Reply #33: Thank you I hadn't see this before

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The Constitution and Bill of Rights was an agreement between states (and their citizens) and the new federal government. It details what government can and can't do. It is to protect the citizens of those states from abuse of power by the federal government (like the abuse they suffered under the British).

In a democracy they work for us not the other way around. President Bush and his administration have the tables turned.

It is said that ratification would not have happened if it weren't for the Bill of Rights. Citizens didn't trust big government and power after the revolution against Britain.

The ratification process is very difficult since it is to keep the government from negating it when ever they feel like it. 2/3rds of all states must agree to a change or amendment. Did the founding fathers ever consider it might just be treated "like an old piece of paper" by a future President?

Even Congress has neglected their duty giving the President powers which are theirs. They can't do that without ratification. They have neglected their oath of office too.

The President takes an oath of office to protect "that old piece of paper" against all enemies foreign and domestic. It is a contract between the people and their government. It is our law. So ignoring it is lawlessness and treason.

Of course the Bible is never too old for this President and his theocracy friends.

There are laws that are older than our Constitution or Bible. It is against the law to steal and murder. That is ancient secular law which all law stems from over time. Our leaders have done both.