Love or hate the Constitution? (abuse, government, states, income)

[Olivierad]

Be honest with the hand on your heart - do you love or hate the US Constitution?

[Serious Conversation]

It's the best tool to restrain overly ambitious governments ever devised.

[Frank DeForrest]

If only a piece of paper could reign in criminals. Its been abused and manipulated since day one.

[NHartphotog]

And I must point out that the Constitutional Amendment process was NEVER supposed to have been used to NULLIFY a basic, fundamental premise of the Constitution--for instance, the prohibition on Income Tax.

[Opin_Yunated]

Good founding principles but some parts are obselete. The current political climate prevents the idea of Amendments unless we face country-collapsing circumstances.

Overall, the document was great 200 years ago... but is limited today.

[cuebald]

I keep a copy of it here at the computer. I have probably read it a couple hundred times.

It is a good thing it doesn't say what a lot of people think it does who have no clue what it says. There is no substitute for knowledge.

[mohawkx]

I love the constitution as interpreted for the last 235 years by the Supreme Court if the United States, just as our founders intended. I don't always agree with their decisions, but I accept them as the law of the land.

Without the Supreme Court and the power to be the final arbiter, the constitution is meaningless.

[djacques]

Love or hate are the only choices?

What if I "groove on" the Constitution?

[WhipperSnapper 88]

Should have made this a "public" poll.....

It would have been nice to see who answered in what way.

[urbanlife78]

Originally Posted by WhipperSnapper 88

Should have made this a "public" poll.....

It would have been nice to see who answered in what way.

Well it seems most people love the Constitution.