Addressing the controversy over the Koran-burning Florida preacher, a story syndicated by USA Today a couple of weeks ago bemoaned our “inconvenient Constitution.” At first, I thought that merely an unfortunate phrase – something akin to “annoying laws” or “bothersome principles” – but was surprised when I did a Google search that resulted in thousands of hits on the same idea. Seems as though a lot of people look upon the First Amendment as an irksome thing; indeed, several authors cited their belief that if put to a popular vote, most people would today not endorse the freedoms granted by the Bill of Rights.
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Thursday, September 23, 2010
Our “Inconvenient” Constitution
Addressing the controversy over the Koran-burning Florida preacher, a story syndicated by USA Today a couple of weeks ago bemoaned our “inconvenient Constitution.” At first, I thought that merely an unfortunate phrase – something akin to “annoying laws” or “bothersome principles” – but was surprised when I did a Google search that resulted in thousands of hits on the same idea. Seems as though a lot of people look upon the First Amendment as an irksome thing; indeed, several authors cited their belief that if put to a popular vote, most people would today not endorse the freedoms granted by the Bill of Rights.
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