Republicans Hot And Cold On Constitution
The Republicans claim to be strict Constitutionalist, except when they want to change it:via rawstory.comRepublican Rep. Paul Broun of Georgia won his seat in Congress campaigning as a strict defender of the Constitution. He carries a copy in his pocket and is particularly fond of invoking the Second Amendment right to bear arms.
But it turns out there are parts of the document he doesn’t care for — lots of them. He wants to get rid of the language about birthright citizenship, federal income taxes and direct election of senators, among others. He would add plenty of stuff, including explicitly authorizing castration as punishment for child rapists.
This hot-and-cold take on the Constitution is surprisingly common within the GOP, particularly among those like Broun who portray themselves as strict Constitutionalists and who frequently accuse Democrats of twisting the document to serve political aims.
Republicans have proposed at least 42 Constitutional amendments in the current Congress. If they don’t like something, that’s a position. You can’t go changing everything in the Constitution to score political points on any given day.
Republicans like to cherry pick the Constitution just as much as they like to cherry pick the Bible.
Cherry picking is just a Christian thing to do. When you want to impose gun restrictions, they point to the Constitution and say, “fuck people’s feelings. It’s my RIGHT to carry a gun”. When it’s the question of the mosque, they point at people’s feelings and say “Fuck their rights. Show some consideration toward the FEELINGS of the people”. It’s the Party of Hypocrisy.
