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RADLEY BALKO: The ?Tenther? Smear. The American Prospect, The New Republic, and other left-of-ce?

By Glenn Reynolds

RADLEY BALKO: The “Tenther” Smear.

The American Prospect, The New Republic, and other left-of-center outlets are pushing the ‘Tenther’ smear, aimed at lumping those who, horrors!, still take seriously the Tenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution in with the Obama birth certificate deniers and 9/11 truthers.

It’s such a transparent attempt at marginalizing the other side (mostly with respect to the health care issue) it seems almost a waste of time addressing. But one might start by pointing out that unlike any convincing evidence that Obama isn’t a U.S. citizen, or proof that the Bush administration orchestrated the September 11 attacks, the Tenth Amendment actually exists. You can actually go to the National Archives and read it. There’s also a historical record of its drafting and ratification. Really.

But if it stands in the path of power, it must be eliminated or marginalized. Gleichschaltung!

Full post as published by Instapundit.com on September 22, 2009 (boomark / email).