Conservatives are for preserving the Constitution. They are not about modifying the Constitution in ways that will cause the country to regress backwards.
That’s blatantly wrong. Republicans aren’t for “preserving” anything but their political power and the influence of their financial sponsors. Republicans are all about changing the Constitution in ways that bring about a stronger state which will preserve and expand their political powers, and that is indeed regression.
When the Constitution was written, big government controlled every aspect of citizen life, in most countries; divine rights of royalty. Big government, controlled by royalty, had a few people at the top, deciding what was right for everyone. Such decisions, like taxes and war, was often connected to what was best for those at the top. There were two classes; the elite and the peasants, with the elite making choices for their own power. There were no term limits. The peasant class was stuck and could never rise out of the hole, that was dug for by those at the top.
Except none of that is true, as others have pointed out the middle class existed long before the US Constitution was created. In addition, your assertion is contradicted by history. The US Constitution was created to bring about a larger and stronger government. Our current constitution wasn’t the nation’s first constitution.
The first constitution was The Articles of Confederation which created a weak central government, and the founding fathers found that form of governance unworkable. That’s why they created a stronger central government and created the US Constitution.
Unfortunately for you and your fellow Republicans, history matters to those who aren’t Republicans or self-described conservatives who are anything but conservative.
The Constitution defined a new way, based on the rights and freedoms of private citizens. From this bottom up approach, a middle class became possible. To make this new way possible, you needed to limit the power the government, so it couldn't get to powerful to where it once again started lording over the people. Government was supposed to be the servant of the people, not its master, like in all of past history. The Democrats are more southern plantation retro, even though they call this progressive. They seek huge government that is too big to fail, so it can shake down the people, restrict free speech, and then try o lord over all details of life for its citizens. We are going back toward royalty. Even the middle class is declining, with more elite and more peasants.
As other have pointed out the middle class has existed for eons prior to the US Constitution. I don’t suppose you have heard of the Magna Carta, The Florentine Republic, Rome, Athens, etc.
Unfortunately for you and your fellow Republicans, other people do know their history.
And here is the thing; I have never met a right winger who can define for me in any meaningful terms what they mean by “big government”. Perhaps you can be the first?
The Supreme Court Justice choices of the Republicans is about original intent; power to the people and limited government. It is also about the checks and balances needed to keep government honest. A government of the people, by the people and for the people needs to be functional and compact, so it can be a good public servant. They do not want the government so big, to where the servant takes over the house.
No, it’s about preserving and expanding Republican Party control and rewarding Republican benefactors. The fact is Republican justices have selectively used the notion of “original intent” when it benefits the Republican Party and Republican benefactors. When it doesn’t, they could care less about original intent. Unfortunately for Republicans, facts matter.
The Wikileaks is showing how corruption has become a way of life in the US government. Above the law is a throwback to royalty. Royalty can make laws that exempt themselves. This is retro.
Except Wikileaks has shown no such thing, yeah, we are back to facts matter.
