Binoy Kampmark has a
piece that appears in Counterpunch in which he states the following:
embers of Congress shirk their obligations to protect the public in the name of constitutional freedoms and local legislatures look the other way.
I would forgive Binoy if his piece wasn't given such a high profile spot in a "left" website, but perhaps it should be noted that the members of Congress's actual job, as stated in Article VI, paragraph 2 of the US Constitution is as follows:
The Senators and Representatives before mentioned, and the Members of the several State Legislatures, and all executive and judicial Officers, both of the United States and of the several States, shall be bound by Oath or Affirmation, to support this Constitution; but no religious Test shall ever be required as a Qualification to any Office or public Trust under the United States.
You will note that nowhere does it state that their job is to "protect the public". Nor is a representative who observes their oath to uphold the constitution "shirking" their obligations.
But this idiot is from Melbourne. We already know how Australians feel about the "Bill of Rights".
