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being Puertro Rican, from an island that was controlled by spain since it's discovery on Columbus' second trip to the New World, and controlled by the USA since the spanish american war of the late 19th century, I feel I am fairly unbiased in my unabashed admiration for the US Constitution. What I LOATHE is that too much of what currently passes for "giovernment" in the USA is clandestine, top secret bullshit, almost none of it held up to accountability of the Constitution.
The CIA, Military, FBI, Homeland Security, etc etc. There are over 11 different extra-legal intellgence and covert operations departments which were NOT set up by the constitution, and which are allowed to run unchecked, with their financing one giant ? because they are not required to report anything to congress due to alleged "national security concerns."
It is this mass exploitation that needs to be curtailed, not the actual constitution. It is these fucks that run proxy wars, that uphold tyrants who allow US corporations to do cheap business in their countries but opress their people, who allow covert pharmaceutical testing on Puerto Ricans, who allow the use of an inhabited island (Vieques) for navy and air force weapons testing, leaving the island covered with over 60 years of ordinance leaking caustic radioactive cancerous materials.
because Puerto Rico is not a State, and designated a Commonwealth, the 7000 or so inhabitants of Vieques are told by the US government that they cannot sue the US giovernment, . what a catch 22. If the Puerto Rico were a state, the Constitution could be used to fight these fucks, but it is not. this is the reason that most of the US illegal, unconstitutional activity is done in other countries from panama, to iraq, to mexico, since they can always claim the constitution does not apply in other "sovereign" nations.
the Constitution is so scary to these bastards that they ahve worked for decades to find every fucking loophole by which they will not be held up to it;'s harsh glare.
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