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richlevy's beautiful paean to our beautiful Constitution. :sustained, enthusiastic applause:

Originally Posted by richlevy

The point is that UG, I, and this asshat on Fox, can coexist in our society. We can even give these guys guns and trust them, even when they hate the President (Clinton), and even when they think they love the President (GWB as a sort of Ike Turner). Because all of us have our eyes, not on the President and not on the Bible, but on the Constitution.

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Every single fucking nation on this planet has a flag, some of which are so blood soaked that their mere presence is a cause for emotional pain. Flags can represent honor and glory, or they can be the shit rags of history. Just like everyone has a mother, including serial killers and the dregs of humanity, so every country has a flag.

The flag is the wrapper, the Constitution is the gift. It was written by a bunch of rich, educated, dare I say liberal, elite who seized a colony from one of the most powerful countries in the world. They could have kept it for themselves, but they very carefully and painstakingly put together a document that not only gave power back to the people who actually sacrificed to win it, but set up a balance of power designed to keep that government in check and working towards the general welfare.

A beautiful gift indeed, rich, as is your post. Thank you.