I'd like clarification. I've read that our Constitution is unique in that it does not allow the suspension of the Constitution and Bill of Rights in times of "emergency". Does this still hold true? Does that include times of war? Because the moves the government is taking is as if it has gone to war against the public, or at least the dissenting public. How is this supposed to work?
I'd like clarification. I've read that our Constitution is unique in that it does not allow the suspension of the Constitution and Bill of Rights in times of "emergency". Does this still hold true? Does that include times of war? Because the moves the government is taking is as if it has gone to war against the public, or at least the dissenting public. How is this supposed to work?
It holds true as a legal concept. But as a practical matter, most people tend to follow "rules" no matter how illogical or illegally imposed, and the rest follow the herd. What the Constitution does is give We the People a legal basis on which to oppose tyranny, even in the face of herd mentality. Our duty as citizens is to resist tyranny in order to invoke its protection.
I'd like clarification. I've read that our Constitution is unique in that it does not allow the suspension of the Constitution and Bill of Rights in times of "emergency". Does this still hold true? Does that include times of war? Because the moves the government is taking is as if it has gone to war against the public, or at least the dissenting public. How is this supposed to work?
It holds true as a legal concept. But as a practical matter, most people tend to follow "rules" no matter how illogical or illegally imposed, and the rest follow the herd. What the Constitution does is give We the People a legal basis on which to oppose tyranny, even in the face of herd mentality. Our duty as citizens is to resist tyranny in order to invoke its protection.