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We don’t need to rewrite the Constitution of the United States of America, we need to reread the Constitution and enforce the Constitution. … And I know that there are some people that are not going to do that, so for the benefit of those who are not going to read it because they don’t want us to go by the Constitution, there’s a little section in there that talks about “life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.”

You know, those ideals that we live by, we believe in, your parents believed in, they instilled in you. When you get to the part about “life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness,” don’t stop there, keep reading. Cause that’s when it says “when any form of government becomes destructive of those ideals, it is the right of the people to alter or abolish it.” We’ve got some altering and some abolishing to do!

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Originally posted by Kwicko:
Well, maybe he should READ it first, because he keeps on quoting things that aren't anywhere in that document.

http://thinkprogress.org/2011/05/23/cain-reread-constitution/

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We don’t need to rewrite the Constitution of the United States of America, we need to reread the Constitution and enforce the Constitution. … And I know that there are some people that are not going to do that, so for the benefit of those who are not going to read it because they don’t want us to go by the Constitution, there’s a little section in there that talks about “life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.”

You know, those ideals that we live by, we believe in, your parents believed in, they instilled in you. When you get to the part about “life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness,” don’t stop there, keep reading. Cause that’s when it says “when any form of government becomes destructive of those ideals, it is the right of the people to alter or abolish it.” We’ve got some altering and some abolishing to do!

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In case you weren't aware, neither of those passages is anywhere in the U.S. Constitution. Cain is referencing the Declaration of Independence, and he clearly doesn't know the difference between the two documents.

To be fair, though, he's hardly the first GOP-bagger to make this mistake.

Herman Cain says he knows that there are some people that won't re-read the Constitution. In fact, he's counting on it - 'cause if they did, they'd realize that he doesn't know what he's talking about!




"Although it is not true that all conservatives are stupid people, it is true that most stupid people are conservatives." - John Stuart Mill

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Originally posted by Niki2:
I don't think Mike was saying anything about life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness, I think he was making note of the fact that, like so many other politicians, Cain is happy to throw around concepts he's heard or known about with having feeling any responsibility for being ACCURATE. It's so common it's hardly worth noting, tho' the media is happy to note it...over and over and over again...when any politician flubs like that.

There's no need to be RIGHT anymore, especially (tho' by far not exclusively) ON the right; they say whatever they want, truth or not, which they know will move or please the people to whom they are speaking. Nobody's going to call them on it, that's an accepted fact now...oh, the media may point it out, but their proponents will just ignore that.

It's all fair game now; one can say one's words were "not intended to be a factual statement" or change their stance, then say any ad SHOWING what they said is a "lie" (!), and few will notice, nobody in their own party will remark on the absurdity of it. There are no boundaries any more, no responsibility for anything.

By the way, Mike; he doesn't need to RE-read the Constitution, he needs to READ it (not that he will). I imagine damned few of our legislators OR candidates has ever read the Constitution, Bill of Rights OR Declaration!


Hippie Operative Nikovich Nikita Nicovna Talibani,
Contracted Agent of Veritas Oilspillus, code name “Nike”,
signing off

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Originally posted by Niki2:
Then of course the question becomes: What exactly DO they win? A country they're destroying as a result of their own stupidity? Pretty much...


Hippie Operative Nikovich Nikita Nicovna Talibani,
Contracted Agent of Veritas Oilspillus, code name “Nike”,
signing off

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Originally posted by Niki2:
I don't think Mike was saying anything about life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness, I think he was making note of the fact that, like so many other politicians, Cain is happy to throw around concepts he's heard or known about with having feeling any responsibility for being ACCURATE. It's so common it's hardly worth noting, tho' the media is happy to note it...over and over and over again...when any politician flubs like that.

There's no need to be RIGHT anymore, especially (tho' by far not exclusively) ON the right; they say whatever they want, truth or not, which they know will move or please the people to whom they are speaking. Nobody's going to call them on it, that's an accepted fact now...oh, the media may point it out, but their proponents will just ignore that.

It's all fair game now; one can say one's words were "not intended to be a factual statement" or change their stance, then say any ad SHOWING what they said is a "lie" (!), and few will notice, nobody in their own party will remark on the absurdity of it. There are no boundaries any more, no responsibility for anything.

By the way, Mike; he doesn't need to RE-read the Constitution, he needs to READ it (not that he will). I imagine damned few of our legislators OR candidates has ever read the Constitution, Bill of Rights OR Declaration!


Hippie Operative Nikovich Nikita Nicovna Talibani,
Contracted Agent of Veritas Oilspillus, code name “Nike”,
signing off

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