On legitimizing the illegitimate:
One should feel great tectonic disdain for the American Constitution; not for the reasons often heard but for the function that it provides. This is that it gives otherwise immoral or often monstrous legislation an air of legitimacy.
That a Yokel from Washington can with a stroke of his pen deem your rights null, turn you into a felon for possessing a substance, tool or appliance - that this is considered Constitutional should be the greatest comedic act of Greek theater.
Painting by Norman Rockwell