When prophecy fails.

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_aussieguy55
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When prophecy fails.

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Thanks for the link and run
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subgenius wrote:Thanks for the link and run

Oh, the whole website is worth it. Great reading. Gives a good insight into the Religious/Evangelical Right’s mindset, through their own words.
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canpakes wrote:Gives a good insight into the Religious/Evangelical Right’s mindset, through their own words.


Yup. I like this bit from the second link:

“If you hear Bader Ginsburg talk, she talks about the Constitution of America being terribly flawed,” Howard-Brown said in a video clip flagged by Right Wing Watch. “And that if [Ginsburg] were there to rewrite the Constitution, they would not use the U.S. Constitution has the model.”

Howard-Brown is referring to comments Ginsburg made back in 2012 where she said, “I would not look to the U.S. Constitution, if I were drafting a Constitution in the year 2012. I might look at the Constitution of South Africa,” adding that she thought it was “a great piece of work that was done. Much more recent than the U.S. Constitution.”

Hall agreed, saying that Ginsburg shared the same view in regards to the Arab Spring when she allegedly posited that Egypt should look to countries other then the U.S. when rewriting their constitution.

“At that juncture, shouldn’t she have been removed from office?” Howard-Brown asked. “That was high treason!”



Somebody there is mouthing off on TV about judges and the Constitution without understanding some basic facts:

(1) The judges of the Supreme Court are there to (amongst other things) to rule on whether certain acts are or are not consistent with the provisions of the Constitution, as that document currently stands.

BUT

(2) There is absolutely no contradiction between their carrying out that duty conscientiously in accordance with their oath of office, and thinking that it would have been better if the Constitution had been differently written, or that the constitutions of other countries may be better in some respects. They certainly do NOT have to force themselves to accept that the US Constitution is some kind of divinely dictated and blessed document that it is a sin to question or criticise.
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