“Constitutions are checks upon the hasty action of the majority. They are the self-imposed restraints of a whole people upon a majority of them to secure sober action and a respect for the rights of the minority.”

Absolutely!

Absolutely! and ahh, that it were currently implemented. Where are all of our socialist and otherwise liberal budies today?

good job

The Constitution is just an annoyance to Obama and the usual suspects in D.C.

My original thought was, constitutions are outlines of what natural law(s) is,are authorized to be addressed. As a stand alone thought, that would get a thumbs down. BUT, the quote in a broader stroke addresses one of the primary applications of law. Thus the Absolutely - that would be a start back to a government at law.

Unfortunately, the tyrants are eating it away, bit by bit...

Taft goes to a great length in avoiding Calling democracy a MOB. A disciple of Rossevelt and the progressive socialist party.