For decades, the left has criticized the U.S. Constitution and has derided the great men who wrote it. Using subterfuge and judicial activism, they have been largely successful in rolling back the unique provisions contained in that awesome document – along with a significant portion of our individual liberties.
Still, the typical leftist mouthpiece is politically deft and generally pays the Constitution lip service, avoiding blatant support of ditching it altogether.
Such subtlety does not apply to a Georgetown University professor inexplicably teaching constitutional law to impressionable minds.
In an opinion piece published by none other than the New York Times, he blamed America’s “insistence on obedience to the Constitution, with all its archaic, idiosyncratic, and downright evil provisions” for the nation’s current economic crisis.
He calls it an “obsession” that led to “a dysfunctional political system” and cites his disagreement with our government’s fundamental foundations, including a “grotesquely malapportioned Senate.”
The professor continues by rehashing the tired argument that the Constitution’s authors were “a group of white propertied men who have been dead for two centuries, knew nothing of our present situation, acted illegally under existing law and thought it was fine to own slaves.”
What he completely ignores is that despite not knowing the future – or perhaps, because of it – our founders developed a system of government that could survive indefinitely, provided we elect moral leaders who defend and uphold the rule book they left us.
Alas, the American voter cannot always be trusted to choose such a candidate.
There are a few gems tucked away in the Constitution that this sanctimonious professor believes are good ideas. He likes much of the First Amendment, for example, but doesn’t feel we should extend such freedoms out of “obligation.”
He also submitted that there is “something to be said for an elite body like the Supreme Court with the power to impose its views of political morality on the country,” probably excited at the prospect of Barack Obama naming multiple justices during his second term.
Still, he feels that the only way America can face the future is by “constitutional infidelity.”
Unfortunately, this professor is not alone in his views; and our current president has shown contempt for the Constitution on multiple occasions.
That document made America entirely unique. This nation was founded on principles of self-reliance and liberty no other nation before it had known.
Our founders knew that future leaders would be tempted to seize increasing power for themselves, and they included safeguards against such abuses. To be sure, plenty of politicians have found ways to work around those provisions; but it would obviously be much simpler if they could just disregard them completely.
That, I’m afraid, is the real intent behind the un-American ravings of leftists like this Georgetown professor.
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With people like this (and I use that term loosely), no wonder many of the young people are so confused and don’t see through obama for what he is.
Also with these radical left professors, and they all are, putting out trash and opinions like this, no wonder our young people are mis-guided and don’t know what to believe.
Demons from He!! always shriek when bound by the chains of righteousness.
WE the PEOPLE.. must FORCE our Congress people to enforce and OBEY the Consitution ..and NOT allow left wing bigots.. to dilute what our forefathers.. designed and what made America GREAT! WE must insist that Congress CANNOT give themselves a PAY raise.. until we have a balanced buget. Period inspite of what the illegal dictator in the White House .. says! WE must insist .. that congress do what they should have done 4 yrs ago and prosecute obama for fraud.. breaking the laws of the land, & going against the Consitution.
This professor apparently failed American History in high school and couldn’t understand the US Constitution if someone explained it to him on a 4th grade level which is the level the US Navy teaches advanced Electronic Technology. How in the name of logical REASON did this intellectual MISFIT ever get to be a College Professor? It is little wonder why our college youth is so confused about their rights and DUTIES to those who paid for and encouraged them to seek a College Education? This Professors’ college Diploma should be torn up and burned in front of him to show our disdain for his TRAITORUS OPINION. Who does he think he is to even imagine that WE THE PEOPLE would even give his opinion any consideration whatsoever? The people established the US Constitution and we resent this conceited blow hard saying that WE are WRONG! It should be obvious that he prefers the laws of England and should move there rather than expect us to CHANGE to suit his preferences.Anyone who agrees with him should do likewise.We don’t want or need anyone like him to CHANGE a system that has worked for over 200 years.The only thing that needs to be CHANGED is teachers like him that aren’t FIT TO TEACH ! It was people like him that caused Jesus to be crucified because they were AFRAID of losing CONTROL of the MASSES. Is there any real American here that believes that he or she needs to be CONTROLLED and is incapable of making his or her own decisions like an uneducated child?
wHY IS IT THIS DIPSTICK PROFESSORS NAME IS WITHHELD IN THIS ARTICLE.
aND….WHO THE HE!! DO ANY OF THESE NUMBSKULLS THINK THEY ARE?
wE KNOW WHO AND WHAT THEY ARE. bUT WHY PAY ANY ATTENTION TO THEIR
PATHETIC OPINIONS OR EXPOSE THEM FURTHER THAN THE PATENTLY FERTILE
AND IMPRESSIONABLE LAMESKULL UNIVERSITY MINDS FRESH FROM THEIR COMMUNIST
PUBLIC SOCIALIST SCHOOLS EDUCATION SYSTEMS????????
sOOOOO WHAT FETID, DISTENDED RECTUM OF A SO CALLED “UNIVERSITY PROSESSOR” ARE WE TALKING ABOUT THERE???
Louis Michael Seidman
Why are so many of our professors Communist Jews? Didn’t 80% of American Jews vote for Obama?
Then there is Soros and Axlerod……,NBC Jeff Zucker, ABC Bob Iger, CBS Les Moonves,CNN Walter Isaacson/Johnathon Klein, PBS Ms Kerger, NPR Ken Stern, GE Jeff Immelt, Obama buddy, Frank Marshall Davis and last but not least, CPUSA Joell Fishman. Who runs the world banks? Who controls the US Treasury and the Federal Reserve? Who are most of the lawyers in the ACLU? Who ran the SEIU? Who owns most large newspapers? Who has the biggest interest in the stock markets and securities? These are NOT Israel friendly Jews. The Israeli Jews are fighting for their lives and the American Jews are fighting for more control of the world’s riches. Can anyone dispute this?
UNINFORMED BIGOT TRAILER TRASH NOT WORTH ANY MORE WORDS—–HOW BOUT THEM BLACKS
Wow, that IDIOT professor sounds like he memorized his communist agenda list
“…..he blamed America’s insistence on obedience to the Constitution, with all its archaic, idiosyncratic, and downright evil provisions for the nation’s current economic crisis.”
No, you incredibly idiotic fool, it has been disobedience to the Constitution that has led us to bankruptcy and an economy that is at best on life support. Has there been a budget of any kind presented and enacted into law since Obama came to office? Answer: Not one! This nation is literally coming apart at the seams because of insane thinking like this professor’s. He would I assume prefer that the nation be governed by the likes of the late Idi Amin of Uganda or how about Mugabe of Zimbagwe or Morsi of Egypt? They don’t believe in a Constitution either and their countries were or are being systematically destroyed. I can only assume this moron posing as a professor of law is being kept on the staff at Georgetown University for comic relief same as Obama was at Chicago University. Neither one of them have the good sense that God gave a goat.
If this IDIOT professor wants to live in a country with a better constitution then, by all means, go . I’ll even help you pack and drive you to the airport. You have no business teaching at any institution of learning. You abuse your title of “Professor” .
The God-given U.S. Constitution is the LAW of the land. These communist tyrants need to abolish it to enforce their tyranny on us. We need to rise up and over throw them and reinstate the U.S. Constitution. It will take great sacrifice for a rebirth of our nation. Our lives, our reputations and our wealth will be on the line. We may have to give it all up to win freedom for future generations like our Founding Fathers did in 1776. They put their lives, their reputations and their wealth on the line to win the Revolution against great odds. They did win with the help of God and because of the great sacrifice they made. We will have to do the same in order to save this country. There’s no other way.
It is exactly lyrics his type of elite academics Marxist professors that hate the Constitution…their totalitarian and often fascist view of the world is why we have this dumbed down electorate in America.
What political system on the entire planet can he point to that has been as successful in raising the the most people out of poverty, provide the highest standard of living and offers the most liberty and freedom??? I suggest NONE
This is exactlythe type of azzhat liberal trash talking morons that shouldnot be allowed any where near a classroom or a lecturn.
It is exactly this type of elite academic Marxist professors that hate the Constitution…their totalitarian and often fascist view of the world is why we have this dumbed down electorate in America.
What political system on the entire planet can he point to that has been as successful in raising the the most people out of poverty, provide the highest standard of living and offers the most liberty and freedom??? I suggest NONE
This is exactlythe type of azzhat liberal trash talking morons that shouldnot be allowed any where near a classroom or a lecturn.
There is an old college saying,” Those who can.—DO! ^Those who can’t, –TEACH ” JESUS could DO and he did as a carpenter,a physician, a healer [ the young girl that died ] [ Lazarus ], an exorist [ Mad man evil spirits into swine ],a preacher,chiropractor ,[ the lame ],a SOUL SEARCHER,[ SERMON on the Mount ] .Then he realized that the people were being used and lied to and there was a need to REVEAL the TRUTH to them so that they ” might have a life that the ” FATHER ” had intended for them and might have THAT life in greater abundance “.So he tried to TEACH them the TRUTH but they were too brainwashed to accept it; just like the masses of today are!
I think we have a right to know who this “professor” is! You are doing us a disservice by leaving that information out.