Comments on: Congress has passed its law. Now let them enforce it. http://www.chezlark.com/?p=478 Semi-Coherent Rantings of a Progressive Secular Humanist Mon, 06 Sep 2010 06:02:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Phil Bogle http://www.chezlark.com/?p=478#comment-359 Phil Bogle Wed, 11 Jan 2006 19:03:39 +0000 http://www.chezlark.com/?p=478#comment-359 I heard this story on NPR and was dismayed. I was listening to Alito today talking about how the constitution is resilient because it intentionally leaves certain things underspecified-- like what an "unreasonable search" means. It's true that an overly specified constitution would be brittle. But the flexible approach assumes a certain amount of good faith, especially from the executive branch, not to abuse the flexibility, especially in secret. That abuse is exactly what's happening now. I heard this story on NPR and was dismayed.

I was listening to Alito today talking about how the constitution is resilient because it intentionally leaves certain things underspecified– like what an “unreasonable search” means.

It’s true that an overly specified constitution would be brittle. But the flexible approach assumes a certain amount of good faith, especially from the executive branch, not to abuse the flexibility, especially in secret. That abuse is exactly what’s happening now.

]]> By: Hilary http://www.chezlark.com/?p=478#comment-351 Hilary Tue, 03 Jan 2006 21:52:36 +0000 http://www.chezlark.com/?p=478#comment-351 Not in <i>my</i> name, he hasn't. Go north, young man! Hee hee. Seriously, though: isn't it becoming more and more tempting? Not in my name, he hasn’t.

Go north, young man!

Hee hee.

Seriously, though: isn’t it becoming more and more tempting?

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