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I completely agree. Our constitution represents the best thinking (at the time it was written, and it's if it still applies) of the best set of rules by which t

I completely agree. Our constitution represents the best thinking (at the time it was written, and it's if it still applies) of the best set of rules by which to treat people fairly. Unfortunately, there are people that venerate the constitution that ignore its precursor document which states that we believe all men are created equal. If all men are created equal, then they should be treated as such, unless we want to repeat the "some are more equal than others" line.

davidmr 13y ago
Are you surprised that the Constitution is venerated more than the Declaration of Independence? The former is the supreme law of the land (or rather would be if it were not ignored without consequence so frequently), and the latter is rhetoric. It is lofty and high-minded rhetoric (or rather would be if its authors had actually meant that all persons should be equal) but rhetoric nonetheless, void of legal value.
- jlgreco 13y ago
  That "rhetoric" serves as a justification for why the "supreme law of the land" should be respected and upheld in the first place. Instead people have replaced that justification with circular justifications, blind patriotism, and apathy.