I'm out of toilet paper. Should I use my copy of the U.S. Constitution?

Question

That rag always gets such tremendous respect, yet it rests at the foundation of a nation that attends only to the needs and desires of an oligarchy. We have oil men at the top echelons of public office who go to war for oil and rape the American public with Enron-type manipulation of gas prices. Much of the rest of the political body are also members of the wealthy elite and oil company investors as well. Meanwhile the opposition party, itself a party of wealthy elites, serves only to prop up the illegalilties of the ruling party while feigning attention to the interests of the working class public. The news media has evolved into little more than the official government propaganda report, the equal of anything from the old days of the Soviet Union. The only part of the Constitution that defends the public interest is the Bill of Rights and that is being destroyed by our government with little notice from the media or the opposition party. Is it not time to start over?

Mckenzie,

I perused your questions and it didn't take long for me to come across your flaw. It is well represented in this quote from one of your questions:

"For those wondering, I am Democrat, my wife a Libertarian, and both patriots. Our country comes first, we respect our elected representatives (whether we voted for them or not, whether we protest or not), and we don't spread foolish rumors or treat them as 'guilty until proven innocent.'"

The essence of democracy is that we don't award unearned respect to those in power, but rather we question their actions and demand that they account for those actions. That being the case, and in light of the many undemocratic and illegal actions of the unpunished Bush administration, it is abundantly clear that our democracy has reached the point of failure and we need to take the appropriate steps to resolve the crisis.

Mary,

Saddam was put in power by the CIA and when he failed to tow the line for corporate America the U.S. decided to bomb Iraq into the Stone Age.

Prior to the first Gulf War, Iraq had the highest standard of living in the Middle East. Saddam's crime was that he had nationalized the oil industry and used those profits to provide an elevated standard of living for the Iraqi people. If he had yielded to the demands of imperialist America, opened his borders to the U.S. oil corporations and allowed his nation's wealth to be milked away for the benefit of a U.S. wealthy elite, he would still be in power today and Bush, Cheney and the gang would be showering him with hugs and kisses on a daily basis.

Answer 1

thats about all its good for anymore.

Answer 2

Excerpt from Decline of the American empire
Sat, 2006-09-16 05:52
By John Chuckman


Going back to the beginning, it can be argued that many parts of the American Constitution - regarded by Americans with a reverence usually reserved for scripture and a document that is close to impossible to change in any meaningful way - are seriously flawed and promote neither responsible government nor democratic principles. The right-wing commentator and think-tank crowd always play up to the quasi-religious notion that the Constitution is the most perfect political document ever conceived. A disgraced, crooked, nasty right-wing politician, Tom DeLay of Texas, always bragged of having a copy folded in his pocket, almost like a priest carrying a bottle of holy water.

The Constitution’ s flaws leave little optimism for substantial political and policy change in the United States. It’s as though all important political institutions were trapped in amber. Without changing the Constitution' s flaws, it is hard to see how America's destructive policies at home and abroad can be altered. There are many such flaws, but I’ll mention just a few.

One is the Electoral College. Many Americans do not understand that their vote for president technically does not count. The Electoral College, besides being remarkably anti-democratic, promotes corruption in elections with its winner-take- all provision in states. It is amazing that a country more than two centuries old and making great claims for democracy still can’t hold honest national elections, both of George Bush’s victories, but especially the first, being as dubious as something in an emerging nation. Another ugly flaw in the Constitution is the power of the Senate.

It can veto the more democratic House’s legislation. It must approve all major Presidential appointments and treaties. It is a fundamentally anti-democratic institution, for much of American history not being elected at all, but even now being elected in a staggered fashion that insulates its membership from issues of the day. Its internal sixty-percent rule for debate is plainly undemocratic. You only have to look at photos of American Senators to see the swollen, crinkled faces of arrogant (mostly) men, faces of bloated entitlement, grasping power into their seventies and eighties. They resemble the faces of heads of powerful families in the 16th century or, what is almost the same thing, Mafia godfathers. Surprisingly often sons, or other relatives, follow fathers as though they had inherited fiefdoms or money-minting American evangelism ministries.

The Senate’s two members for each state is an archaic nonsense that makes members from large states virtually unreachable demigods. The two senators from California each "represent" sixteen million people. The huge expense of mounting media campaigns in large states, where a member could never hope even to offer a live smile to most constituents, turns senators into full-time Fuller Brush salesmen soliciting funds. The expense creates two classes of constituents, those who give and the rest. Lobbyists naturally exploit the situation, meaning policy reflects virtually only the interests of the small group with meaningful access.

Answer 3

you seem like a sharp guy so I'll share something about an archaic contract like the constitution. Now Im not certain of the first time that it could be argued that the government violated the constitution but I do know that when the party of the first part fails to meet its responsibilities it renders the contract null and void

Answer 4

Constitution is what is made for the governance of the nation by people and given to their own people. It is sovereign. If there are flaws in it, they have to be duly amended.
We should NOT think of using it as toilet paper any time in ourlife.

Answer 5

We need to get rid of the Dems and the Repubs BOTH, and start over. They've been in control for too long. We need a third party.

Answer 6

You already do.
We've seen your posts, your "respect" for America.

That tells us how much value to put on your posts.
That tells us how valuable your efforts are.

Toilet paper. Good phrase.

Read his posts, folks. See what people who support this also support. See what side you've chosen, and what they value.

No, you can't pretend they are the "fringe" anymore, or trolls. They are "YOU".

Where do you stand? I've chosen sides in WWIII.

Have you?

Answer 7

Well it would be in line with what you feel about the country that you live in.

Answer 8

Yes,I think you should use it as toliet paper and then move to Iraq.

Answer 9

Instead on whining on Yahoo....

Do something about it!! Make the changes...


For the record.... I agree with you!!

Answer 10

USA USA USA USA

This person should run for president

Answer 11

I would suggest you use your fingers. Then lick them clean.