tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2105609655817239699.post7787091424035412519..comments2023-10-20T07:51:45.504-04:00Comments on Prof. Wombat: second opinion: States' Wrongs and Potted FederalismProfWombathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11251229209601018545noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2105609655817239699.post-4871522799540376152010-12-04T22:15:30.940-05:002010-12-04T22:15:30.940-05:00'Constitutional' is a matter of interpreta...'Constitutional' is a matter of interpretation, whether or not the fact's conceded. Just as Ayn Rand's 'objectivism' fails before the incommensurability of human needs, desires, rights and perceptions, so, too, does the right's dogmatic assertion to sole ownership of legitimate constitutional interpretation fail.<br /><br />Code words are all over national as well as southern politics, of course: 'law and order', 'election fraud' and others. And, just as 'class warfare' can only be used in American political discourse to describe the exactions of the undeserving poor on the downtrodden rich, so, too, 'racism' and 'sexism' are mostly confined to blacks and women as actors rather than as victims, and gay folk are looking for 'special rights'. Tough being a rich white guy these days, ain't it? And Reagan, damn his black heart, was about nothing if not about confirming people in their greed, bigotry, and dehumanizing others.ProfWombathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11251229209601018545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2105609655817239699.post-42662837980806542322010-12-04T13:11:11.342-05:002010-12-04T13:11:11.342-05:00In southern politics, code words are they key, and...In southern politics, code words are they key, and as you note; "states' rights" means the right to refuse equality, or rights, to those you don't want in your world. Now, "constitutional" also refers to depriving other folks of their rights. Growing right wing media dominance insures that there will be no responsibility suffered for their crimes by the wingnuts, sad to say. No need to hide their intent.Ruthhttp://seminal.firedoglake.comnoreply@blogger.com