RULES AND RULERS.
My comments deal with the theory and concept of the Constitution. I hold that much of it has been vitiated (i.e. made meaningless legally) by incorrect Supreme Court decisions. Nevertheless, the issues that I comment on are, I believe, of interest. I hope that I am right. I shall refer to the Constitution as something that exists separate from other government guidelines
What the Constitution Is is obviously clear… well, being apparently obvious does not really help. We could say that it is a collection of pieces of paper with words (mostly rules) on them. We can also say that it is a series of regulations regarding the United States government. This seems to be clear. After this a lot of things soon get somewhat confusing. The President of United States, and I am sure most federal officials, are required to take an oath to “protect” the Constitution of United States.
I ask the following question: how can you protect some pieces of paper, when thousands of copies exist? Or can anyone “protect” a set of rules, etc? Can this thing be “injured?” Where would one go to in order to defend it? What weapons would one use? How would one recognize an enemy? And could we kill them?
The questions continue. If the Supreme Court makes a wrong decision, i.e. one that goes against the Constitution---and it does, often---is the President then required by oath to act? Is this an attack? When put this way, apparently, the only President who acted correctly was Andrew Jackson. He dismissed and then ignored a court decision of which he disapproved. Was this defending the Constitution, or attacking it, and practicing anarchy? I suggest that the reader not bother to attempt to resolve this issue. It is a fatal flaw and an essential contradiction. America is filled with them.
Police officers are never required to “defend” the vehicle law, “from enemies both domestic and foreign,” are they? They simply issue tickets for passing a red light. The vehicle law is similar in nature (or is it?) to the Constitution. It can neither be defended nor attacked. I trust that I have made the entire issue entirely (un)clear.
And most Americans praise the Founding Fathers, who set up this system. They would have made great comedy writers.
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