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I have already been told by one of our True Conservatives (tm) that they do not care what I say and that any explanation that is factual is *belittling* their opinion.

Perhaps it's because you've been promoting the hog swill that the Constitution is more of a "guideline" than an actual "ruling document."

And that is only one point against a narrow view of the constitution as a *ruling* vs a *guiding* document. The Constitution has been changed many times. Which version do you want the USA to hold to? There is a ream of additional SCOTUS decisions that are considered when Constitutionality is debated. Which ones are you willing to accept? Why?

Poohbah will undoubtedly find your views to be intellectually stimulating (anyone who can dismiss the effect the 2000 election debacle has had on Pres. Bush's tenure and confidence in our government in general with a wave of the hand is capable of entertaining any notion that floats by) but you will find a few hardheads around here who find your suggestion that "The Constitution is our GUIDING document" (and not really a ruling document) is not only belittling of our opinions but just plain insulting to the memories of all those who have died for it.

reformedliberal?

How many times has the Constitution been amended since it was written? How much case law is there that interprets the Constitution in light of then-present day situations? How often has the Constitution been followed as it was written?

As for our inalienable rights: they come from God and they are attributed to every human being, not just American citizens, according to all the latest rulings by the SCOTUS.

I am not making opinionated judgements nor ad hominems. This is fact and you can check it out....or not.

You want to make snide remarks about my screen name, go right ahead. Your childish comments are no more reality than is your emotional rantings about the reality of the US Constitution for the past 40 years or so.

For the record: I did my time on the left from the mid 60's to 1972. I ws purged by them for not following the party line. Over the next 20 or so years, I was apolitical and independent. I am still not affiliated w/any party, although I am working for the re-election of President Bush. I am a 61-year old woman, a gun owner, a property owner, a business owner and an believer who is also an individualist. I thought long and hard about my screen name. I decided that I had experience w/the left that was valuable...street cred, if you will....and so, I chose a truthful name rather than one that hid who I was. I follow my conscience, not a piece of paper that has been so changed over my lifetime that it is barely recognizeable as the original document.

Active and former military have also made statements about our Constitution and our government that do not appear to follow the far right line. Those who fought and died are not here to tell us their reasons. I would reckon it is as much for our way of life and those they love and the land itself as for the document, but no one knows except those who sacrificed.

The Left loves the True Conservatives/strict Constitutionalists. They use such people as a wedge to split the right at every opportunity. They succeed often.

The Left couldn't shut me up and still can't. Neither can you. Post all the nasty pics you like. It says a lot more about you than anyone/anything else. I have as much right to my views, especially when they can be backed w/fact, as you do.

Please note this thread was about the election observers. CJ145 pinged me w/an "idiot alert", what they call a *preemptive troll alert*. Poohbah, whose posts I enjoy and whose service I am aware of, also chimed in to say the observers were no big deal. That is why I addressed my comments to them. I have as many people who value my comments as I have detractors. This is cyberspace. I have been hurt far more by the Left, personally and economically, than I care to detail here. I will say what I think, regardless of lame attempts at intimidation.

Do your worst.