There are an incredible number of nit-pickers out there. Just as Leftists scream “bigotry, discrimination, racism, homophobia, profiling, etc. etc, etc.” at the attempts to defend ourselves and our way of life, Libertarians scream “unconstitutional” at anything they don’t like.
My copy of the Constitution is at my right hand and is printed in a booklet about 3” by 5” by ¼” thick. As a practical shield against a bomber, it’s about as useful as my shirt, yet the fools who argue about the issue of whether every “i” is dotted and “t” crossed seem to believe that this little booklet is my ultimate defense against the people who are willing to give their own lives to kill us.
The real problem is that these people really don’t believe we are in a war to the death. That’s not surprising. Few Americans of this generation have seen war or have had their countries invaded. So they are all armchair Generals and bloviating Constitutional Lawyers. According to these sophists 3,000 dead Americans is too bad, but nothing compared to fighting a war without a formal and official act of Congress with the heading “Declaration of War.” By God, 3,000 Americans may be killed, our troops may be in harm’s way, the Arabs may be assembling a “dirty bomb” and anthrax may be in the mail, but we are not going to fight until the paperwork is done to their satisfaction. These are their priorities.
They are the burden of the Right.
I disagree totally. As a practical matter, my consent to be governed by the Constitution and to protect YOU with it is essential to any success you should expect from our government. I withdraw my consent to be governed by a Congress which ignores its sworn duty. You should be very concerned that I have withdrawn my consent.