Earlier today Joe Biden raised some eyebrows when he said “no amendment to the constitution is absolute.” The first ten amendments to the constitution are commonly known as “The Bill of Rights.”
The occupant of the oval office, and head of the executive branch, saying the Bill of Rights is not absolute, should be challenged immediately to qualify that statement.
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As a reminder:
♦ Amendment 1
– Freedom of Religion, Speech, and the Press
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise thereof, or abridging the freedom of speech or of the press, or the right of the people peaceably to assemble and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.
♦ Amendment 2
– The Right to Bear Arms
A well-regulated Militia being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms shall not be infringed.
♦ Amendment 3
– The Housing of Soldiers
No soldier shall, in time of peace, be quartered in any house without the consent of the owner, nor in time of war but in a manner to be prescribed by law.
♦ Amendment 4
– Protection from Unreasonable Searches and Seizures
The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects against unreasonable searches and seizures shall not be violated, and no warrants shall issue but upon probable cause, supported by oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched and the persons or things to be seized.
♦ Amendment 5
– Protection of Rights to Life, Liberty, and Property
No person shall be held to answer for a capital or otherwise infamous crime unless on a presentment or indictment of a grand jury, except in cases arising in the land or naval forces, or in the militia, when in actual service in time of war or public danger; nor shall any person be subject for the same offense to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb; nor shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself, nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property without due process of law; nor shall private property be taken for public use without just compensation.
♦ Amendment 6
– Rights of Accused Persons in Criminal Cases
In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial by an impartial jury of the state and district wherein the crime shall have been committed, which district shall have been previously ascertained by law, and to be informed of the nature and cause of the accusation; to be confronted with the witnesses against him; to have compulsory process for obtaining witnesses in his favor; and to have the assistance of counsel for his defense.
♦ Amendment 7
– Rights in Civil Cases
In suits at common law, where the value in controversy shall exceed twenty dollars, the right of trial by jury shall be preserved, and no fact tried by a jury shall be otherwise reexamined in any court of the United States than according to the rules of the common law.
♦ Amendment 8
– Excessive Bail, Fines, and Punishments Forbidden
Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted.
♦ Amendment 9
– Other Rights Kept by the People
The enumeration in the Constitution of certain rights shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people.
♦ Amendment 10
– Undelegated Powers Kept by the States and the People
The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the states, are reserved to the states respectively, or to the people.
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Dementia joe is worst pr in history,
just embarrassing our country,??
I’m sure that every amendment to the Constitution is subject to change, but one.
He’d bust out a prayer rug in worship to amendment number SIXTEEN.
Seventeen has been a boon for him as well.
borrowed from anonymous (yes, his real handle and NOT that other scallywag anonymous):
“If Comey had indicted Hillary, Comey would have convicted Obama.”
– Andrew C. McCarthy
“If Barr had indicted Hunter, Barr would have convicted Joe.”
– Anonymous
This times a gazillion.
plus one more
It’s stupid talk like this coming out of the White House that will backfire on the democratic socialists. “There is no circumstance in which I will vote to eliminate or weaken the filibuster.” ~ Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) today.
Do not believe any remarks made by Joe Manchin.
Accidentally flagged while scrolling.
Or any other Democrat.
any politician!!!
Joe is just putting on the show right now
when the real show time hits he will ask how high do they need him to jump!
if he doesn’t jump,
he will be the next one with 9 sexual assault victims
all jumping from the closet one after another.
Sundance said “There are trillions at stake…..” How much support money will Manchin accrue while he swears he won’t kill the filibuster? How many gullible people who believe him will fill his coffers with cash? It’s a con game.
The fact that he said, “There is no circumstance in which I will vote to eliminate or weaken the filibuster,” means that he ABSOLUTELY WILL VOTE TO REMOVE IT. Just not right now.
He’s lying. They are waiting until right before the 2022 election to remove the filibuster. They will get enough pushed through with this 2.X trillion dollar “Infrastructure” bill to hold them over until then. They can get the bill passed using budget reconciliation –that’s why the corporate tax increase is in an “Infrastructure” bill. They don’t need the Republicans to pass it.
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The Alphabets have ways of making one vote.
Judge Joe on his actions not his words. He votes Commie on everything that matters.
watch him on 2A issues and illegal alien issues.
Yes, and tomorrow is another day.
What is the difference between Joe Manchin and Satan? Satan doesn’t pretend to be honest.
True only provided HR1 and its Senate counterpart is not passed into law. That excuse for legislation violates the concept of federalism and thereby our powers of peaceful opposition.
The Bear will be poked for only so long. The communist agenda, little do they know, will bring forth a self fulfilling prophecy about their narrative on guns. If and when this happens, they will regret the day they started this bullshit. They will be crushed unmercifully. That’s what happened in 1776. Time for Patriots to prepare. “Hope” is not a plan when dealing with tyranny
There are too many suburban middle class Americans who are “go along, to get along”. This massive group has to be awaken. Words are just something do not bother. They need to “feel” personal pain.
The increased fuel and food prices is something they notice, but not to the point of real angst. It is the Stock Market going down which will cause the necessary wakening, IMO.
I do feel Wall Street along with the government may be artificially holding the Stock Market up at these historical high levels. How long can they keep it up I don’t know. However, I am starting to get technical signals which indicate Dow Jones precariousness.
There’s always trailers parked outside Walmart that read “Dong Fang.” Is that where you got the idea for your screen name?
Fresno. Air. National. Guard. I don’t why I added “dog”
What kind of birds do you have there?
144th, good memories walking the jet shop back in the day. Loved the 106’s. Grew up with those sounds of freedom right outside the door.
I am not buying the thought that the sleeping will open their eyes upon the pain their choices have wrought.
I believe they will double down on their neurotic diagnosis of who is responsible for their misery and will prescribe even more pain for the rest of us.
I agree, just look around with COVID.
2 weeks to flatten the curve….58 weeks later….vaccines and then we can return to normal……
From 2019 to 2020 approximately 38 million cases of flu. 20-21, less than 2, 000.
People are gullible dumb asses. Idiots disguising themselves as intellectuals.
Amen!! Nail struck squarely on the head. I will choose to live as a Lion for one day vs a lamb for a lifetime
“From 2019 to 2020 approximately 38 million cases of flu. 20-21, less than 2, 000.”
We are told that’s because of social distancing, masks and lock downs.
Billions of lives saved, doncha know?
With no way to prove otherwise, the lie continues.
Can’t wait for the cdc announcement on the vax.
“oops”
“We have a slight problem, but if you just get the booster shot, you can avoid (X)”
Rinse, repeat
Artful,
People say that to me as well- masks, distancing, etc…
So, I just say so masks work on flu but not COVID, so why are we still wearing them, we have never worn masks or distanced for flu?
That’s usually met with, you don’t care. Which, I reply “You’re right, I don’t care about you. You are not my responsibility. Nor do I have to care. Have a nice day”
They usually just stare mouth agape.
Flu going down while COVID going up with those measures in place can’t exist together in the same universe. It’s not possible, when both viruses are spread the exact same way.
I coach…my AD is a big wuss. He’s soft and flip flops depending on which parent says what…one day, he said something about being liked. I said, I don’t like you. He was puzzled (because 1. everyone likes him, 2. that I even said that to him), said why not I’m a nice guy. I said, I don’t respect you so therefore I can not like you. If I respected you I may still not like you but at least you’d have my respect. You have neither. I followed with- you have not conviction or backbone and worry too much about being “liked.” I’d rather be respected and stand behind my decisions regardless of others’ opinions.
He barely says a word to me today. I don’t really care.
I had a Senior Chief, MMSC Brown, who was a great mentor. He told me, after I was passed over by a guy who was a butt kisser (I am a hard worker, honest, and have conviction- when asked my opinion I give it regardless, and my people go their work down- always- stands true to this day):
PO1, it’s better to be respected than liked. When you strive to be respected people listen, they do, they follow, they will even take a bullet for you. You may not be liked. But, if you only ever strive to be liked, you will never have respect. People who earn respect don’t hate their own reflection. You’re a man I know that doesn’t hate his own reflection, you are respected but not liked by some in the chain because you provide honest feedback….keep being respected. It’s why you and your team get all of the critical jobs.
Those words ring in my ears every time I feel my convictions are challenged.
Yeppers. And they breed, and vote.
I fear that you are correct in your thinking
It’s about this point where someone inserts the image of the Tytler Cycle.
I respectfully disagree. Suburban middle class Americans are going to work, trying to educate their kids, trying to save their businesses, trying to pay the bills, trying to pay their mortgages, trying to put food on the table and gas in their cars, pay their health insurance, stay healthy, trying to build their retirement accounts, trying to see their grandkids, have a holiday, go to church… “They need to feel personal pain…”. Ya don’t think they do? Your post suggests they are not feeling enough pain yet.
Want the suburbs to feel pain and awaken? Send a few busloads of “refugees” their way.
those suburban middle class Americans are about to get at least 1 wake up call when the section 8 housing goes up in their communities. I can’t wait to see how well those “white suburban women” like the “diversity” brought to their streets
Popping the debt bubble, ginormous right now at all levels, should get the party started.
He wants to appoint himself as the next Liberal Justice of the Supreme Court. He is obviously smarter than Kagan or Sotomayor.
This is what the Democrats do, the “living” Constitution, and they can f with it all they want.
In other words, the Bill of Rights is whatever His Fraudulency II says it is.
Mark Levin’s description of who Biden is is right on the mark. Just a stupid, vicious, nasty low life who cares only about power and enriching his family thru any means necessary.
Call me extreme, but I hope he drops over dead. He can then try lying to God and see how that works out for him.
If so that means his tenure as Fake potus is not absolute either.
This is nothing less than High Treason!
And should be dealt with accordingly!
Everything else is just mental masturbation!
This I totally agree. There is way too much tabloid type gossipy which has nothing to do with what is going to be absolutely necessary. I guess in some way it makes people feel good to discuss; “She did this and He did that” but it doesn’t mean one thing in terms of correction.
Pressure valves let off steam to prevent an explosion. Talking heads and bloggers alike are letting just enough steam escape to appease the masses. We just suffered a TREASONOUS COUP and we did nothing to address it except to release more steam. Now the Communists in DC are shutting down those valves and this is all by design. ??
There’s only one way to rock! Sammy Hagar…….that is where I have heard that phrase before…..
These unalienable rights, endowed by our Creator…
Absolutely!
Our tolerance of Joe Crow’s tyranny is not absolute.
Don’t let logic get in the way! Leftists always claim that The Constitution is a “living breathing document.”
That’s what they say before they try to either change it, or find a way around it.
Remember Obama, “The Constitution is a document of negative liberties.” That’s because he’s looking at it from the standpoint of the government. THAT’S WHAT IT WAS DESIGNED TO DO –LIMIT THE POWER OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.
Logic is not a problem for Democrats and leftists, because they want control, not reason.
winduprubberfinger(dot)com
These inalienable rights were endowed by our Creator….
ALL Power ………………… Resides in We The People
Get Up – Stand Up ….. Stand Up For Your Rights
Bob Marley
You cannot stand up for your rights when your voice is nulled by a stolen election.
Heck, when they don’t believe in God, they not only believe nothing is “Absolute,” but they are the ones we have been waiting for. Sorry Joe, but you and yours are not the ones we were waiting for. Not by a long shot.
Long Shot…. now there’s an idea
If the Constitution’s 2nd Amendment isn’t absolute as per Biden, neither are his E.O.’s!
His illegal cancellation of the border wall led to an investigation of Joe Biden. Within a day of me reading this, the border wall was to be continued! Biden was beyond the scope of his authority since legal contracts and funding by Congress were all in place. I hope the same will happen in regard to the Keystone Pipeline
Our Bill of Rights were a virtual afterthought, demanded by some states as a condition of ratification of the Constitution, thought unnecessary by most signers as the Constitution granted no power to act in or limit the realm of such rights. It took years and a dedicated effort to get that Bill of Rights actually done despite the promise to do so upon ratification.
That was wise foresight on the part of George Mason and others, our government has well proven that it needs extensive limitations in defense of our rights and liberties.
Yet look at the state of things today. Once again, the Obama Administration is bemoaning the limits upon their avarice and cruel designs and setting the stage to ignore them, even after the damage of centuries of trespasses.
You’re right that most signers felt the Constitution’s plain language simply didn’t grant the central gov’t any authority to venture beyond what was stated. Madison was especially concerned about the time and difficulty of having to reengage in a convention to add the BoR. However, the BoR was added in 1789, only 2 years after the Constitution was ratified. Pretty quick, considering they were establishing a government from scratch, being a member of Congress wasn’t a permanent vocation or a full-time job and travel was slow.
You’re also absolutely right that Mason and others were wise to foresee the absolute need to etch those rights in stone…and it’s still been a fight.
Let me add that JoeBama also said gun violence is a “public health crisis.” THIS is exactly why the federal gov’t has no right or business being involved in anything to do with health care. Any and all toeholds will always be used as a means of controlling people and to advance political agendas. Never actually about health care. It’s just a carrot in one hand and a very big stick in the other.
Everything today is slated either as a “public health crisis” or “national security issue” so that the zealots can rev up their control volume without due process of law.
I was talking to someone who said, he was happy Governor Lamont once again extended his emergency authority…you know cuz COVID. I asked “You don’t see an issue with one person, unilaterally, extending his own powers to govern?” The idiot literally replied- one of the State Legislatures was on tv approving this extension.
I said, that’s interesting because our state legislature hasn’t convened since March of 2020. How could she give her approval, it requires due process and a vote? He looked at me and said “So, she approved, your point makes no sense.”
I just said “Yeah, and just like my opinion right now, her opinion is just that an opinion. It carries no legal weight or standing…..these powers are supposed to require legislative approval.”
He literally said- she gave it in the interview, she’s head of the legislature. This. This is why our country is in the state it is in….people are ignorant and think just because someone went on tv it has to be true.
I’m sure she thinks its fine but it’s not legal and not binding. yet, here we are. And, the fact the person I talked too doesn’t understand the consequence associated with unilaterally extending or heightening one’s own powers is a bad idea, is dangerous.
There is a label for that person.
Stupid. It is that simple.
I FART …. in you general direction !
You tiny brained wiper of other peoples bottoms … I blow my nose at you !
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Obama’s comment that he made through Biden is what Obama said he wished he could do after leaving office. We are now hearing what Obama wanted to say but was too much a coward, he didn’t want to have the 2nd Amendment Or the tens of millions of Constitution followers to be no longer admiring him. This way he tells Biden what he wants him to say and out comes thoughts from Obama. It’s a slippery slope from here?
That’s an interesting thought, Obama unchained.
unhinged
both of them
Could it be that Sleepy Joe is starting to worry about the 25th Amendment?
what he is saying is America is no longer America
It still is but right now the inmates are running the asylum!
China paid big money for our guns and now Biden has to take care of his bribe
Got news and a reminder for all Treepers
Its not about the ” Bill of Rights ” so much as the PREAMBLE opening statement of The Declaration of Independence …..
If you abuse us …. WE denounce YOU , WE reject your power of representation as given , we TAKE IT BACK !
We form NEW guards for our well being !!!!
Why do so many for get this …? …. sigh.
I voted to Re – Form on Trump and MAGA…..so how is it Obama is in office now?
The COTUS/BOR is not dead, the culturally marxist LGBQWERTY population of progressives/moderates/libertarians in federal government since the time of Kinsey and Blackmun choose to ignore it yet do not have the balls nor the numbers to unilaterally abrogate.
We are seeing the outright treacherous criminalization of the federal government.
Joe’s handlers are thundering down Hitler’s takeover path of the 30s.
Judicial rulings in increasingly direct Constitutional conflict are merely the similar to the Nazi’s “People Court” clowns.
Why in the world does anyone care what Corn Pop says?
The puppet’s speech in total is not idle chatter from the Democrats. They are serious. Every totalitarian ruler has needed to disarm the peasant population. They want us to surrender our arms like we surrendered the office of POTUS to Biden. They want us to surrender our weapons before they forcibly enter our homes and confiscate them. The Democrats attack on Second Amendment rights will get worse and may never get better.
Also, Biden is hinting that the Constitution is no longer in effect. He is issuing a dangerous warning to Trump’s deplorables. The Democrats must know John Roberts is squarely in their camp or they wouldn’t let Joe spew all this crazy talk. Ever wonder why the National Guard is in DC where it can be watched in plain view? A public display of military show of force is more than a deterrent. It’s an absolute display of control by force.
Joe’s speech is a warning. His speechwriter is not interested in an intellectual debate. How well did the election court challenges work out? He is telling us that force is absolute. Watch Hong Kong where one side had good arguments but the Chinese government had an army.
You are right Ghostwriter about this not being “idle chatter” or “idle threats.” All of US institutions are broken and corrupt. The only thing, the one thing still in our favor, the People’s favor, is our Second Amendment and the fact that while we had it, we now have a plethora of weapons with which to defend our freedoms from a tyrannical government. Hong Kong was well disarmed a long time ago, hence, no resistance other than, ha, the courts and protests. So long as Americans resist by not turning in their weapons, tyranny will not win in this land. That is the difference between America and any other country in history. And, when I think of the National Guard, sorry, I do not think of them as the US Military, not in a really serious fashion anyway. That is my only disagreement with your comments.
Just ask any sane New Zealander. They gave up their weapons voluntarily.
The Soviet Union had a constitution much like America’s.
But it was understood that unlike ours, where the rights were considered from God, Russian rights came from the government.
Didn’t work out so well for the Russkies, did it?
There are no “absolute” rights in communist countries.
Which, of course, the Marxist Democrats are trying to take us.
The Bill of rights is absolute and immutable. That said, there are millions who are more than willing to burn the constitution and replace it with the communist manifesto.
Well Joe. If you want to change the Constitution there is a process for that. Let’s have a States’ Convention and start drafting a new document. Let’s see what that one says about a border, abortion, affirmative action, rights of perverts, energy, war powers, treaties, media accountability, term limits, etc etc etc
Remember, the GOP leadership allowed this man to steal the election from Trump.
sorry, dems and libs wipe their azzes with the constitution
Please die already
This is Obama, not an American President. Sorry.
I feel like we’re documenting the collapse of American civilization.
“As for whether Amendments are absolute Joe is dead wrong because The Constitution and Amendments are not a grant of “privileges” by the government. To the contrary; they are a list of prohibitions against the government because rights do not come from government, they come from being human.
So Joe doesn’t believe you’re human either.”
https://market-ticker.org/akcs-www?post=241991
I heard a lot of people of every political stripe swearing that the 10th Amendment gave governors the right to violate our human rights over the COVID scam, so the federal government couldn’t do a thing about it.
What we had then was both parties and all levels of government wiping their feet on the Constitution, and judges going along with it.
This is merely an extension of what has been taking place since at least9/11/2001, and both parties were in favor of overuling our civil liberties because “safety” then as well.
We must like it, or it wouldn’t have gotten to this point.
Yep, a clearly worded reminder to the humans in government what the limitations of their power is. If they ignore that, then we’ll remind them. Sometimes a good spanking is needed to get their attention. OK.
Until Congress is bleach wiped, every fiber of our republic is in danger. I don’t even listen to the lies any more. Kentucky has kept us in a fix with every vote cast to keep McConnell in power. We can’t expect democrat states to clean the swamp but its time for the republican states to do so. We need to vote so unified that even the cheating can’t stop us like in 2016 when President Trump was placed in office. But then we failed to drain congress. That and giving God any victory we can achieve.
That is why the GOP did not stop the Biden steal. The machines and fraud keep them in office as well.
Kentucky has several counties that had 140% voter participation (according to Rawstory)
Now — why do you suppose Kentucky Republican leadership might fail to investigate voter fraud/ irregularities
Here is what I know. Nobody knows anything for sure. Only God does. Everyone has thoughts and opinions, but it is all just a guess. What I believe is that America, actually the western world, is waking up. Slowly but surely. The COVID thing has run its course. It is about tapped out. People are yelling at the COVID police and are standing up. States are enacting stricter voter ID laws, people are boycotting leftist corporations,etc. This is how it begins. Democrats have to be rattled, which is why I think they are trying to ram everything through. No way do they not pay for this in the long run.they have visibly turned their back on America..
Also why new, more lethal strains of Wuhan flu are discovered daily.
You are right about God, but He also will punish us for turning our backs on Him. Materialism and sin have brought us here.
If we painted “shall be” and “shall not be” on each step of the ramp to Air Force One, Joe would trip on every one.
Well, let’s not get too excited. The amendments are NOT absolute in the sense that they can be changed. Not that it’s going to happen:
The Constitution’s Article V requires that an amendment be proposed by two-thirds of the House and Senate, or by a constitutional convention called for by two-thirds of the state legislatures. It is up to the states to approve a new amendment, with three-quarters of the states voting to ratifying it.
Has anyone read the book Tipping Point?
Malcolm Gladwell is the G.O.A.T. I really enjoy his observations. Tipping Point was excellent.
The sad reality is that over the years the supreme court has eroded our rights to the point that unfortunately without clarification from a constitutional convention, biden is right. The progressive courts of the late 1890’s developed the rational basis and strict scruitiny tests which place the power to interpret these rights in the hands of judges who are typically extremely deferential to government. The corona lockdowns are a prime example, these were effectively violations of the 1st, 10th and 5th amendments, try and a get a lawyer to take your case, you will be fighting almost the entire profession.
Has anyone read Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell? The thesis is: in everything- business, politics, culture, there reaches a point that turns things on it’s head for good or ill…IMHO, we are being pushed to that point every day. I don’t think we are there yet, and I don’t think most people want to go there because no one can know which way it may swing.. what price may be required.
It’s getting harder and harder to ignore and block out.
I keep reading comments here about Jobama’s senility. He’s off his rockers. His brain is mush, etc.
Well, that’s exactly what the progressive’s needed in good Ole Joe. A senile, mentally decrepit old man.
This gives them the out with the media- they will say, it’s joe being joe. It’s not what he really means, etc. etc. but in the background they will be doing exactly as Joe proclaims.
It’s the best cover ever….and the morons of our country eat it up. Just look at how man are still wearing masks, let along two or three at times.
These actions by a protecting father do not change the fact his son lied on a gun form. (5 years in prison).
And it’s not our fault!
So. What happens when the “president” of the United States throws out the Constitution and the Bill of Rights?
Like his pal, the Lying Kenyan, Joe says stupid things with such faked profundity that they can slip by.
Will someone, anyone in politics please call him out? Hello? Hello? Are you in there McFly?
What do you mean “should be challenged immediately to qualify that statement.”
Seriously? Is there any reasonable ‘qualification’ that puppet could offer that would satisfy you? If so, then I guess I’m standing alone.
The ‘challenge’ resides in me — and I’m not speaking for anyone else here.
May God help us all!
Here’s the deal.
Neither is your vote.
lt is wonderful that all of this is coming our now before the 2022 elections. Now is the time to put the wood to the fire and create such a storm about how this Biden adm is going to completely take away our constitutional rights. Time to wake up America. Woke is the death knell for our country.