{"id":615,"date":"2010-06-19T11:55:24","date_gmt":"2010-06-19T11:55:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/apagansblog\/2010\/06\/al-frankens-wonderful-speech-on-conservative-legal-degeneracy.html"},"modified":"2010-06-19T11:55:24","modified_gmt":"2010-06-19T11:55:24","slug":"al-frankens-wonderful-speech-on-conservative-legal-degeneracy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/apagansblog\/2010\/06\/al-frankens-wonderful-speech-on-conservative-legal-degeneracy.html","title":{"rendered":"Al Franken’s Wonderful Speech on ‘Conservative’ Legal Degeneracy"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/p>\n

Al Franken gave a
\nthoughtful and disturbing speech to the American Constitution Society<\/a> on the
\nlegal and moral bankruptcy of the Federalist Society and ‘conservative’
\njurisprudence.  <\/span>Anyone who believes
\nthat ‘conservatism’ as it currently exists has anything to do with the
\nprinciples this country was founded on would be the richer by listening to
\nFranken’s speech<\/a>.   <\/span>‘Conservatism’ has as much to do
\nwith America’s principles as the old Communist Party did – absolutely none at all.  <\/span>But it is devoted to sadding us with a
\ndifferent set of masters.  <\/span>Franken
\nreally nails it solidly.<\/p>\n

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