Strict Constructionists
by digby
Just remember, the constitution was meant to protect Christian conservatives from people they disagree with. Therefore, they are justified in doing whatever it takes to get their way:
CONSTITUENT: Keith, I have a question concerning the courts. It seems that the courts are having the final say on these matters, the Supreme Court. But isn’t it the Congress that can ultimately override the Supreme Court, the checks and balances? ROTHFUS: Yeah, there are different checks and balances you can do. Congress’s ultimate weapon is funding. If the Supreme Court rules you have to do something, we’ll just take away funding for it.
Then he said that they need to pass constitutional amendments preventing the court from taking international law into account. (Presumably, this would also require polygraphs to determine if the justices are taking it into account in their minds …)
These people simply don’t believe in democracy and they refuse to accept that they have to share the governance of the country with people they don’t agree with.
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