Leftist View of Constitution Leads to Tyranny - Political Pistachio Radio Revolution

Ted Shoebat joins us to discuss Elena Kagan, and what the choice reveals about leftism.

When Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall passed away in 1993, his one time law clerk Elena Kagan eulogized him, not only revealingd some shocking things about Marshall's view of the U.S. Constitution but by doing so glowingly, revealed some things about herself she will have to deny at her confirmation hearings if she is to be the next Supreme Court Justice.

When people hear the Constitution referred to as a “living and breathing document”, it is the judicial activism practiced by the likes of Thurgood Marshall – referred to with reverence by Kagan – that lends itself to that view.

Theodore (Ted) Shoebat has done extensive research on things that lead to tyranny, while maintaining a great admiration for the U.S. Constitution. Based on what he's learned about Elena Kagan's views regarding that document, he thinks her confirmation will lean America, a bit more towards tyranny.

To be an "originalist" is to hold an interpretation of the Constitution in line with what the founding fathers meant. Constitutional intent refers to the meaning behind the words written in the document. They were meant to be a guide for Judges to use when rendering their decisions. When judges deviate from it, there should be great cause for concern.

When a judge who allegedly had a degree of disrespect for the document he swore an oath to uphold is revered for that disrespect by a woman seeking the same position, how will she rule? Does she have the same level of disrespect for that document? The founders of this nation formed a Constitution because they wanted it to be respected and followed. They did so in order to prevent men – and / or women – from inching future generations toward tyranny.

Judicial activism inevitiably leads to tyranny. The confirmation of Elena Kagan will almost certainly guarantee the former in the highest court in the land.

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