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February 5, 2021 (American Thinker) — We’ve heard repeated claims over the course of the Trump presidency that we’re facing a constitutional crisis. We’ve been told that everything from executive orders to impeachment proceedings were such a crisis. Those claims were utter nonsense.
But what about when the Constitution is ignored rather than respected? In that case it will cease being a guarantee of our rights or a constraint on government overreach. Under those circumstances the Constitution will no longer have any bearing on how we conduct ourselves as a nation. It will become nothing more than an interesting historical document. That will be a true constitutional crisis and it’s rapidly approaching.
The Supreme Court is supposed to be our bulwark against encroachments on the Constitution. The justices are not only to be the interpreters of the Constitution, but also its guardians. They are the robed scholars intended to understand the Constitution inside and out, and to ensure the nation remains faithful to it. They are granted lifetime appointments so that they may remain above petty politics. Justices are intended to be free of party affiliation so that they may defend the Constitution
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