Re:The purpose of the constitution (Score 1)

You misunderstand reality. Most liberals who have actually read the Constitution, would agree, hands down, that Republicans love the Constitution much more than Democrats ever could. Republicans like to read it for exactly what it says and nothing more nor less. Democrats like to focus on what it should mean today. Generally though, liberals love the Bill of Rights much more than Republicans. Democrats want a very strict reading of the Bill of Rights (think: nearly unlimited freedom of the press) while Republicans go for the more what it should mean today (in the face of terrorism, etc).