Oh My - They are reading the Constitution

[malaise]

in the House as I type.
WTF is wrong with these people?

[graham4anything]

1. Hope they don't forget the part about right to peaceful assembly, life,pursuit happiness,privacy

etc.

Not to forget, the part about what they do to people who commit treason attempting to overthrow the government

[kentauros]

2. Maybe they'll learn something.

Doubt it, though...

[Delphinus]

15. That was *my*

first thought.

[sadbear]

3. And they will have a moment of silence when the get to the part

where 'three fifiths' has been crossed out.

[malaise]

5. Probably

[question everything]

4. I thought they were at recess (nt)

[JaneyVee]

6. Good, because it seems the RW keeps forgetting it.

[laruemtt]

7. i guess they'll do anything

to avoid doing actually work......

[bemildred]

8. They ought to do it at least once a week, as a reminder. nt

[Brickbat]

9. Why is this bad?

[sadbear]

10. You ever see a 1st grader read?

Yeah, they can say the words, but do they really comprehend it?

[ChairmanAgnostic]

11. THAT'S what this reminded me of.

[RDANGELO]

12. I hope they all listen good when they get to Article I, section 8 , first sentence.

The Congress shall have Power To lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay the Debts and provide for the common Defence and GENERAL WELFARE of the United States; but all Duties, Imposts and Excises shall be uniform throughout the United States;

That's right, it says they have the power to pass laws that provide for the general welfare, like heath care and gun regulation!

[Graybeard]

13. Paying lip service

Reading it and doing it are two different things.

The Rethugs trash the words of the Constitution

every day with their actions.

[Recursion]

14. It bothers you that the House reads the Constitution?

Really?

[Chellee]

18. What bothers me is not the reading.

It is the illusion of respect for the Constitution. It's how they pick and choose the parts that they follow, and ignore the rest.

They are putting on a sideshow and using the Constitution as a prop to fool the gullible into believing that they are not only harmless, but trustworthy.

If I thought they were actually listening, comprehending what they are reading, and willing to do the work necessary to live up to it's ideals, I would be all for it. But as these are the House Republicans, meh, not so much.

[MineralMan]

16. It should be read aloud at the opening of each session of Congress,

with mandatory attendance by all legislators. It cannot be read often enough, IMO.

The Constitution is far more than the 2nd Amendment, which appears to be the part most well known by conservatives.

Mandatory attendance!

[RomneyLies]

17. They always leave out the embarrassing parts n/t