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Truth Detector (03-19-2019)
I notice it does not list the times presidential actions have been overturned by the courts or congress.
1. Trump had his travel ban overturned. The cheat sheet examples are stupid. The government has not restricted freedom of the press and there is no such thing as "undermining the freedom of the press.
2. Obama had the PACA executive order was blocked.
3. Truman's seizure of the steel mills was struck down.
4. The internment of the Japanese was struck down.
5. Congress put restrictions on the president's war powers and impoundment.
6. The courts have upheld (and expanded) the regulation of interstate commerce and that was a congressional action (Agricultural Adjustment Act) passed by Congress, not a presidential violation.
I'm sure I can think of some more.
Truth Detector (03-19-2019)
Truth Detector (03-19-2019)
That was not the point of the article but it was the point of my post which disagreed with your statement that the "... Constitution does not protect our rights because, historically, presidents have ignored it." I was showing that historically presidents who ignored the Constitution often were thwarted in those efforts. Also, to point out the article was not a very creditable source.
Truth Detector (03-19-2019)
They weren't thwarted because of muh Constitution. They were thwarted because America has checks and balances, so the president doesn't have absolute power. Muh Constitution didn't prevent America from having slavery or internment camps. What eliminated those things was a change in culture and who was in power.
It has checks and balances because they are contained in the Constitution. It did not prevent slavery because it was expressly provided for. The culture did change to prohibit slavery but it was only changed because it was amended which is one of the checks and balances in the document. The checks and balances contained in the document protected those rights.
Truth Detector (03-19-2019)
Well if the culture had to change to end slavery, then obviously that piece of paper wasn't enough to prevent slavery. Sure, we amended muh Constitution. And if the culture ever turns against free speech, then we'll just amend it again. This shows how useless muh Constitution really is. Not only can we ignore it, we can change it too.
The Constitution did not seek to prevent slavery but to allow it. You can't fault it for something it did not intend to do. We all know if they had tried to outlaw slavery the Constitution would never have been ratified by the necessary 9 states. Sometimes political compromises have to be made to accomplish a more important task.
It specifically allowed for change to prevent it from becoming obsolete. That does not make it useless but a document able to adapt to change; otherwise, it would not have lasted.
Truth Detector (03-19-2019)
During times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act.
George Orwell
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