More bad news for Obama liberals: Constitution is this year’s big best-seller

[Granny]

Demand for copies of the U.S. Constitution is skyrocketing.
The increased interest comes amid the rise of the Tea Party movement and as both parties cite the Constitution to advance their agendas.

The pocket edition of the Constitution and Declaration of Independence ranked 10th on the Government Printing Office’s (GPO) best-seller list in March.


Since September 2009, the GPO has sold more than 8,700 copies of the pocket Constitution to the public, according to GPO spokesman Gary Somerset. That is a higher sell rate than in recent years.


Those sales are in addition to the thousands of copies given to members of Congress each year. Congress authorized a resolution in 2009 to print 441,000 copies for the use of the House (1,000 for each member) and 100,000 copies for the Senate (1,000 for each senator).

Constitution is this year?s big best-seller - TheHill.com

Liberals are SURE not going to like that. They want us to believe in the Constitution being a "living document" as Al Gore called it. What's the translation for that one?

It means the Constitution means anything liberals say it does.

They don't want people actually READING the constitution. They might notice things like there IS a 2nd Amendment in there or there are no words like "separation of church and state."

Hey! We can't have that!

What about that 10th Amendment????? People might find out Arizona is perfectly within their rights to have enforce immigration laws.

OH WE DEFINITELY CAN'T HAVE THAT!

More stuff for liberals to worry about, and more stuff for me to smile about.

Why would it be bad news for "liberals". The constitution was written by liberals. It's conservatives that want to secede. It's conservatives that want to bring down the government. Sometimes, I think they won't be satisfied until this country is a "Christian Iran".

Oh, nonono - 'tis not the Conservatives who want to secede. The Conservatives want the LIBERALS to secede. Quickly. Go to any socialist country that will have you.

 

[rightwinger]

Odd, I've had a pocket copy of the Constitution AND Declaration of Independence for over three years now. (Bantam Classics)

Finally took the tea party people long enough to start caring about the Constitution again?

Edit: I also have a pocket copy of Why We Can't Wait by MLK Jr.

You want to hear something scary?

Imagine if the Constitution had been written by Conservatives

It would be just like the Republican supported Constitution of Iraq. A theological document that bases ALL legislation on "Islam". Only, it would be "Christianity".

Not only that...but they would give businesses the same rights as citizens

Oh wait.....they already did that one

 

[L.K.Eder]

Constitution is this year?s big best-seller - TheHill.com

Liberals are SURE not going to like that. They want us to believe in the Constitution being a "living document" as Al Gore called it. What's the translation for that one?

It means the Constitution means anything liberals say it does.

They don't want people actually READING the constitution. They might notice things like there IS a 2nd Amendment in there or there are no words like "separation of church and state."

Hey! We can't have that!

What about that 10th Amendment????? People might find out Arizona is perfectly within their rights to have enforce immigration laws.

OH WE DEFINITELY CAN'T HAVE THAT!

More stuff for liberals to worry about, and more stuff for me to smile about.

Why would it be bad news for "liberals". The constitution was written by liberals. It's conservatives that want to secede. It's conservatives that want to bring down the government. Sometimes, I think they won't be satisfied until this country is a "Christian Iran".

Oh, nonono - 'tis not the Conservatives who want to secede. The Conservatives want the LIBERALS to secede. Quickly. Go to any socialist country that will have you.

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that is seriously retarded, ma'm.

 

[rightwinger]

Constitution is this year?s big best-seller - TheHill.com

Liberals are SURE not going to like that. They want us to believe in the Constitution being a "living document" as Al Gore called it. What's the translation for that one?

It means the Constitution means anything liberals say it does.

They don't want people actually READING the constitution. They might notice things like there IS a 2nd Amendment in there or there are no words like "separation of church and state."

Hey! We can't have that!

What about that 10th Amendment????? People might find out Arizona is perfectly within their rights to have enforce immigration laws.

OH WE DEFINITELY CAN'T HAVE THAT!

More stuff for liberals to worry about, and more stuff for me to smile about.

Why would it be bad news for "liberals". The constitution was written by liberals. It's conservatives that want to secede. It's conservatives that want to bring down the government. Sometimes, I think they won't be satisfied until this country is a "Christian Iran".

Oh, nonono - 'tis not the Conservatives who want to secede. The Conservatives want the LIBERALS to secede. Quickly. Go to any socialist country that will have you.

Note to Granny: See who won the last two elections

"We the People" have spoken

 

[Granny]

Why would it be bad news for "liberals". The constitution was written by liberals. It's conservatives that want to secede. It's conservatives that want to bring down the government. Sometimes, I think they won't be satisfied until this country is a "Christian Iran".

Oh, nonono - 'tis not the Conservatives who want to secede. The Conservatives want the LIBERALS to secede. Quickly. Go to any socialist country that will have you.

Note to Granny: See who won the last two elections

"We the People" have spoken

Well, let's see ... the last two elections ... Bush won one. I'm sure he did, because Obama took office after Bush. That sounds about right. So, yes, "We the People" are now expressing our outrage and trying to regain our government as set forth in the US Constitution. Which, by the way, is not a living, breathing document.

 

[SpidermanTuba]

Oh, nonono - 'tis not the Conservatives who want to secede. The Conservatives want the LIBERALS to secede. Quickly. Go to any socialist country that will have you.

Note to Granny: See who won the last two elections

"We the People" have spoken

Well, let's see ... the last two elections ... Bush won one. I'm sure he did, because Obama took office after Bush. That sounds about right. So, yes, "We the People" are now expressing our outrage and trying to regain our government as set forth in the US Constitution. Which, by the way, is not a living, breathing document.

Its not meant to be literally living and breathing, I hope you realize that.

 

[blu]

for the last 3 or 4 years many more people have become involved due to big government bullshit. how many people know about the federal reserve in 2006? how many now? how many had read the constituion and other writings of the founders? how many were active in local politics? big government accountability is coming and the endless wars, privacy intrusions, and the welfare state is going with it

 

[L.K.Eder]

Note to Granny: See who won the last two elections

"We the People" have spoken

Well, let's see ... the last two elections ... Bush won one. I'm sure he did, because Obama took office after Bush. That sounds about right. So, yes, "We the People" are now expressing our outrage and trying to regain our government as set forth in the US Constitution. Which, by the way, is not a living, breathing document.

Its not meant to be literally living and breathing, I hope you realize that.

i saw the thing, it looked pretty dead. and did not respond.

 

[SpidermanTuba]

for the last 3 or 4 years many more people have become involved due to big government bullshit. how many people know about the federal reserve in 2006? how many now? how many had read the constituion and other writings of the founders? how many were active in local politics? big government accountability is coming and the endless wars, privacy intrusions, and the welfare state is going with it

I had no idea the Constitution limited the size of the government.

 

[goldcatt]

for the last 3 or 4 years many more people have become involved due to big government bullshit. how many people know about the federal reserve in 2006? how many now? how many had read the constituion and other writings of the founders? how many were active in local politics? big government accountability is coming and the endless wars, privacy intrusions, and the welfare state is going with it

The problem with all that is not that people are getting educated, it's the sheer bullshit they're educating themselves with. Most people who just "woke up" in the last 3 -4 years are getting fed a pile via the partisan propaganda and infotainment industries, they couldn't tell you the actual real world facts if their lives depended on it. Is grossly misinformed really better than completely ignorant?

 

[rightwinger]

Oh, nonono - 'tis not the Conservatives who want to secede. The Conservatives want the LIBERALS to secede. Quickly. Go to any socialist country that will have you.

Note to Granny: See who won the last two elections

"We the People" have spoken

Well, let's see ... the last two elections ... Bush won one. I'm sure he did, because Obama took office after Bush. That sounds about right. So, yes, "We the People" are now expressing our outrage and trying to regain our government as set forth in the US Constitution. Which, by the way, is not a living, breathing document.

2006: "We the People" voted out Republicans in response to their disastrous war in Iraq

2008: "We the People" voted out Republicans in response to their disastrous economy

 

[rightwinger]

the US Constitution. Which, by the way, is not a living, breathing document.

Then how do you explain that the Constitution used to support slavery, denied women the vote, allowed drinking, then didn't allow drinking, then allowed drinking again?

Sounds living and breathing to me

 

[MarcATL]

Right, suddenly they care about he constitution, but didn't care when patriot act installed and Bush's wiretapping occurred or when US citizens suspected of terrorist activities aren't given their constitutional rights

good, maybe the republicans will learn something about how the government works.

One thing they need to learn is that the constitution is a living document, and the supreme court rules on new laws as to whether they violate the constitution or not. Instead of calling every judgement they don't agree with "judicial activism".

So many only seem to care about the constitution when it has to do with something they agree with

Nailed it. These people won't learn a thing. They will continue to pick and choose what goes with their twisted ideology and misinterpret and spin everything else that doesn't. These proud non-readers are doing walking around with this word book because its fashionable now. Nothing more than that.

Odd, I've had a pocket copy of the Constitution AND Declaration of Independence for over three years now. (Bantam Classics)

Finally took the tea party people long enough to start caring about the Constitution again?

Edit: I also have a pocket copy of Why We Can't Wait by MLK Jr.

You want to hear something scary?

Imagine if the Constitution had been written by Conservatives

Ugghhhh....perish the thought. Too scary.

I love, love, LOVE reading the bullshit from reactionary self-proclaimed Constitutionalists who are so damn bright they can learn the entire body of Constitutional law from nothing but pamphlets and viral emails. It's great entertainment!

Ironically, it's always the self-proclaimed Constitutionalists who go after your rights in the most creative ways.

Reactionaries indeed. Plain and simple. Pure fodder for the angry sore racist losers in the ranks as well.

Note to Granny: See who won the last two elections

"We the People" have spoken

Well, let's see ... the last two elections ... Bush won one. I'm sure he did, because Obama took office after Bush. That sounds about right. So, yes, "We the People" are now expressing our outrage and trying to regain our government as set forth in the US Constitution. Which, by the way, is not a living, breathing document.

2006: "We the People" voted out Republicans in response to their disastrous war in Iraq

2008: "We the People" voted out Republicans in response to their disastrous economy

Amen! And AMEN!!!

 

[MarcATL]

the US Constitution. Which, by the way, is not a living, breathing document.

Then how do you explain that the Constitution used to support slavery, denied women the vote, allowed drinking, then didn't allow drinking, then allowed drinking again?

Sounds living and breathing to me

Most of them are just too stupid to realize this.

 

[The T]

the US Constitution. Which, by the way, is not a living, breathing document.

Then how do you explain that the Constitution used to support slavery, denied women the vote, allowed drinking, then didn't allow drinking, then allowed drinking again?

Sounds living and breathing to me

Most of them are just too stupid to realize this.

And *SOME OF YOU* are still stuck on STUPID to realize that those wrongs have been addressed.

But please? Continue to live in the past?

 

[blu]

for the last 3 or 4 years many more people have become involved due to big government bullshit. how many people know about the federal reserve in 2006? how many now? how many had read the constituion and other writings of the founders? how many were active in local politics? big government accountability is coming and the endless wars, privacy intrusions, and the welfare state is going with it

I had no idea the Constitution limited the size of the government.

???

 

[blu]

for the last 3 or 4 years many more people have become involved due to big government bullshit. how many people know about the federal reserve in 2006? how many now? how many had read the constituion and other writings of the founders? how many were active in local politics? big government accountability is coming and the endless wars, privacy intrusions, and the welfare state is going with it

The problem with all that is not that people are getting educated, it's the sheer bullshit they're educating themselves with. Most people who just "woke up" in the last 3 -4 years are getting fed a pile via the partisan propaganda and infotainment industries, they couldn't tell you the actual real world facts if their lives depended on it. Is grossly misinformed really better than completely ignorant?

nice fallacy and deflection.

 

[hortysir]

While this is nothing less than a baiting troll tread, it IS a good thing that more people are wanting to learn more about the Constitution.

 

[MarcATL]

Then how do you explain that the Constitution used to support slavery, denied women the vote, allowed drinking, then didn't allow drinking, then allowed drinking again?

Sounds living and breathing to me

Most of them are just too stupid to realize this.

And *SOME OF YOU* are still stuck on STUPID to realize that those wrongs have been addressed.

But please? Continue to live in the past?

The fact that "those wrongs" were even ABLE to be addressed via the Constitution supports the fact that it is, indeed a living document.

Think McFly, think...

 

[goldcatt]

While this is nothing less than a baiting troll tread, it IS a good thing that more people are wanting to learn more about the Constitution.

I'm completely with you on that. I just wish they'd pick their sources better. Or that the sources that offer themselves would be more responsible about what they spew. Take your pick.