[ExI] etymology of just a piece of paper

[John Clark]

On Sun, Aug 16, 2026 at 1:03 PM <spike at rainier66.com> wrote:



>  *>>>**I have seen you post the quote many times about the constitution
>>>> being just a piece of paper.*
>>>
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>> *>>…Yes and I strongly stand by that statement. The constitution is only
>> as strong as the people that enforce it, and enforcement is the job of the
>> executive branch…*
>
>
>
> *> Well, they are part of the enforcement.  The executive branch commands
> the army,*
>

*The Executive Branch also commands the Justice Department which decides
who to prosecute and who not to, and the IRS **which decides who to audit
and who not to, **and the FBI, and the US Marshals, and the DEA, and the
ATF, and the CIA, and Trump's ICE thugs. At one time all these
organizations were admirable but King Donald The First turned them into
parodies of their former selves by filling them with **his own personal yes
men who have loyalty only to their king and NOT to the constitution. *

*The only ray of hope is that these yes men are also incredibly incompetent
because the only attribute King Donald is interested in is blind loyalty,
the result is these yes men tend to come from places like Fox News and
are** not
very bright and know almost nothing about the organizations they're
supposed to lead. If they were competent the USA would've become a
totalitarian state years ago.     *

* > but in addition to that, and perhaps far more important, is the
> militia, which is not part of the government.  This is good, for if the US
> government fails, the army fails.  But the militia is still here.*
>

*I wish you were joking but I know you are not.  *

*> The US constitution protects even those who don’t believe in it.*
>

*I don't believe in magic. You can't take liberty for granted, it takes
effort to preserve freedom and unfortunately in the USA there is very
little of it.  *

*John K Clark*
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