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Post by avordvet on May 2, 2015 5:09:37 GMT -5
Constitution Day: Is the Bill of Rights Dead? Written by John W. Whitehead, Wednesday, 14 September 2011 05:39 For all intents and purposes, the Constitution is on life support and has been for some time now. Those responsible for its demise are none other than the schools, which have failed to educate students about its principles; the courts, which have failed to uphold the rights enshrined within it; the politicians, who long ago sold out to corporations and special interests; and “we the people,” who, in our ignorance and greed, have valued materialism over freedom. We can pretend that the Constitution, which was written to hold the government accountable and was adopted on September 17, 1787, is still our governing document. However, the reality we must come to terms with is that in the America we live in today, the government does whatever it wants. And the few of us who actively fight to preserve the rights enshrined in the Constitution (a group whose numbers continue to shrink) do so knowing that in the long run we may be fighting a losing battle. A review of the first 10 amendments to the Constitution shows that the Bill of Rights may well be dead. www.rcreader.com/commentary/is-the-bill-of-rights-dead/
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