Beto O'Rourke and the Constitution

Robert Francis O'Rourke has doubts about the Constitution of the United States.

In an interview with the Washington Post, O'Rourke expressed his uncertainty about the Constitution.

From National Review:

O’Rourke blathers on. It takes a moment for it to sink in that he isn’t sure the Constitution still works. “I’m hesitant to answer it because I really feel like it deserves its due, and I don’t want to give you a — actually, just selfishly, I don’t want a sound bite of it reported, but, yeah, I think that’s the question of the moment: Does this still work? Can an empire like ours with military presence in over 170 countries around the globe, with trading relationships…and security arrangements in every continent, can it still be managed by the same principles that were set down 230-plus years ago?”

The Constitution was ratified 231 years ago. There’s not much doubt what he’s referring to. Beto O’Rourke’s take on the Constitution is, “Does this still work?” Exactly what he said to conclude the thought is also not recorded in the story but Johnson adds, “O’Rourke doesn’t yet know the answer, but he’s ready to discuss it.” (If O’Rourke did in fact say, “I don’t know,” that’s immensely more interesting than all of the other “I don’t knows” Johnson reported. Indeed, if he said that, “O’Rourke on the Constitution: ‘I don’t know'” should have been her headline, and the last four paragraphs should have been the first four.)

I’d say a man who appears to be intent on running for president dismissing the Constitution as something that may or may not work is an even bigger gaffe than Jesse Jackson’s reference to New York City as “Hymietown” in the WaPo in 1984.

O'Rourke isn't a leader. He lacks substance, and intelligence.

The United States is not an empire.

He wants to be president yet he questions if the Constitution still works.

Does he know the president takes an oath to "preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States"?

Doubtful.