Why is it the closer you are to the constitution the more "right wing" you are?

I consider myself to be constructionist, quite so, yes. The constitution is neither right wing or left wing actually, so i don't know why people tend to assign such argments to the "right wing". The constitution is what it is and says what it says, it isn't rocket science, i don't know why folks make such a complex issue of it, other than they wish to see it gone around and ignored. You know me though, I don't see things in right and left, i got away from that illusionary paradigm a few years ago and THANK GOD i finaly woke up.

Eh, your assessment is wrong. A better way to think about it (though a little oversimplified) is that a conservative thinks about the Constitution as it was originally intended and liberals thinks about the Constitution as it applies to us today. No one is against the Constitution.

The answer as to how people view the constitution is somewhat the same as how people view religious truth. Let me explain. Ever since secular humanism was put in place, the idea of fixed truth is strange to more and more people. Rather people are taught that truth is relative and that your truth and my truth might be different. This can be seen in how people view the Bible. In the past many more were willing to see it as God's word, which it is. Now people are more likely to see it as an old book that probably doesn't apply today. In addition their is a chronological arrogance that sets in; meaning that we living now are so much more intelligent and enlightened compared to those who have lived before us. There is a fraction of our country that views the constitution in the same way. They see it as an old document, written in a different time for a different culture. They are quite ready to accept modifications to it to bring it up to date. What they cannot see is that the constitution is composed of principles that should not change, as long as people are people. What is interesting is that the founding fathers (who lived without electricity) understood these principles and how crucial they are. If you throw away the Bible, or adopt the idea that you can change the parts you don't like, then you are stepping on a sheet of ice where there are no fixed boundaries. The same is true if you think the constitution and the words of the founding fathers can be thrown away. The most obvious evidence of how far this slide has gone is that the current president and first lady are only apologetic for America and what it is. There is no sense of pride or respect. There was a time in our country when they would not have had a chance of getting into the Whitehouse, and mabye not today except for the powerful deception of the media. djbtol

The ACLU is NOT right wing, but it, as an organization, is very close to the constitution, wouldn't you say? I've been called an Imperialist, a liberal, a kool aid drinker, a confused democrat, a murderer, and several other nifty label-type names. None of it sticks.I Just let it roll off my back. And so should you. Labeling (especially in mylot) or stereo typing is wrong, yet to some extent we all seem to do it, even if unintended, when we post in politics. Maybe it is the nature of the political beast... I digress...I haven't figured out exactly what label covers my personal convictions. Every US citizen can get a free copy of the pocket constitution at their local library, some at there local polling stations. That said, the conundrum is interpretation. Most lay people wont understand the legalese that the document is written in, but it HAS to be written that way to maintain it's defining points. Not fully understanding the legalese leads to misinterpretation, or bamboozling, depending on the situation & interpreter.

I agree with you totally on this point! I get so sick of hearing the right wing left wing stuff in the news all the time. And you're right when you say that the ones who support the Constitution are the ones made out to be the poor, ignorant, uninformed extremists who have no clue what they're talking about. I think the problem with politics today is that there is so much fingerpointing and trying to label everyone that the real issues are forgotten somewhere on the back burner. A lot of the times these politicians use these labels to distract from their own incompetence or willingness to bend the rules of the Constitution for their own benefit. And like you said, that goes for both Republicans and Democrats.

I consider myself to be a constitutionalist in the sense that I respect and thing we should adhere to the constitution. I don't think it necessarily has anything to do with right versus. left. Bush considered himself "right wing", but the patriot act was like the most un-constitutional thing ever done lol. Cheers!

I agree with your observation. The Constitution is being treated like an irrelevant piece of paper. It means much more to me. It is what guarantees our rights and ensures that WE choose our government and what happens to us. I wish more people would read it and understand it. I think schools should spend much more time teaching the facts of it.

It would seem that way. I mean come on it is only the founding document of this country and in my opinion the most important document we have. BUt it seems if you believe in the constitution they you are not even a conservative. YOu are an EXTRMIST. So does that mean that republicans AND democrats don't believe in the constitution anymore? If so that should tell ALL of something. IS it just the two parties that don't believe in it anymore....or the general population in those parties as well? If it is the general public than we should all be scared....very scared. Becuase that means we could loose a lot of our freedoms and rights...with the general populations consent.

I've always thaught that constitution is a domestic terrorist. I've always asked my friends about it, they've also said that how people should stick to constitution, to change the constitution. well, i dont really consider myself to be a constitutionist nor, do i feel that there will be people who'd like to be a constitutionist.