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August 02, 2010
Constitution? We don' need no stinkin' Constitution!
Rep. Pete Stark (Moonbat Dem., San Fran. Bay Area) is noted for his combative stance when confronted by unhappy constituents, most famously telling one that he wouldn't waste his own urine on the man.
In the clip above, Stark is asked by a woman just what limits he thinks the Constitution places on the Federal Government. His answer is revealing.
Ed Morrisey over at Hot Air also thinks that Stark's body language is quite telling, the subdued demeanor and slumping posture of a man who knows what he says is indefensible.
Morrisey also points out that, in addition to the argument made by the woman (13th Amendment prohibits Obamacare), "the Fifth Amendment protection against confiscation of private property also applies, as does the Article I, Section 8 mandate on Congress to protect the ownership of “exclusive right to their Writings and Discoveries” for those in the sciences and the arts."
While I constantly lament the weak, attenuated dedication to liberty and limited government that is often on display from the GOP, this clip is as good a litmus test as anything I've seen for separating the knaves and fools from the Congressional herd.
Stark's answer leads to tyranny -- and should bother civil libertarians, be they liberal or conservative.
Posted by Mike Lief at August 2, 2010 07:35 AM
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I remember when Pete Stark was the hot young star of the anti-establishment crowd, hailed as the man who would lead the stodgy Democrats into the new world. And now, here he is, having gone nowhere and done nothing except get re-elected. What a waste.
Posted by: The Little Coach at August 3, 2010 12:31 PM