the federal government should have the right to suspend the constitution during a time of crisis.?
336399
You cant suspend the constitution because a majority of people wouldn't like that at all!
787544
the question of "States rights" was one of the divisive issues facing this nation at that time. which one should be supreme, the States or the Federal government. the Whigs were AWOL on that issue, truth be told. the Republican Party was actually founded on a States rights platform
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This country has already fallen apart and is in chaos.  It is only a matter of time as to when we are under complete UN control and lose the rest of our Constiutional protected rights.\n\nIn Liberty, peace and love,\nEric H. Smith\nwww.erichsmith.com
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If we allow the government to alter the constitution to protect us from the terrorist then the terrorist have one, they have accomplished what they have set out to do and that is to alter our live to live in terror that it might happen again. So I do not think the government has a right to take away my right to privacy in the name of fighting terror.
950935
The bill of rights is the first 10 ammendmants to the constitution.
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The U.S. Constitution is the basis for all law in the U.S.  It describes the how the government of the Unitied States operates.  It also grants people certain rights.\n\nOf course, the present administration has great contempt for the Constitution.
1053367
It's popular to think that we should not depend on our government for help when there is a disaster. In fact, the federal government has probably the best resources for dealing with just such an event. The problem is in getting the bureaucratic mindset in gear for doing more than vegetating.
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Absolutely. lock-N-load\n\nIn the immortal words of Abraham Lincoln\n"This government of the people, for the people and by the people belongs to the people and if the people shall ever grow weary of the government they may use their constitutional right to amend the government or exercise their revolutionary right to overthrow it."
1030040
No, just that it must be protected. Some poeple seem to feel that it is less important that the 1st, 3rd, and latter amendments. After all if one shuld fall, why would the others not suffer the same fate?
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Read the 4th, 5th, and 6th articles of the Constitution. One of them has the answer.
756351
If the acts were unconstitutional they would be overturned by the Supreme Court.  The Court has already ruled that certain rights of prisoners of war must be considered.
556697
Under the Constitution, it has a fair amount of power, as such.   It can make war, tax the people, regulate the economy, blah, blah, blah.  Historically, though, the Federal Government has usurped enormous powers that would normally be delegated to the states.
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i believe in certain situations it would be permissable. for example, if what somebody is doing affects another person or group in a negative way then the government should be allowed to step in. the government works for us as a whole, not each individual person. we are allowed certain freedoms and to do most things the way we want to but there are limits on everything. if protecting society by limiting one person's freedoms is the best plan of action then the government should have every right to do so
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This amendment was added as a specific response to the Anti-Federalists (Madison, Jay and Hamilton) who were arguing that they were afraid if a specific right wasn't written into the Constitution the government could infringe on it. It was designed as a catchall to ensure that just because a specific right wasn't spelled out in black and white the government would not be allowed to simply trample it. This, by far and away, was the most important aspect of ensuring that the document that framed the fledgling US government was one that decided what the GOVERNMENT could and could not do rather than a basis for what the PEOPLE could and could not do.
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A. of course.\n\nNot to mention the fact that state constitutions cannot override the federal constitution and they are binding only to the state they're written in.  The best they can do is expand the rights of its citizens and protect their interests.
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Why is it right now.\nThe right time to change or make amendments to the constitution is when something that affects the whole nation needs to be corrected by the federal government, not the states.\nSo right now would not be any better or worse a time than any other.  Depends on what you want to do to it.
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Some wise guys once said-\n"That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness."\n\nIn other words, it is our duty to revolt against oppression and dictators and ensure our constitution represents the needs of the people.\n\nIt was the founding fathers of the United States who wrote these words into the Declaration of Independence and they apply just as much today as 200 years ago.\n\nThe only problem is many people are scared because of the all the "don't go there, its treason" clauses inserted by law makers ever since to stop reform.\n\nTime is up. America needs change.\n\nhttp://united-america.org