To Liberals, having Congress worry about the constitutionality of laws they pass is "weird," "wacky" and "dangerous"

Dahlia Lithwick found Christine O'Donnell's view that she should consider whether a law she voted on as a Senator was constitutional was "weird."

Jonah Goldberg, and lots of other people who opined on this subject thought Lithwick's comments not only weird but dangerous.

Before we get to the historical niceties, a question:


Does anyone, anywhere, think legislators should vote for legislation they think is unconstitutional? Anyone? Anyone?


How about presidents? Should they sign such legislation into law?


Yet, according to this creepy logic, there's no reason for congressmen to pass, obey or even consider the supreme law of the land. Re-impose slavery? Sure! Let's see if we can catch the Supreme Court asleep at the switch. Nationalize the TV stations? Establish a king? Kill every first-born child? Why not? It ain't unconstitutional until the Supreme Court says so!


And of course, that means the president can't veto legislation because it's unconstitutional, because that's apparently not his job. Wouldn't want to "encroach" on the judiciary!


Of course, reasonable people understand how absurd all of this is.

We have long gone past the point where reasonable people understand that Liberals are absurd.