http://townhall.com/columnists/benshapiro/2012/02/08/ben_shapiro/print
EVEN THE “SUPREME” RUTH BADER GINSBERG HAS “DISSED” THE CONSTITUTION SUGGESTING THAT EGYPT NOT USE IT AS A MODEL…..SEE:
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2012/02/06/ginsburg-to-egyptians-wouldnt-use-us-constitution-as-model/
BEN SHAPIRO
“Is the U.S. Constitution dying? It isn’t dying because it was never alive — it’s a document. What is apparently dying is the constitutional mindset in America, the mindset that says, “Leave me to my own devices, and I’ll succeed. I just need the right to be free.” The rest of the world has relied on America’s constitutional mindset to support it through trials and tribulations for well over a century. Who will support us when we abandon the philosophy that has stood for American freedom for centuries?”
According to The New York Times, the American Constitution is losing popularity with people around the world. “The Constitution,” writes Adam Liptak, “has seen better days … its influence is waning.” Liptak points out that in 1987, over 160 of the 170 countries on Earth had cribbed from the Constitution — but today, few countries do. Why? Liptak suggests, quoting Professor David Law of Washington University in St. Louis, that our Constitution is “Windows 3.1.” It’s difficult to amend, and it doesn’t guarantee so-called “positive rights,” such as healthcare, housing and education. Justice Michael Kirby of the High Court of Australia said that he relies more on the legal framework of India, South Africa and New Zealand than on that of the United States.
