Quote Originally Posted by Defender View Post
The Founders tried their best with the Constitution they gave us. It isn't their fault that politicians, especially modern politicians, have passed law after law that directly contravenes it and there wasn't a Supreme Court that didn't rein them in.
YEP - We began this downward spiral when the Supreme Court refused to protect THE PEOPLE from the government and strike down ANY LAW (no matter how good it's intent) that did not strictly meet the mandates of the Constitution. You compromise a little here, then a little there, and soon enough, you end up where we are with all three branches of government corrupted with political plots & ploys & preferences - And THE PEOPLE suffer the bad consequences...

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