"Tonight, I say this to my Republican colleagues who are defending the indefensible: There will come a day when Donald Trump is gone, but your dishonor will remain."
--Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY), US House of Representatives

If we were to personify conservatism as it practiced in the US today, we would be correct to call it a dangerous weakling. It is dangerous because it denies the wisdom implicit in the six objectives stated in our Constitution's Preamble. Those principles are: 1) to form a more perfect Union, (2) establish Justice, (3) insure domestic Tranquility, (4) provide for the common defense, (5) promote the general Welfare, and (6) secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity. Laws that would deny one or more of these principles would be a denial of the foundational pillars to our democratic republic. Such laws would therefore be a clear and present danger to every person who holds and cherishes the underlying principles of our creation as a nation, stated with eloquent simplicity in the Preamble. It is weak and dishonest because it has a demonstrable bias to support persons and causes that are in violation of our founding principles.

How ignorant the mind of a Supreme Court justice who declares “there is nothing in the Constitution that specifically permits…” when, in fact, that same issue is nevertheless supported by the founding principles? To believe otherwise is to deny thousands of examples of justice, tranquility, general welfare, and the blessings of liberty that we engage in every day—from deciding when and where to move, who or if to marry, whether to vote or not; when to cross the street, when to laugh, or sing, or dance, or cry; or if we should pursue our dreams, find our destiny; or to seek peace, joy, progress, and understanding today or tomorrow. But why is it only the conservative justices who make such ignorant pronouncements about issues they cannot find in the Constitution’s Amendments?  To all those who cannot grasp what rights are encompassed by the 9th Amendment's words:  "The enumeration in the Consitution, of certain rights, shall not be construe d to deny or disparage others retained by the people."  Read the 6 principles in the Preamble.  If you have difficulty in understanding the connection between our founding principles and the 9th Amendment, ask a 3rd grade student for help. 

The devil may be in the details, but wisdom embraces our principles. Our Constitution cannot be both a “pre-scriptive” document (one that states what is allowed), and a “pro-scriptive (one that states what is not allowed) document. To believe otherwise is to give any dictator the authority he or she so loves—to forbid anything and everything he or she hates—despite the founding principles.

We need to ask every candidate who desires a seat on the Supreme Court this question above all others: “Are all issues that come before the Supreme Court subject to scrutiny and adherence to the six principles stated in the Constitution's Preamble? If yes, why? If not, why not?”