Not a Big fan of Biden but he had me going today

[usregimechange]

I believe in a Constitution – as our Supreme Court’s first great Chief Justice, John Marshall, said in 1819 – and I quote “intended to endure for ages to come, and consequently to be adapted to the various crises of human affairs.”

At its core, the Constitution envisions ever increasing protections of human liberty and dignity for its citizens and a national government empowered to face unanticipated “crises.”

Judge, herein lies the crux of the intellectual debate I referenced at the outset – whether we will have ever increasing protections for human liberty and dignity or whether those protections will be diminished.

In 1925, the Constitution preserved the rights of parents to determine how to educate their kids, striking down a law that required children to attend public schools. In 1965, the Constitution told the state to get out of a married couple’s bedroom, by striking down a state law prohibiting married couples from using contraceptives. In 1967, the Constitution defended the right of a black woman to marry a white man. And in 1977, the Constitution stopped a city from making it a crime for a grandmother to live with her grandchildren.

And, fortunately, even when the Supreme Court, at first, took our Constitution away from the promise and hope of our Constitution’s ennobling phrases; in the end, we have kept the faith.

In 1873, for example, the Court said states could forbid women from being lawyers. It took a hundred years to undo this terrible mistake. But the Court eventually got it right.

In 1896, the Supreme Court said “separate but equal” was lawful. It took 58 years for the Supreme Court to outlaw racial segregation, throwing that doctrine in the dustbin of history. But the Court ultimately got it right.

In the early 1900s, the Court rendered the federal government powerless to outlaw child labor and to protect workers. It took until 1937 for the Supreme Court to see the error in its ways. But the Court finally got it right.

At every step, we’ve had to struggle against those who saw the Constitution as frozen in time. But time and again, we have overcome, and the Constitution has remained relevant and dynamic thanks to a proper interpretation of the ennobling phrases purposefully placed in our great “civic Bible.”

http://judiciary.senate.gov/member_statement.cfm?id=1610&wit_id=97

Damn right!

[cyr330]

1. I agree with you

Although I generally despise Biden, I will have to admit that he earned my grudging respect today.

[Stinky The Clown]

2. Biden's like that date you had in high school with the prom queen

You felt really lucky to have that date. She seemed really into you. You clicked before the movie and after that trip to the malt shoppe. She hinted several times that her parents were away for the weekend and she'd love to show you her house. You drive her home. She shows you the lawn, and the front walk. She allows you to kiss her cheek ...... and slams the door in your face.

You go home with a sore spot in yer pantz.

I don't need the pain Biden gives me.

Good talk. Too much self interest.

on edit: I heard his speech today, too. It was a good one. Kinda like those wispers in your ear from that prom queen .... yanno?

[incapsulated]

3. He does this every time

He sounds sooo impressive. He asks tough questions. He makes great points.

Then votes for the nominee. You can set your watch to it.

[Proud_Lefty]

7. That's for sure

He used to get me practically jumping up and down with his passionate speeches, debates, questioning and then .......

fizzle

[incapsulated]

11. He's been at this for decades

He really is just an attention whore. He knows how to play to his "audience", meaning the Dems who would actually sit through this entire thing. Maybe he thinks we'll forget the voting part?

Bah, enough of him, I've come to truly hate him since his WMD scare and flag waving garbage during the leadup to the invasion. Nothing but an opportunist.

[Proud_Lefty]

13. It's amazing how badly he wants to become president

What we all need to do is help them realize that the people will dictate their policies in the future, as we are focusing in on the integrity of the vote. Doing the balancing act not to upset the GOP isn't cutting it anymore and I'm shocked Biden hasn't figured that out yet. Hopefully, we can get that clear message across to all of them by election day 2006.

[joemurphy]

8. Just like the Iraq War... n/t

[usregimechange]

4. and the kicker...

"Once again, our journey of progress is under attack from the Right." Joe Biden

[aquart]

5. I actually like the Constitution better than the Bible.

Because we don't have to pretend it's perfect.

[usregimechange]

10. Of course religious rightees don't define what the Bible is for

thinking people.

[firefox]

6. delete

[hlthe2b]

9. yes.. but what was Robert's response?

It is HIS views, after all, that matter here...

[funflower]

12. Congrats to Joe's excellent speechwriter. Joe is still a jerk.

[feelthebreeze]

14. Good to see the many waking up....

Watch your politicos actions, not their words. He has been abysmal in his voting record as well as standing up to the Neocon agenda. If I have to stomach another lame sports analogy to make his point about the state of this government, I swear I will throw my shoe at the cspan tv set. Who is running against this bull shitter in the upcoming election? Would love to send some money his way and actually get a representational government back in place.

[LittleClarkie]

15. He shore do talk pretty sometimes

But often I can't look at him as he does so. The faces he makes are ridiculous. Shallow, I know. So shoot me.