Yesterday, we learned thatnoted constitutional scholarRon Paul accepts and cashes his Social Security check even though it is “unconstitutional.” He did not say why, exactly, Social Security is unconstitutional (although Your Wonkette suspects it has something to do with his poor grasp of a common law system), and so it remains one in a long list of items that Ron Paul thinks is unconstitutional absent any discussion of relevant jurisprudence. Of course, as we all know, ThinkProgress released a 2011 video listing all the things that Ron Paul finds unconstitutional but since then, there have been more! And there are some that ThinkProgress missed! For example, did you know that sexual harassment is TOTALLY CONSTITUTIONAL but abortion is not? YES. It's TRUE. So please behold an updated list of the things that would be unconstitutional in a Ron Paul presidency, as well as a list of things that are in fact Constitutional, which will allow for more substantive critical analysis.
First amendment protects wingers&#039; right to spew hate talk <em>by prohibiting anyone else from speaking against it</em>, specifically.
<blockquote> &ldquo;If you try to improve relationships by forcing and telling people what they can&rsquo;t do, and you ignore and undermine the principles of liberty, then the government can come into our bedrooms,&rdquo; Paul explained. &ldquo;And that&rsquo;s exactly what has happened. Look at what&rsquo;s happened with the PATRIOT Act. They can come into our houses, our bedrooms our businesses &hellip; And it was started back then [Civil Rights Act].&rdquo; </blockquote>
It&#039;s the sprinking of truth within that makes this garble so migraine-inducing.
He is the cult of He is the cult of He is the cult of He is the cult of He is the cult of He is the cult of He is the cult of He is the cult of He Is The Cult Of <a href="http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch\?v=7xxgRUyzgs0" target="_blank">Personality</a>
Of course sexual harassment is constitutional. I mean, would James Madison (still a randy bachelor at the time), Benjamin Franklin (enough said), or Gouverneur Morris (shattered his leg jumping out of a window to get away from a jealous husband) have outlawed themselves?
I think he probably signed up for direct deposit by mistake (maybe he thought it was a funeral plan?) and if the bank wants to take that money and put it in Ron Paul&#039;s account, who is he to stop them?
Article 6 only applies to debts and obligations entered into under the Articles of Confederation, though.
Section 5 of the 14th Amendment seems more relevant, especially given the proportion of our debt that&#039;s owed to Social Security.
Libertarians/conservatives certainly seem to have a highly selective reading of Article 6 - they skip right past the supremacy clause to the bound by oath clause, which they only pay attention to when it suits them, and never get as far as the no religious test clause.
First amendment protects wingers&#039; right to spew hate talk <em>by prohibiting anyone else from speaking against it</em>, specifically.
Well, there&#039;s a whole book of Judges, so there must be some law somewhere.
I&#039;m starting to think Alex Jones was all wrong having him on his radio show.
<blockquote> &ldquo;If you try to improve relationships by forcing and telling people what they can&rsquo;t do, and you ignore and undermine the principles of liberty, then the government can come into our bedrooms,&rdquo; Paul explained. &ldquo;And that&rsquo;s exactly what has happened. Look at what&rsquo;s happened with the PATRIOT Act. They can come into our houses, our bedrooms our businesses &hellip; And it was started back then [Civil Rights Act].&rdquo; </blockquote>
It&#039;s the sprinking of truth within that makes this garble so migraine-inducing.
Well done
Because:
He is the cult of He is the cult of He is the cult of He is the cult of He is the cult of He is the cult of He is the cult of He is the cult of He Is The Cult Of <a href="http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch\?v=7xxgRUyzgs0" target="_blank">Personality</a>
Of course sexual harassment is constitutional. I mean, would James Madison (still a randy bachelor at the time), Benjamin Franklin (enough said), or Gouverneur Morris (shattered his leg jumping out of a window to get away from a jealous husband) have outlawed themselves?
Well, I wasn&#039;t expecting that!
Maybe something more along the lines of Ron Paul has <em>no</em> Color and is barely Living :P
I think he probably signed up for direct deposit by mistake (maybe he thought it was a funeral plan?) and if the bank wants to take that money and put it in Ron Paul&#039;s account, who is he to stop them?
Your description is still more appealing than the actual Ron Paul.
Does this mean World&#039;s Greatest Artist, Jon McNaughton is about to set Ron Paul on fire?
<i>PERSONALITY !?!</i>
Sulli you jest.
<i>Biblical law</i>
Is that found in the Old or New Testament of &quot;Atlas Shrugged&quot;?
More like a flea turd wrapped in a dead tapeworm, wrapped in used toilet tissue.
Article 6 only applies to debts and obligations entered into under the Articles of Confederation, though.
Section 5 of the 14th Amendment seems more relevant, especially given the proportion of our debt that&#039;s owed to Social Security.
Libertarians/conservatives certainly seem to have a highly selective reading of Article 6 - they skip right past the supremacy clause to the bound by oath clause, which they only pay attention to when it suits them, and never get as far as the no religious test clause.
You do have a very good point there.
The cult of plain white bread?
Definitely the cult of something.