On Sacred Documents

ACK has some video of Rep. Lincoln Davis having to deal with an irate teabagger who is upset that he is not bending to their every whim and desire.



She prattles on about how the Constitution is some sort of "sacred" document. Its not. Its a piece of paper signed by a bunch of guys a long long time ago. Has some really great ideas, and its the basis for our laws and system of Government, but the people who wrote it were not somehow more profoundly intelligent, knowledgeable, or better informed than the current lot in Washington. I know, its scary to think, considering some of the loons in Congress, but its the truth. The founders are deified because they were at the right place and right time, their words are profound because of the longevity of their actions.

The danger with imbuing the constitution with some sort of supernatural powers is that it leads to religion, and when you have religion you get radical fundamentalists who have a very skewed and deranged interpretation of society, an interpretation that can lead in many cases throughout history, to violence.

So, chill the hell out people. Nearly every Congress or President in the past 200 years has at some point neglected to follow the constitution to the exact letter...they've bent interpretations here or there, but at every step of the way, they've been held accountable for their actions within two, four, or six years. Until our right to vote and have them replaced is taken away, these calls of tyranny ring hollow.