One that protected all citizens, not just the handful with approved thoughts.
the Constitution does not approve of all thoughts and should not, obviously. This is why a Nazi or a liberal cant take the oath of office as the Constitution prescribes. Do you understand?
No. I am afraid I don’t. It wasn’t Liberals who put restrictions on the First Amendment. Liberals fought against the various requirements that were put out there to restrict meetings, and gatherings. Things like requiring that the meeting have an American Flag flying, and start the meeting with the Pledge of Allegance.
I am one of those Liberals who supports the Second Amendment. So we’ll skip that for the moment.
Liberals fought to insure that you and everyone were protected by the fourth, fifth, and sixth amendments. It was Liberals who put a stop to Police beating confessions out of people, and abusing people. It was Liberals who argued and fought against the violation of the Fourth Amendment through Stop and Frisk nonsense. You are promised by the Consittution to be secure in your person, and papers. It was Liberals who fought to make that true in practice instead of just words.
It was Liberals who fought to insure that all citizens were given the same rights to a lawyer, and the right to remain silent.
It was Liberals who argued and fought for the actions to equal the high minded words in the Constitution.
That’s why the Constitution means more today than it did when it was written. It is a good document. It is a good premise. It is a good set of rules, and a great framework for a limited government of, by, and for the people. But our actions and laws must support those rules, instead of seeking to get around them, or limit them.
It is Liberals who objected the loudest to surveillance by the FBI on emails and other communications. It is Liberals who are arguing against the Stingray systems that steal your information from your phone.
So no, I don’t see where some people can’t swear an oath to protect and defend the Constitution. I did. I swore that oath when I joined the Army, and I was in for nine years. While I was in, and when I became a Sergeant and was put in charge of other Soldiers, I strove to care for those soldiers, and made an everliving pain in the ass of myself demanding that my Soldiers get what they were entitled to under Military Regulations. Things like pay, and benefits for themselves and their families.
So I’m afraid I disagree with you on a lot of things here. Because I don’t see those who disagree with me as enemies, but Americans who have a different point of view and I embrace that because thank God for the First Amendment that allows people to have different opinions. Thank God we have the right to express those ideals. I may disagree with people, but I never believe they should not have the same rights as anyone else, nor the same opportunity.