Liberal journalist deems Constitution too damn hard to read – it’s “not a clear document”

Radio Vice Online ^ | Dec. 30, 2010 | Steve McGough

[Steve495]

Come now Ezra Klein, economic and domestic columnist and blogger for the Post and master of … well … nothing. Your argument is that the Constitution is too hard to understand so we should just ignore it? When people actually start reading this founding document and figure out it is being blatantly ignored by leadership, Klein does what any good socialist blogger would do – inform his readers the document is irrelevant and not worthy of our time.

Klein argues the founders could not comprehend what the United States would look like or need hundreds of years from now, so the document itself is now pretty much worthless.

"My friends on the right don’t like to hear this, but the Constitution is not a clear document. Written more than 200 years ago, when America had 13 states and very different problems, it rarely speaks directly to the questions we ask it."

Oh yes it does Mr. Klein.

[ReverendJames]

What part of the Constitution and the Bill of Rights don’t these people understand or comprehend? The language is beautiful and the ideas very clear.

[Howie66]

Our Constitution is only unclear to those that are Stuck On Stupid.

The rest of us fully understand it and what it says.

[SandRat]

American NEA eduKation at work.

[Cletus.D.Yokel]

it rarely speaks directly to the questions we ask it.

Well, Ezra, did ya stop and think that mebbe yer axin the wrong questions?

[chooseascreennamepat]

“it rarely speaks directly to the questions we ask it.”

I addresses any and all issues we could now or ever present to it. If you are smart enough to read the Federalist Papers in conjunction with the final product, you will discover all the answers.

The key word(s) being “smart enough”. Our founding fathers were undoubtedly of genius status to a degree few today can grasp. So worry not and go out and buy a copy of the FP or get them on line for FREE.

Idiot!

[Patrick1]

And they call Palin stupid.

[mountainlion]

The Constitution and Bill of Rights were written so that less learned people of the time could understand them. The liberatards can't read and understand them because they can not read their wacko ideas into it.

[MrB]

They can’t comprehend the Constitution not having a

“really, really smart people should make decisions for everyone else”

clause.

[Marty62]

C/F/S/Dums cannot comprehend the Constitution because it is like holy water to a vampire.

[RC2]

Our forefathers understood it and believed in it 100%. Even in the 40’s, those people had a average of an 8th grade education and they understood it. In fact they helped build this nation better than almost any other generation. What has your generation done?

[Sacajaweau]

There's enough documentation around, written by the men who wrote it that clarifies things...

Please read and re-read and re-read the Declaration of Independence. Then read the Constitution....

[steveo]

[mountainlion]

The Wacko Patricia Schroeder former representative of Colorado once said that the Constitution and Bill of rights were old documents written by slaveholders and should be done away with. She would prefer to enslave the country with debt big government, communistic health care and programs that did not work.

[ReverendJames]

These people don’t understand it’s We The People, not Them The Government. First Lady MOB said something to the effect that parents don’t know enough what to feed their kids and that it’s up to the government to tell them.

[Da Coyote]

Perhaps if this loon had actually gone to a real college and studied something difficult, he might not have trouble understanding things my home-schooled niece and nephew easily grasped.

[longtermmemmory]

a reporter who does not understand the “E Plebnesta”

this is more and more common.

[longtermmemmory]

jounalism school is for those not smart enough for basket weaving degrees.

[facedown]

What is it with guys named Ezra?

[FrankR]

"it rarely speaks directly to the questions we ask it..."

Oh, it speaks very vividly to all your questions Mr. Klein, unless your question focus on the loss of freedom.

Mr. Klein belongs to the segment which deems themselves as "intellectuals", and he can't read and comprehend the documents that most 5th graders can read? And they said Sarah Palin was stupid?

The Constitution answered every question that has ever been asked of it, it is a brilliant document. Some ask questions that the Constitution wasn't meant to answer, selfish, destructive questions and then they try to deem the document out of date because it doesn't specify how an ipod works.

The people who engage in kleinthink, are either stuck on ultrastupid, or, they are up to no good.