You forgot to mention “Utopia.”
Like “well regulated”
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Oh no. We don’t ignore it. We just know what it actually means.
You mean what you want it to mean.
No, we mean it means what it actually says. Words have meaning. So does punctuation.
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And when there is a question as to the meaning of the text of the Constitution, the rule is to discover the intentions and beliefs under which the text was adopted.
Additionally, and with regard to the meaning of words in our constitution see:
16 Am Jur 2d Constitutional law
Meaning of Language
Ordinary meaning, generally
”Words or terms used in a constitution, being dependent on ratification by the people voting upon it, must be understood in the sense most obvious to the common understanding at the time of its adoption…”__ (my emphasis)
JWK
Those who reject abiding by the intentions and beliefs under which our Constitution was agree to, as those intentions and beliefs may be documented from historical records, wish to remove the anchor and rudder of our constitutional system so they may then be free to “interpret” the Constitution to mean whatever they wish it to mean.
From today’s hearings on Brett Kavanaugh, did anyone here learn what a supreme court Justice’s fundamental job is?
JWK
The liberty to succeed or fail at one’s own hand is a socialist’s nightmare and not the American Dream
I wonder if this applies to a president declaring a fake national emergency?
No it doesn’t.
Judicial review of cases brought before it.
Nothing more, nothing less.
Allan
And I like the part “shall nominate”
Allan
Fake emergency? Our border is being invaded and you suggest there is no emergency?
Here are some videos showing the United States border being invaded:
We need a properly built barrier which will stop illegal border crossings.
JWK
The Democrat and Republican Leadership have conspired, for 35 years, to keep the border opened, and today’s Bill continues to allow and encourage illegal border crossings.
