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There is no legal theory that establishes the US Constitution as the actual law of the land

This is never discussed because it cannot be established

How does a document I have never agreed to bind me or anyone else for that matter?

I’ll wait while you explain it to me

jasonc741 1y ago

That’s because the US constitution was intended to define/restrict the activity of the Federal government and enumerate the limits of its authority. All other rights are reserved for the states/people.

We were born into a culture that had already surrendered. It was the responsibility of citizens to hold government accountable and earlier generations didn’t.

Fed government and the State now enumerate and specify the limits/conditions of our privileges.

“Progressives” always push for more government control and “Conservatives” just offer compromise to the expansion as cover for special interest.

Individually everyone is so busy trying to stay alive in the inflationary death trap. No one has time/resources to coordinate the effort to hold tyranny at bay.

#Bitcoin might fix the coordination problem by helping to align incentives. Self-preservation is a virtue on a Bitcoin standard.

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deeznuts 1y ago

Conservatives have grown Leviathan Every Time

Also, a few thousand people voted for a document 245 years ago, this cannot bind me or anyone alive today.

The document either allows the largest empire to grow from a “limited” government or it has completely failed.

Pick one.

All I know is that government everywhere is merely a dressed up Criminal Enterprise

jasonc741 1y ago

The 245 y/o document doesn’t bind you nor does it protect you, it only outlines the political mechanism to administrate the territory.

The bill of rights was added to address concerns that precedent for common law would be lost under the new government. Which is sadly true. The civil courts are not powerful enough to protect private property and natural rights.

The legislative process gives governments carte blanche to enact any new law on the citizens. Then courts are restricted to only hearing cases where single individuals are harmed. That Asymmetry that undermines the co-equal branch theory. (imho)

The people engaging in the political process failed to keep government limited chose instead to use the power against their fellow citizens. By the time the cases get to court, you have a single individual against the most powerful government in human history.

As far as legality, that’s the problem with government. It has to power to disconnect legality form virtue.

jasonc741 1y ago

I would tend to agree with the camp that says the constitution allows for the political process to occur. The outcome of which has the potential to become the largest empire in history. That outcome is certainly limited be the resources available to the governments.

The constitution, as amendment, is explicit in some matters and silent in others. As long as the meaning and intent of the constitution is debated then it has relevance has not failed. When tyranny prevails, I would again argue that the whole of the people has failed.

The constitution is just an inanimate object. It has no agency, no power to cause.