Constitution-less Conservatives

By Jack Hunter

The Daily Caller’s Peter Tucci has made an interesting discovery:

“Given the amount of attention the Constitution has been getting in conservative circles lately, it’s a safe bet that it will be on many Republican voters’ minds when they cast their ballots in next year’s GOP primaries. Which is why I thought it would be interesting to see what the Republican presidential candidates’ campaign websites have to say about the Constitution.

Surprisingly, in many cases the answer is: nothing.

I couldn’t find any references to the Constitution on Mitt Romney’s campaign site…

Herman Cain often mentions the Constitution in his speeches, which is why I was puzzled when I couldn’t find any references to it on his campaign site.

Rick Santorum’s site doesn’t mention the Constitution…

I also found just one reference to the Constitution on Newt Gingrich’s campaign site…

Michele Bachmann’s slogan is ‘Restoring constitutional conservative values,’ and I found nine references to the Constitution on her campaign site…

Perry’s site makes at least seven references to the Constitution…

But Ron Paul’s site, which also promises a ‘return to constitutional principles,’ has more references to the Constitution than all of the other candidates’ sites combined. Not counting references on the campaign’s blog, I identified 42 references, including several references to the Tenth Amendment, the Second Amendment and the First Amendment. You can even purchase a ‘Constitution’ T-shirt ($18.00) and a Ron Paul pocket Constitution ($5.00) at Paul’s online store.”

Source: Ron Paul Campaign