Sunday, May 20, 2007

Apparently Harvard Law Isn't That Great

Look at this picture and tell me what doesn't belong...Yep, if you zoom in on it you'll find something strange. Laurence Tribe, a popular Constitutional Law professor (and lawyer) has financially backed Barack Obama. From the very first moment I knew something was fishy but I just emailed the professor:

Dear Professor Tribe,

Although just about anyone's opinions on the idea of Constitutional Law would be trumped by your knowledge... I find it strange that you are a Barack Obama supporter. Here are a few reasons why I am confused, and feel free to correct me if any of my points are off:
- Barack Obama supports higher taxes: the Constitution talks about freedom (eg freedom to do what you want with the money you earn) and the Federal income tax is constitutionally ambiguous.
- Universal Healthcare: do people *really* have an automatic right to healthcare? Don't get me wrong the Constitution points out that there could be rights that are not defined specifically in the Constitution and that their absence in the document does not mean that they exist BUT despite that Universal Healthcare is probably unsustainable, would you really take away the freedom/right for a doctor refuse service? And don't forget that Universal Healthcare would deter people from going into the Medical field. We can never forget about incentive and sustainability when it comes to law.
- Net Neutrality- I love the internet but where do freedom and government restrictions go together? Restriction =/= Freedom. I understand that Congress has the right to 'regulate commerce' but from what I understand the term 'commerce' did not hold the same freedom back when the Constitution and its Amendments were written.
- 2nd Amendment- it seems pretty clear to me that Obama does not want to uphold the 2nd Amendment. You of all people should oppose this.

Professor, I'm just a random student on the other side of the country but of all the candidates for a Constitutional Law professor to endorse I find it strange that you don't endorse Representative Ron Paul. There is no other US politician alive who has adhered to the Constitution and the Rule of Law better than Ron Paul has. It's up to every individual to find out who they think is best for the country and while the thought of a Republican might make some cringe... I would recommend you at least take a look at some of his political stances.

Thank you for your time.

Sincerely,
Me

A constitutional law professor backing a socialist? Big government and the Constitution do not go hand in hand. Naturally enough you can understand my "shock" when I found this:

Loeb University Professor Laurence H. Tribe ’62, who taught Obama and employed him as a research assistant, remembers him as a “brilliant, personable, and obviously unique” person. Tribe said that Obama’s theoretical perspective on applying modern physics to law was “very impressive.”
Yep, Barack Obama just got the backing because Tribe knows him personally. REAL principled Dr. Tribe. I have a good Physics background so I won't even delve into how silly his "physics to law" was. You could *maybe* get away with biology but I don't see where magnetic flux overlaps Habeas Corpus.

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