Injustice.In your May 1 "QuickQuotes," Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's comment in which she advocates the notion that the U.S. Constitution is open to interpretation is part of the influence that brought us to the advanced stage of chaos in this country. From the time of Woodrow Wilson, whose entry in World War I aimed more to "make the world safe for democracy" than to govern by the letter and spirit of our Constitution, our foreign and domestic affairs have been run by men whose oath of office An oath of office is an oath or affirmation a person takes before undertaking the duties of an office, usually a position in government or within a religious body, although such oaths are sometimes required of officers of other organizations. was turned into empty words Noun 1. empty words - loud and confused and empty talk; "mere rhetoric" empty talk, hot air, palaver, rhetoric hokum, meaninglessness, nonsense, nonsensicality, bunk - a message that seems to convey no meaning from unconstitutional unconstitutional adj. referring to a statute, governmental conduct, court decision or private contract (such as a covenant which purports to limit transfer of real property only to Caucasians) which violate one or more provisions of the U. S. Constitution. ventures. The influence we have been under gives hate the right to run wild, and we are being victimized by it. Once upon a time, a wise man said, "When man abandons God he can only prove he is a well developed ape." What can we say about a government that abandons its reason to exist? Perhaps we should look to Associate Ginsburg for the answer. FRANK BROUSSARD Lafayette, Louisiana Lafayette is a city on the Vermilion River in Lafayette Parish, in the U.S. state of Louisiana. [1] [2] Lafayette is the parish seat. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 110,257; a 2004 census estimate put the metro area's population at |
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