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soviet union, you think of the word constitution it doesn t mean a bill, it means structure. say a person has a sound constitution, they have a sound structure. the real constitution of the soviet union, which is what our framers debated that whole summer in philadelphia in 1787, they didn t talk about the bill of rights. that was an afterthought, wasn t it? that constitution of the soviet union did not prevent the centralization of power, in one person or in one party. and when that happens, the game is over, the bill of rights is just what our framers would call a parchment guarantee. will: the game is over. a parchment guarantee. most americans now, by the way, in both parties believe we are living in a banana republic that was just described by anthony scalia. 79% of americans believe the justice system defends political