Thursday, June 28, 2007

The Philosophy of Liberty

It angers me when people (such as people that write for the Irregular Times) use the Constitution as a bolster for ridiculous claims even when the Constitution contradicts what they are saying, argues differently than what they are saying or, ultimately, just has no reference to their points.

It would be proper to suggest to those people to read the Constitution. However, the Constitution is vague enough that you have to actually understand the context of the Constitution. Required reading: Virginia Declaration of Rights, Declaration of Independence and John Locke's 2nd Treatise on Civil Government.

It saddens me that not enough people know enough about the Constitution to understand that these people are misusing it such a way. However, it is the responsibility of people that claim the be backed by the Constitution itself should spend more time understanding what the Constitution actually means.

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