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J_William_Ryan

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5. "...when they perceive the government has become tyrannical."

Reply to Rhiannon12866 (Original post)

Fri Dec 13, 2024, 06:17 PM

Dec 13

Which illustrates the idiocy of insurrectionist dogma.

What the people might subjectively perceive to be ‘tyranny’ isn’t, particularly absent consensus via the political process.

And it was never the intent of the Framers to amend the Constitution to authorize the destruction of the Republic they had just created.

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Jamie Raskin is bedrock Constitutional interpretation bucolic_frolic Dec 13 #1

Raskin would make an excellent Supreme Court justice. wnylib Dec 13 #2

I totally agree. Preferably, as the Chief Justice, at least to corral the justices who think they can make new laws..... usaf-vet Dec 13 #3

The founding fathers advocated a perfect way to change the government and Karadeniz Dec 13 #4

"...when they perceive the government has become tyrannical." J_William_Ryan Dec 13 #5