tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6940797.post2342195172389479545..comments2023-09-03T03:37:33.902-07:00Comments on My Soapbox, by Chad Lupkes: Original Intent?Chad Lupkeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10011268144165790263noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6940797.post-83781679564794587722010-09-25T10:27:50.661-07:002010-09-25T10:27:50.661-07:00If you want to carry the absurdity of "Origin...If you want to carry the absurdity of "Original Intent" further, it would have to include slavery, which the authors of the Constitution recognized must be allowed in order to get support. Up until the Civil War, supporters of slavery hid behind the Constitution and "states' rights", but such high ideals were never the main objective. The same is true for supporters of the Jim Crow system. Standing armies and the Louisiana Purchase are suspect as well.<br /><br />Dealing with similar kinds of criticisms of his programs, Theodore Roosevelt remarked that the purpose of the Constitution is to serve the people, not the other way around. The modern GOP talks a good game about individual freedom, but is all too willing to sacrifice individual well-being to such ideals as "Original Intent", or "the free market", etc.Michael Goffnoreply@blogger.com