I must say, I am in 100% agreement with Hawkeye, who has a real knack at getting to the heart of the issue of the Constitution and its meaning.
The Federalist Papers clearly spell out the intentions of the Framers at the time as well. These could easily be consulted by any court before a ruling, but they are not. They provide a blueprint of the Framers' ideas and opinions more clearly than perhaps any volume ever written--however, they are not--like the Constitution--in line with modern beliefs about individual rights and the limitations of government powers.
Putting all of the power in the hands of people who sit on a court for life and are only impeached under the most extreme circumstances imaginable is the height of foolishness. We have turned our liberties over to nine elites, who base their opinions not on the Constitution, but upon the past decisions of previous elites. Government has become a self-preserving mechanism--not for the People, but for itself whenever it pleases.
The Federalist Papers clearly spell out the intentions of the Framers at the time as well. These could easily be consulted by any court before a ruling, but they are not. They provide a blueprint of the Framers' ideas and opinions more clearly than perhaps any volume ever written--however, they are not--like the Constitution--in line with modern beliefs about individual rights and the limitations of government powers.
Putting all of the power in the hands of people who sit on a court for life and are only impeached under the most extreme circumstances imaginable is the height of foolishness. We have turned our liberties over to nine elites, who base their opinions not on the Constitution, but upon the past decisions of previous elites. Government has become a self-preserving mechanism--not for the People, but for itself whenever it pleases.