Posted on 01/18/2008 6:50:19 AM PST by SE Mom
At approximately 4 minutes into this interview, Governor Mike Huckabee states the Constitution is a "...living, breathing document..."
This is a decidedly liberal view of the constitution.
You must not get out much
Is there a left wing talking point this guy won’t use. I doubt it will make a difference to the followers of the “Cult of the ‘Bee”
I haven't listened to the interview but, if that's what he said, he has no clue what the Constitution is about. The Bill of Rights guarantees pre-existing rights. It doesn't grant them.
Sigh- I know. Maybe I’m one of only a few who will find that statement unsettling.
Nope, Schmuckabee is wrong.
God gave me those rights. The amendments in the Constitution prohibit the government from passing laws to curtail them.
BINGO!
Electing this man would be a Very Bad Thing.
Indeed...
I am coming to the conclusion that the man is just plain dumb. Definitely not ready for prime time.
LOL
Don't think Gomey Pile would be very good at that rewrite job.
If people think George Bush puts his foot in his mouth- Huckabee also said (in this interview) amending the constitution is “why African-Americans are considered people..”
It’s hard to know if he says what he really thinks- or if if simply doesn’t think..
BINGO
Thomas Jefferson would not be amused.
If you are going to be an originalist or strict constructionist you need to look at the Constitution itself to see what the founding fathers envisioned for its amendment.
The constitution does not say “amend me rarely”, nor does it place any restrictions on the subject matter of its amendments. What the founding fathers did was establish an amendment system which requires a broad consensus (2/3 of house, 2/3 of senate, 3/4 of the state legislature, president has no say, thereby insuring that it will be amended infrequently.
History shows mixed results with some amendments good (abolition of slavery, voting rights)some not so good (income tax,direct election of senators). I’m referring only to post-Bill of Rights amendments.
In my view no one should be vilified for supporting an amendment using the Constitutional amendment process. However, the phrase “living, breathing document” refers to changing the clear meaning and intent of the Constitution by judicial activism (such as Roe v Wade)
I don’t have audio so I don’t know what Huckabee said or its context, but using that term shows naivete at the least.
There are sufficient reasons otherwise for conservatives to oppose Huckabee (I am an evangelical Christian who does not support him). There is no need to try to paint him as some wild eyed Theocrat
Eventually, CNN will likely have the text of the interview available...
Huckabee strongly believes in amending the consitution to reflect the right to life and man/woman marriage. That’s fine- it’s a view shared by thousands, maybe millions of Americans.
For me- and many other I think- when we hear “living, breathing constitution”..it’s a RED FLAG.
For a second I thought this was a re-has of the “God’s word” issue. These “Huck ups” are happening faster than we can keep track!
At the very least.
He tried to support the HLA by referring to the Preamble, which is OK, I guess. Strategically, I do not see that amendment even getting to the states.
His characterization of the "granting" of rights by constitutional amendment is indicative of a huge gap in his understanding.
“For me- and many other I think- when we hear “living, breathing constitution”..it’s a RED FLAG.”
I agree.
“Hey Bubba, watch this, I’m just like that Thomas Adams or John Jefferson fella!”
“Damn it Mike, you moron, it was that guy named after the Lincoln Town Car...”
“Oh yeah...”
Damn, just damn....
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