tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8820814198873126054.post3338260640531369765..comments2023-10-20T05:51:51.625-04:00Comments on The THINK 3 INSTITUTE: A lobby for the Constitution?Samuel Wilsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00934870299522899944noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8820814198873126054.post-79549245183683684412011-07-14T10:28:28.258-04:002011-07-14T10:28:28.258-04:00Okay, perusing the link in your article, I checked...Okay, perusing the link in your article, I checked out their website. The first thing I notice, causing me to stop dead in my tracks, is their base reason for forming, in part: "the sole purpose of organizing a large number of citizens into a Constitution Lobby that will watch what government is doing at every level and hold them directly accountable <i>without undue reliance on the political process.</i>"<br /><br />Since the "political process" is set forth by the constitution, doesn't that already mean they have failed? Or is it the usual right-wing doublespeak saying that they will hold politicians, but not themselves, to be bound by the Constitution?<br /><br />Seems to me that all they are, like the teabaggers, are right-wing malcontents who just don't seem to get it. Since they do NOT make up the majority of people in this country, they CAN NOT have things entirely their way.<br /><br />If that is the case, those of us on the left who uphold the spirit, not the letter, of the Constitution, will fight them every step of the way.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8820814198873126054.post-64409153337162326132011-07-14T08:23:29.166-04:002011-07-14T08:23:29.166-04:00I move we start a lobby to keep an eye on the Cons...I move we start a lobby to keep an eye on the Constitutionalists to ensure that they are following their own articles and charter faithfully. I'd say we'll need about 3400 members to keep tabs on their 1700 members. Also, to ensure they are following all federal, state, county and municipal laws.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com