Reply #25: The Congresscritters are elected from amongst "The People", Fella Murkins who slept through Civics [View All]

[Hekate]

I think a lot of politicians "know" the Constitution and Bill of Rights the way a lot of Christians "know" the contents of the Holy Bible: they've heard a lot of good sermons and stories about it, they've seen some movies about it -- but actually read it all the way through? Not so much.

And after 9-11-2001, when they had to evacuate the House and Senate within sight and sound of the plane hitting the Pentagon -- a lot of them did what many would do: they panicked. They panicked and looked for a leader.

Thank God -- or Goddess -- or the gods -- or humanity (the ACLU will defend your right to believe in all or none ;-) ) that the ACLU and others have persisted. We may yet regain our national soul.

Hekate