In the past, both conservatives and liberals were able to agree on the fundamental values in the Constitution.
While the parties certainly disagreed on which methods were most useful to achieve the ideals that the Founding Fathers laid out in the Constitution, both generally agreed the Constitution was an extremely important document that would stand the test of time.
On Tuesday, President Joe Biden made it clear that he no longer believes this to be true.
Following Supreme Court Justice Steven Breyer’s retirement announcement, Biden was meeting with the Senate Judiciary Committee to discuss the newly-opened seat on the bench.
During that meeting, Biden exposed the dangerous thinking that has infiltrated the minds of many on the left.
“There’s always a renewed national debate every time we nominate…any president nominates a justice, because the Constitution is always evolving slightly, in terms of additional rights or curtailing rights, etc,” Biden said.
BIDEN: "The Constitution is always evolving slightly" pic.twitter.com/zOpiTL9sh5
— RNC Research (@RNCResearch) February 1, 2022
This statement from Biden represents the fundamental disparity between conservatives and leftists in 2022.
Conservatives believe the Constitution is unchanging and non-negotiable. The ideals laid out in this document are the very ones that define who we are as a country.
The late Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia perfectly articulated this position in 2017, Fox News reported.
“The Constitution is not a living organism,” Scalia said. “It’s a legal document, and it says what it says and doesn’t say what it doesn’t say.”
Protect and defend the constitution🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/3VCwJrBTta
— Gretchen Smith (@cov_Gretchen) February 1, 2022
To be clear, when the Constitution was ratified in 1788, America had not fully lived up to the ideals the founders expressed. The main example of this fact would be the institution of slavery.
While slavery was still present in the United States, the country had not yet fulfilled its promise to provide liberty for everyone. It is probable that even today, there are particular areas in which the United States has not yet fulfilled every ideal in the Constitution.
However, that is not the point Biden is making. Instead of saying that America may have work to do to live up to the Constitution, he is suggesting that the Constitution itself can change to fit his own view of what America should be.
Some Twitter users attempted to defend Biden’s assertion by pointing out that the Constitution has been amended 27 times since its ratification.
27 amendments were added to the constitution after its ratification.
What do you call that?
— Mushy Sparrow (@Mushy_Sparrow) February 1, 2022
These arguments represent a misunderstanding of Biden’s words. According to The University of Chicago Law School, the idea of a “living Constitution” means the document “evolves, changes over time, and adapts to new circumstances, without being formally amended.”
That is what Biden is talking about. When he says the Constitution is “evolving,” he does not mean that it can be amended, but that the very content of it should be seen in a different light as the world changes.
It follows the leftist view of the post-modern world, one in which they believe objective truth does not exist. “Truth,” in the mind of a leftist, can be changed as time passes and people live through different experiences.
This is a completely unsustainable model. Any society that does not believe in basic, objective truths is bound to collapse on itself. The Constitution is supposed to represent the inherent truths America was founded upon, but comments like this one from Biden threaten to rip apart that very foundation.
via westernjournal
Biden wants to change the Constitution the way his son changes women. But the Constitution, like the Ten Commandments, is unchangeable.
Try explaining that to IDIOT Biden and to Nazi Nancy Pelosi!!!!!! When trying to explain anything to a Demo Rat or a RINO it goes in one ear right out the other ear not coming close to the brain in anyway shape or form.
I think the elections of 2022 will explain everything to them well – they will understand this when they find themselves in prison for all their machinations.
AMEN! WELL SAID!
This is why Biden and the rest of the Socialist/Communist party is such a threat to America and the American people. The want to destroy the very foundation of this country.
THAT IS OBAMA TALKING///..
AS long as the people like Bernie, and Ilhan Omar ,and Nancy, and Schumer, and yes… Biden are in charge, they say the truth is what they say it is.. I almost forgot Pencil Neck!!
Now that Biden has cured the covid virus, He’s stepping things up and going to cure Cancer! God help us all.
The Costitution is NOT a living document. This is said by the ones it binds so they can change it
If it is to be amended, there is a specific way to do that. The way is cumbersome on purpose.
Go Scalia. I hope his view is part of a settled case.
Biden is a pinhead!!!
WHAT AN IGNORANT STOOGE CHINAJOE IS. THE UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION
IS NOT AN EVOLVING DOCUMENT. IT WAS SET IN STONE BY THE FRAMERS OF THE CONSTITUTION AND DOES NOT EVOLVE OR CHANGE IN ANY WAY SHAPE OR FORM.
THIS DIMWIT IS A DISGRACE TO THE COUNTRY AND HAS DONE NOTHING BUT DESACRATE THE OVAL OFFICE. HE DOES NOT EVEN KNOW CIVICS 101 WHICH HE SHOULD HAVE LEARNED IN EITHER THE 6TH OR 7TH GRADE. FJB.
I,M BRANDON DONT TELL ME WHAT TO DOhttps://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/24b3eafc06c085ab2aa9a321af849950415fa1f3a04f8b256b9af6ab85e164f1.jpg
My definition of “living Constitution” is similar to my definition of God. It IS.
“My definition of “living Constitution” is similar to my definition of God. It IS”
Wow, thanks for clarifying that.
Biden is channeling Obama,,,like when Obama said ” if it wasn’t foe the Constitution, I could get more done”…….Biden like Obama, and most Democrats, that take the oath of office..” to protect and defend the Constitution of the United States, so help me God”….they lie, when they take that oath….
I agree with Justice Scalia that the Constitution is a legal document. It does not “evolve”. Our Founders included a method by which changes to our Constitution can be made, but it is appropriately difficult to complete. I believe that the will of the people says that there will be a civil war before any significant changes are made. There is no rational reason for any change outside of the Founder’s mechanism for change. There are limits to how hard the Left can push without triggering a civil war. Follow the Constitution!
Walter has a lot of trouble with reality and the simple truth. Our forefathers wrote the U.S. Constitution and supporting documents in very simple language that all men could and would understand. The liberals are constantly trying to twist these words with their pile of LIES they spew out each day trying to eliminate “We, the people!”
Biden is not in charge he is just doing what Obama is telling him to do. Wake up America before it’s too late.