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Re:The Self-Destruction of the 1 Percent by phillmv on Sunday October 14, 2012 @10:31AM (#4651483)
I'm not an American so I only have a passing knowledge of what you're referring to, BUT:

That depends on whether you believe in an originalist interpretation of the constitution. Like most legal theories, it's up for debate but I'm not in that camp.

Re:The Self-Destruction of the 1 Percent by natrius on Sunday October 14, 2012 @03:02PM (#4652249)
My argument explicitly avoids a dependence on an originalist interpretation of the Constitution.

"Even independent of what the Founders may have desired, this is clearly a negative development if you believe in self-government. Governments should have limits that are defined by their citizens. Ours does not."