a contract or a Constitution compared to a government doing the right thing, no matter what? LOLLawHawkRFDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17800255923675295515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-62325080343069217122010-12-17T13:18:38.594-05:002010-12-17T13:18:38.594-05:00The whole concept of a living document is obscene....The whole concept of a living document is obscene. It's a contract, a compact, a deal that establishes the rules under which our government is run. If the government can change those rules at will, then they are not rules, they are pretend rules meant to make us think that our government has not become an all-power creature. Moreover, liberals are as usual wrong about the need for the Constitution to morph to meet changing conditions -- it has mechanisms that allow it to be changed. . . they just find those too hard to use because they can't convince the rest of us to make those changes -- which is the exact reason they shouldn't be allowed to make changes.AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-33642188225154460542010-12-17T12:55:39.209-05:002010-12-17T12:55:39.209-05:00Tehachapi Tom. The parallel to the Biblical admon...Tehachapi Tom. The parallel to the Biblical admonition not to build your house upon the sand has often occurred to me whenever I've tried to explain to a liberal (or some poor, confused law student) that the Constitution is that foundation of rock. <br /><br />My favorite example of completely misunderstanding the foundational nature of the Constitution was when presidential candidate (and former Massachusetts attorney general) John Kerry said "If I am elected president, I will interpret the Constitution according to prevailing law." Typical "progressive." That's exactly backwards, and it's the reason we have suffered from so many horrendous decisions that simply fly in the face of the clear meaning of the foundational document.LawHawkRFDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17800255923675295515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-54129832847686786842010-12-17T12:49:16.177-05:002010-12-17T12:49:16.177-05:00T_Rav: I love that quote. Scalia, being a brilli...T_Rav: I love that quote. Scalia, being a brilliant jurist, read the whole document and realized that it was simple, but not easy. I've mentioned before that I was a gun-control proponent (not anti-gun) until I actually had to deal with the issue. After reading the Second Amendment, the applicable portions of the <i>Federalist Papers</i> and other sources about the debates at the time of its adoption, my view had changed 180 degrees. I had "actually read the thing." Too bad the Democrats and other liberals haven't bothered to do that.LawHawkRFDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17800255923675295515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-69191717270596573482010-12-17T12:36:19.822-05:002010-12-17T12:36:19.822-05:00Tennessee: Yep! Unfortunately, they don't te...Tennessee: Yep! Unfortunately, they don't teach Latin as a core subject in school anymore. Otherwise, both sides of the issue would know <i>stare decisis</i> means "let the decision stand," not "let the law be paralyzed."LawHawkRFDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17800255923675295515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-7567247715268746642010-12-17T10:10:45.732-05:002010-12-17T10:10:45.732-05:00Hawk
This is one of the best and succinct descript...Hawk<br />This is one of the best and succinct descriptions I've seen of the what and how of our Constitution.<br /><br />I must cut and paste it for my home schooling daughter to use with the education of my grandchildren.<br /><br />The analogy using a building and it's foundation brings a vivid image of the parable about the building of your house on a foundation of sand. If memory serves me correctly wasn't the result a collapse?<br /><br />Let us hope some sense prevails and our country does not collapse.<br />Our Constitution is and must remain the rock upon which our country rests.<br /><br />I want those grandchildren to enjoy the opportunities and lifestyle that I have been fortunate enough to enjoy.Tehachapi Tomnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-90719240849234835342010-12-17T10:08:39.105-05:002010-12-17T10:08:39.105-05:00The idea of a living constitution always makes me ...The idea of a living constitution always makes me snort. I had the privilege of listening to Justice Scalia speak a few years ago, and when discussing the debate between the "living" and "dead" viewpoints--also known as contextualism and textualism, respectively--he remarked that he constantly gets approached nowadays by the brightest minds graduating from law school, who invariably wrinkle their noses and ask, perplexed, "When did you become a textualist?" His response, of course, is always "Since I actually read the thing." Amazing.T_Ravnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-52028031252900479612010-12-17T09:10:06.836-05:002010-12-17T09:10:06.836-05:00stare decisis unless it is bad law. Then overturn....stare decisis unless it is bad law. Then overturn. I am hoping we are on the cusp of returning the intended balance between individual, states, and federal.Tennessee Jedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10604275115906776992noreply@blogger.com