is Mike Lee Really a Backer of the Constitution?

 

   Senator Mike Lee has a reputation of being a supporter of  the U.S. Constitution, but is he. Look at the record to see if he has stood behind it. 

   (1.) Lee said it was not necessary to have a Constitutional amendment so that children born in the U.S. of foreign parents would no longer be considered naturalized citizens. Simple legislation cannot override the Constitution, and to suggest that it can is not standing behind the Constitution.

   (2.) The Constitution says bribery is not cause for impeachment. Lee, however, said Trump did nothing that was impeachable. Says the Constitution: "The President . . . shall be removed from Office on Impeachment for . . . Bribery."

   (3.) The Constitution provides a process by which the election shall be certified. Lee took issue with that process and did not stand up for doing it in accordance with the Constitution.

   (4.) The Constitution does not limit how many Supreme Court justices there will be. We might not like court-packing, but to read the Constitution is to admit the Preisdent can appoint however many he wants. The Constitution does not limit how many justices there are. But it does give him the authority to appoint them, leaving it open that he can appoint however many he wishes. This is a matter of which our nation clearly should fix. You can only do that with a Constitutional amendment limiting the Court to just nine justices, or however many.