Republicans need a history lesson when it comes to the Constitution

Republicans are full of symbolic acts so far in 2011. First they will take a symbolic vote on health care repeal meant to appease the Tea Party fanatics. The plan is to do nothing but act like you did everything you could and blame the failures on the Democrats. The idea is that the Tea Party members are too dumb to see through this charade.

Next up is the Constitution. Currently there is a belief by Conservatives that they love the Constitution more than Liberals. To prove it Republicans are going to read the Constitution out loud on the floor of the House. I actually think this is a good thing since it seems after listening to conservative rhetoric that very few of them actually understand the Constitution. It's also odd that they show such reverence for this document and the founding fathers given that this was a document created by Liberals and the amendments that have been added over the years are Liberal amendments.

The problem is not with the Constitution, but rather conservatives understanding of the Constitution. Republicans are going to require that all future House Bills reference how the Constitution gives Congress the power to enact the requirements of that bill. Well, the Constitution gives the congress the express power to tax yet Republican have made it their goal to end taxes. The Constitution gives children born in this country of illegal immigrants, citizenship, yet Republicans are considering the elimination of this amendment. Republicans like what they think the Constitution stands for, not what it actually says.

The point being that Republicans are focusing on a very symbolic view of the Constitution given that they actually have more issues with it than Democrats. Their complaints are with Democratic policy and they are hiding behind the Constitution as the rationale for their objections because the Constitution polls well. Yet more proof that Americans is stupid. They keep falling for the Republican slight of hand without truly understanding what they are supporting.