The Anti-Constitutional Left

Two left-wing academics, one Harvard professor and one Yale professor, published a column in the New York Times late last week calling for progressives to abandon the Constitution. They claim the Constitution is “broken,” “inadequate” and “famously undemocratic.” That sounds a little “insurrectiony” to me!

Their solution is for progressive politicians and activists to “radically alter the basic rules” of our country and to stop “justifying our politics based on the Constitution.”

When have progressives ever justified their policies based on the Constitution? Nancy Pelosi was asked about the constitutionality of Obamacare, and she was completely dismissive. 

These professors presumably think they have something new to say, but they’re way behind the curve. Their article is only useful in that they have said out loud what the left really believes and what it’s been doing for some time now. 

A big part of the Marxist left’s agenda has always been to get rid of that pesky old Constitution, which has been responsible for the success of the American Republic. Some leftists openly call the Constitution “trash.” Getting rid of the Constitution is all part of the left’s desire to “fundamentally transform America.”

As we have written repeatedly in this report, the left is at war with the Constitution across the board. They are at war with the freedom of speech. They are at war with the freedom of religion. They are at war with the right to protect your family with a firearm. 

They are also at war with the checks and balances in the Constitution, which guarantee our freedoms.

For example, the left says that having two senators in every state is undemocratic. Some leftists want to abolish the Senate. (Yes, that’s how radical they are.) “Why should South Dakota be treated as an equal to California,” they insist.

Well, the Founding Fathers didn’t want small states to be dictated to by the big cities. That’s also why we have the Electoral College. That’s part of our unique system of checks and balances. 

Other rules, like the practice of extended debate in the Senate (the filibuster) is part of our system of checks and balances.  It works to ensure that in most cases, extreme partisan measures are blocked and that consensus policies are passed.

Another critical aspect of our checks and balances is the separation of powers and divided government, including the Supreme Court, which serves as a check against the excesses of the executive and legislative branches of government. That’s why the left is demanding to stuff the Supreme Court with more justices, just like the left stuffs ballot boxes in big cities with illegitimate votes.

Our system of government may not be perfect.  There is no perfect government on this earth.  

But our Constitution has worked well for nearly 250 years, and it has thwarted the worst impulses of the radical left. That’s why the Marxist left is demanding that it all be thrown out the window so they can rule America unimpeded by that pesky Constitution.