Someone did the cost benefit analysis and determined that staying in power for the moment takes precedence over aligning with the U.S. Constitution. To such people, the constitution may as well be toilet paper.
Religion has always been about politics to some extent, and I don’t put much stock in religious institutions by themselves. The underlying philosophical frameworks are often useful for individual or collective reasoning, and for dealing with uncertainty. But these frameworks become anti-social when they’re used to justify political extremism.
Someone did the cost benefit analysis and determined that staying in power for the moment takes precedence over aligning with the U.S. Constitution. To such people, the constitution may as well be toilet paper.
They treat it like religion. Take the parts you like, ignore what makes you uncomfortable.
Religion has always been about politics to some extent, and I don’t put much stock in religious institutions by themselves. The underlying philosophical frameworks are often useful for individual or collective reasoning, and for dealing with uncertainty. But these frameworks become anti-social when they’re used to justify political extremism.