Top Six Established Laws That Tea Partiers Claim Are Unconstitutional
It seems as if we’ve heard more about the Constitution this election than we did in 2008, when questions of due process and cruel and unusual punishment were bona fide election issues. Two years in to Barack Obama’s presidency, after turning a blind eye throughout the Bush years, a key goal for the Tea Party this election is to “return” to the Constitution. Minus certain parts of it. And only if you read other parts in a very specific way.
We know the Tea Party has a … unique interpretation of the country’s foundational text, but it’s hard sometimes to keep track of all the things their favored candidates would like to see abolished or relegated as part of this “return.”
Their convenient reading of various amendments — particularly the 10th — would radically transform the country as we know it. Here are a few major programs would change or disappear.