tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7154436047525645.post5352828946452048308..comments2023-11-17T09:11:10.480-06:00Comments on Be An Alabama Rootstriker* with Rob Shattuck: The Amendment MovementRob Shattuckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02707865352312442808noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7154436047525645.post-17134024123071743822012-05-30T00:57:12.294-05:002012-05-30T00:57:12.294-05:00Colbert's lawyer hits the bullseye in addressi...Colbert's lawyer hits the bullseye in addressing "talk of a constitutional amendment. Not only would such an amendment be hard to draft, putting the interpretation right back into the hands of the Courts, but I think talk of an amendment encourages avoidance of the hard work that should be done to solve these problems. For there are legislative solutions ..." http://www.alternet.org/story/155598/how_i_became_stephen_colbert%27s_lawyer_--_and_joined_the_fight_to_rescue_our_democracy_from_citizens_united?page=entire <br /><br /><br /><br /> "many of today's political activists don't really expect to get what they're demanding anyway: increasingly, they define their objectives in terms of "community building" and consciousness raising" -- a sad admission of thefutility of their demands." Richard Thompson Ford, Rights Gone Wrong: How Law Corrupts the Struggle for Equality (2011) p. 240HDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09895652070636680978noreply@blogger.com