The U.S. Constitution

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http://www.usconstitution.net/const.html#Preamble


Worth a(nother) read. Stunning in it's majesty.


-The last line of the Constitution talks about Congressional pay raises. We've effectively limited Congressional pay raises to every other year instead of every year- by Amendment. Interesting.

-The Legislative Branch<Art. 1> comes before the Executive Branch<Art. 2>...

-...which come before the Judicial Branch<Art. 3>. (The Founders probably considered the order ;) )

-Article VI says: "The Senators and Representatives before mentioned, and the Members of the several State Legislatures, and all executive and judicial Officers, both of the United States and of the several States, shall be bound by Oath or Affirmation, to support this Constitution; but no religious Test shall ever be required as a Qualification to any Office or public Trust under the United States." (Hmmm, another mention of religion besides the 1ST Amendment)

-2,4,6 and lifetime terms. Elegant.

-Article 2, Sec. 4. That's a doosey!

ETC...

Takes only 10-15 minutes to read and understand.

[mmonk]

1. Yep

The legislatve branch was initially where the power was to go or where it starts. Unitary executive is about as opposite of what they intended as I can think of.

[Bucky]

3. The growth of the imperial presidency and activist judges is the result of bad Congresses

Of course having an irresponsible Congress is the result of a poorly informed electorate.

[Hosnon]

4. The theory of the unitary executive, as I understand it, is simply

about the distribution of power within the executive branch. The legislative branch still retains all of its delegated legislative authority.

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6. I read it the same way.

[Hosnon]

2. Takes only 10-15 minutes to read...

But takes a lifetime to understand.

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5. Yup.

[zreosumgame]

7. heh heh, just a piece of paper, from 1776

it's a different world now! heh heh

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8. It's a possibility.

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9. Article I, Section IX

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No Bill of Attainder or ex post facto Law shall be passed.

:wow:


So the Military Commissions Act of 2006 is definately unconstitutional! Hello....Scalia!

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10. Also Art I Sec IX talks about habeas corpus:

The privilege of the Writ of Habeas Corpus shall not be suspended, unless when in Cases of Rebellion or Invasion the public Safety may require it.

:grr:



There's lots more!

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11. kick

[H2O Man]

12. Nominated.

People should read and appreciate this document.

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13. A stunning blow for Liberalism!

This country was clearly founded by Liberals!

Tell the neo-Tories to take a hike!