It's always amusing for me to hear (so called) conservative supporters of the invasion of Iraq complain about Obama's radical expansion of the size and scope of government. And I am equally amused to hear "progressives" complain about the war on drugs.
The reason for this is that both sides inadvertently made their predicaments possible through the erosion of boundaries set by the letter and the spirit of the constitution.
In the 1st example, supporters of the invasion of Iraq ignored the constitutional mandate that only congress has power to declare war. And they ignored the wise exhortations of the founding fathers to avoid foreign conflicts and costly entanglements. The same sophistry they use to justify unconstitutional warfare is used by "progressives" to justify unconstitutional welfare.
In the 2nd example, "progressives" have aggressively pushed for greater government control in virtually every facet of economic and social life, with little regards for the letter or spirit of the constitution. The very same regulatory powers and disregard for individual freedom that they granted to the state is now being used against them or at least against behavior that they believe should not be criminalized.
Now that's what I call Constitutional Karma!
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