I thought I was done with talking about how much people in general - and the libtards on the far left in particular - don't understand the US Constitution. Then I read the latest posts on my Facebook feed this morning and was immediately proven wrong.
The last time I wrote about this was about how people thought that the First Amendment gives the press the Constitutional right to attend press briefings at the White House, and how Trump couldn't bar them from entering. Today's topic of utter ignorance is gonna blow your mind.
I was reading a thread about how somebody suggested we demolish all of the Islamic mosques in the country and ban Islam (which I'm all in favor of, by the way) when out of the blue some misinformed poster stated that "the Constitution gives us the right to safety in numbers."
Now that's a new one, I must admit.
I wish I could say this poster was a libtard, but I don't think he is. If he was, he'd be talking about how the Constitution prohibits us from banning any religion. But this statement was made in support of the original post about demolishing the mosques and banning Islam, so that leads me to believe that the poster was a conservative. Of course I asked the poster to show me exactly where in the Constitution the "right to safety in numbers" is mentioned, but of course I won't get a reply - not one that makes any sense, anyway.
For the record, I'll call out ignorance and political misinformation coming from both sides without hesitation. Also for the record, the Constitution does mention "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness," but NOWHERE does it mention "safety in numbers." A simple Google search will prove this. The Constitution DOES use the word "safety," but it's only used ONCE in Article I, Section 9, Clause 2 (the Suspension Clause) which allows the suspension of the writ of habeas corpus "when in Cases of Rebellion or Invasion the public Safety may require it." And that's it. Nowhere else is the word "safety" used in the Constitution.
(So how many of you just did a Google search to learn what "suspension of habeas corpus" means, or what habeas corpus actually is?)
I guess the lesson learned here is that Constitutional ignorance is present on both sides of the political aisle, but I have to admit that I was hoping that the conservatives would have at least a little bit more knowledge of the Constitution than what this clown demonstrated, or at least not be as vocal about showing their ignorance.
In a perfect world, maybe, but surely not in this one.
Such is life, I guess.
IHC



