No, Krauthammer. Not "Constitutionalism"; Rabid, Dishonest Cultism

[mudplanet]

The theme of Krauthammer's today crazy is "Constitutionalism", which he lauds as enlightenment ascendant. Reviewing events which have taken place since Wednesday, when most, but not all, of the new Congress with the New Conservative Majority was sworn into office, we have the following:

* A selective reading of the Constitution on the floor of the House of Representatives, after which...
* It was discovered that Pete Sessions (R-TX) and newbie Mike Fitzpatrick (R-PA) missed the swearing-in because they were attending a fundraiser elsewhere in the Capitol, and oops! they cast votes without being duly sworn. After that discovery...
* The Rules Committee meeting was then interrupted so that Rep. David Dreier could find a way around the problem of their votes counting when they had not been duly sworn, after which...
* Drier finally arrives at a half-baked solution via Thomas Jefferson's congressional manual, settling on the explanation that Fitzpatrick and Sessions were "within proximity of the Speaker of the House" when taking the oath of office.

If this is Constitutionalism, I've got six feet pointing in all directions.

http://crooksandliars.com/karoli/no-krauthammer-not-constitutionalism-cultis

You can't make this shit up.

[DCKit]

1. If Charles wants to redefine "Constitutionalism", then he will damn well redefine it.