[hiram112]

I imagine your politics swing left and progressive, right?

Which is why this article is kind of absurd, in my opinion, as it tags the right / Republicans as those who are abandoning the Constitution.

Every poll or social study I've seen shows that progressives - especially the younger generations - have views similar to yours i.e. not much reverence for the Constitution, the founders, etc. They are most likely to believe that freedom of speech is less important than moderating "hate speech." They believe the 2nd amendment right to bear arms is ridiculously out of date in a modern society, etc.

[defrost]

I imagine their politics fall fully 100% in line with those of Benjamin Franklin:

    I confess that there are several parts of this constitution which I do not at present approve, but I am not sure I shall never approve them ...

    In these sentiments, Sir, I agree to this Constitution with all its faults, if they are such; because I think a general Government necessary for us, and there is no form of Government but what may be a blessing to the people if well administered, and believe farther that this is likely to be well administered for a course of years, and can only end in Despotism, as other forms have done before it, when the people shall become so corrupted as to need despotic Government, being incapable of any other.

    etc.

Franklin literally believed the Constitution as it stood had a political half life and would be eventually gamed and run around on technicalities.

https://press-pubs.uchicago.edu/founders/documents/a7s3.html

Forget your polls & social studies .. the actual OG Founder had not much reverance for the Constitution and would likely be appalled by your apparent raising up of it onto a sacred pedestal.

[Nevermark]

> would likely be appalled by your apparent raising up of it onto a sacred pedestal.

That isn’t what I read.

His prediction was that the constitution will fall because of corruption. People fighting back against corruption wouldn’t have “appalled” him.

[reducesuffering]

It’s not the “left” or “progressives” who have top leadership calling for the disregard of the constitution.

“Do you throw the Presidential Election Results of 2020 OUT and declare the RIGHTFUL WINNER, or do you have a NEW ELECTION? A Massive Fraud of this type and magnitude allows for the termination of all rules, regulations, and articles, even those found in the Constitution" - Trump