Comments on: Control freaks http://proletariatblog.com/2007/10/31/control-freaks/ Voice of the American Proletariat Sat, 13 Feb 2010 05:46:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: V. M. Molotov http://proletariatblog.com/2007/10/31/control-freaks/comment-page-1/#comment-167 V. M. Molotov Wed, 12 Dec 2007 04:05:42 +0000 http://hegemonic.org/2007/10/31/control-freaks/#comment-167 (sigh) The Constitution is a living document because of the Supreme Court. Were it set in stone, there would be 1) no judicial review, 2) no real need for the supreme court, and 3) no real Rule of Law. This would be bad. Judicial Review is one of the founding principles of our government, which allows our Constitution to fit the changes of the times. Like, you know, woman suffrage and equal rights, incorporation and a fix to our elections. Speaking of elections, campaign finance bills have been proven constitutional by the Supreme Court, so long as they do not set an extremely low maximum on spending or that they set a cap on how much total money a candidate receives. The Supreme Court, of course, is infinitely more capable of interpreting and applying the constitution than you are, and they are given a mandate by that same Constitution you claim you espouse. (sigh) The Constitution is a living document because of the Supreme Court. Were it set in stone, there would be 1) no judicial review, 2) no real need for the supreme court, and 3) no real Rule of Law. This would be bad. Judicial Review is one of the founding principles of our government, which allows our Constitution to fit the changes of the times. Like, you know, woman suffrage and equal rights, incorporation and a fix to our elections.

Speaking of elections, campaign finance bills have been proven constitutional by the Supreme Court, so long as they do not set an extremely low maximum on spending or that they set a cap on how much total money a candidate receives. The Supreme Court, of course, is infinitely more capable of interpreting and applying the constitution than you are, and they are given a mandate by that same Constitution you claim you espouse.

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