A stunned Stephanopoulos interrupted Pelosi and said, “It’s the Constitution…”
“That’s not the point,” Pelosi said… [More]
If the object is to delegitimize consent of the governed, they’re going about it the right way.
They’ve apparently war-gamed this to suggest they can provoke some low-hanging fruit into giving cover for a demand for increased powers and crackdowns.
It’s fair to wonder how much of what the think tank eggheads perceive is based on understanding who they’re squeezing, and if confirmation bias has prevented them from comprehending alternative outcomes.
[Via bondmen]
“”They have different laws from state-to-state” Pelosi said.”
Just like the laws among the various states that infringe on the right to keep and bear arms. Unconstitutional all, but state legislatures do feel unreasonably constrained by the limits on government imposed by the U.S. Constitution and choose to ignore those limits.