Obama says constitution flawed!

iVillage Member
Registered: 01-28-2004
Obama says constitution flawed!
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Mon, 10-27-2008 - 10:08pm

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iVillage Member
Registered: 10-08-2008
Tue, 10-28-2008 - 11:05am

I just wonder how many people will actually take the time to read it, though.

 

iVillage Member
Registered: 10-18-2008
Tue, 10-28-2008 - 11:13am

The dice are always loaded with conservatives.


"Creating jobs" = The government

iVillage Member
Registered: 04-04-2003
Tue, 10-28-2008 - 11:20am

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If it an exact transcript of what was said, it doesn't matter where you found it (I would be interested in reading that). If it was an opinion piece or "analysis" of what he said, that's another story....Though I'd probably STILL be interested in reading it. :o)

iVillage Member
Registered: 09-26-2008
Tue, 10-28-2008 - 11:22am
Thank you for posting this Sopal, but I doubt it will make any difference to the "right thinking" people here....
iVillage Member
Registered: 10-18-2008
Tue, 10-28-2008 - 11:29am

I wonder how many GOP talking points you've

iVillage Member
Registered: 04-04-2003
Tue, 10-28-2008 - 11:38am

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THANK-you! I was looking for that information but for the life of me couldn't remember what it was called.

:o)

iVillage Member
Registered: 04-04-2003
Tue, 10-28-2008 - 11:44am

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Yes, and that's what makes him a good candidate in the eyes of many (myself included).

iVillage Member
Registered: 10-19-2004
Tue, 10-28-2008 - 1:02pm
For every fact check you post to correct the Republicans, there is one to correct the Democrats and their misstatements, lies and partial truths.
iVillage Member
Registered: 07-25-2006
Tue, 10-28-2008 - 3:33pm

<>40:10 but the supreme court never ventured into the issues of redistribution of wealth and sort of basic issues of political and economic justice in this society and to that extent as radical as people try to characterize the warren court it wasnt that radical 40;30 it didnt break free from the essential constraints that were placed by the founding fathers in the constituion at least as it has been interpreted and the warren court interpreted it generally in the same way that the constitution is a document of negative liberties 40:43 says what the states cant do to you says what the federal govt cant do to you but it doesnt say what the federal govt or state govt mst do on your behalf and that hasnt shifted and i think one of the tragedies of the civil rights movement was that 41:01 the civil rights movement becaem so court focused i think there was a tendency to lose track of the political and organizing activities 41:12 on the ground that are able to bring about the coalitions of power through which you bring about redistributive change 41:20 and in some ways we still suffer from that<>


Sounds to me like he laments this fact, but maybe judges that share his radical views can remedy the problem, by interpreting it in the "living document" style. Doesn't it sound like the Constitution needs a NEW interpretation?


<>caller: the court or would it be legislation at this point


OBAMA


46:27 you know maybe i am showing my bias here as a legislator as well as a law professor but you know i am not optimistic about brining about major redistributive change through the courts 46:43 you know the institution just isn't structured that way just look at very rare examples where during he desegregation era the court was willing to for example 46:55 order you know changes that cost money 46:59 to local school district and the court was very uncomfortable with it it was hard to manage 47:04 it was hard to figure out you start getting into all sorts of separation of powers issues 47:09 you know in terms of the court monitoring or engaging in a process that is essentially is administrative and take a lot of time the court is not very good at it and politically it is hard to legitimize opinions from the court in that regard 47:27 so i think that although you can craft theoretical justifications for it legally you know i think any three of us sitting here could come up with a rationale for bringing about economic change through the courts 47:45 i think that as a practical matte that our institutions are just poorly equipped to do it<>


AT this point


iVillage Member
Registered: 03-25-2007
Tue, 10-28-2008 - 3:54pm
I'm not exactly sure what you're asking.

Sopal

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