Why do people treat the constitution like a holy scripture?

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Many people don't accept any new amendments onto the constitution even though it's been changed in the past, and should by all means be changed in the future.

 
 
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Because they're stupid.

I mean, that's all you really need to know.

 
 
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Because it is a holy scripture.

 
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They're a lot like those dedicated fanboys who like to shuffle new content as "not canon" in their head.

That and the fact that I guess most people need some inffallible object/thing in their life to make them feel secure in.

 
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There's so many self-proclaimed 'patriots' who still refuse to accept it, though.

 
 
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Quote from: Kupoop on January 07, 2016, 10:26:21 AM
There's so many self-proclaimed 'patriots' who still refuse to accept it, though.
Self proclaimed constitutionalists are rarely such.
They're quite selective and just abuse "state's rights" to enforce Christian doctrine as law.

 
 
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I'm not sure if the matter is about not wanting it to be amended, but rather what the amendment in question entails. Amendments are necessary changes, not something you tack on for publicity or pseudo-progressiveness.

 
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I really don't care about it.

Like if something that's obviously morally right contradicts something in the Constitution, it's just a document, and I don't care.

 
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People in government, and here, seem to view it as an absolute rule that must be followed by the book and cannot be changed

there is a reason our founding fathers kept some stuff ambiguous and allowed for it to be changed to match the times

Edit: apparently I just echoed Flee

well fuck me

 
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Quote from: † on January 07, 2016, 08:49:13 PM
Quote from: Luciana on January 07, 2016, 08:44:14 PM
People in government, and here, seem to view it as an absolute rule that must be followed by the book
Because it is. This is the point. The constitution was designed to restrain democracy, a system many of the founding fathers were (rightly) skeptical of.ans the US government will not recognize those rights anymore. This is an important thing to note.
I think she simply meant that the Constitution isn't infallible (which is true), yet people still hold it to a dogmatic standard. Yeah, the Constitution is what constitutes America--but what constitutes America may not constitute a "perfect union".

America is not a perfect union--don't treat it as one. Its Constitution is fallible. That's all she's saying.
Last Edit: January 07, 2016, 09:08:28 PM by Fuddy Duddy II

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Quote from: † on January 07, 2016, 09:07:56 PM
Quote from: Fuddy Duddy II on January 07, 2016, 09:05:44 PM
Quote from: † on January 07, 2016, 08:49:13 PM
Quote from: Luciana on January 07, 2016, 08:44:14 PM
People in government, and here, seem to view it as an absolute rule that must be followed by the book
Because it is. This is the point. The constitution was designed to restrain democracy, a system many of the founding fathers were (rightly) skeptical of.ans the US government will not recognize those rights anymore. This is an important thing to note.
I think she simply meant that the Constitution isn't infallible (which is true), yet people still hold it to a dogmatic standard. Yeah, the Constitution is what constitutes America--but what constitutes America may not constitute a "perfect union".
I don't think anyone would dispute that.
That's what I was on about. Wrong choice of words, perhaps. I agree with your above statement btw.

 
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Quote from: Ajax on January 07, 2016, 08:50:22 AM
Many people don't accept any new amendments onto the constitution even though it's been changed in the past, and should by all means be changed in the future.

Wut? Do you mean like not willing to add any more or that we don't accept amendments beyond the Bill of Rights?

Weird wording. If it's the latter, we don't? A new amendment just hasn't been needed since the 26th one. Gay marriage may be the next one if it continues to be an issue like it was this year.

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We should get rid of the first amendment. It's obsolete, anyway

 
 
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Quote from: Tackel on January 07, 2016, 09:51:02 PM
A new amendment just hasn't been needed since the 26th one. Gay marriage may be the next one if it continues to be an issue like it was this year.
Doesn't it have to pass congress first? Good luck with that.

 
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Quote from: NiggerBot 9000 on January 10, 2016, 12:26:37 AM
We should get rid of the second amendment. It's obsolete, anyway
Agreed.

 
 
 
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