January 7, 2022 6:30 am

The Left Supports the Constitution — Except When It Doesn’t

The Constitution is always under threat, and it falls on its friends to defend it from all challengers.

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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, joined by then-Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, speaks about efforts to pass new coronavirus aid legislation during her weekly news conference on Capitol Hill, July 23, 2020.

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The Constitution must be defended — except when it must be jettisoned.

We’ve heard much upon the anniversary of January 6 about how Donald Trump wanted to distort the Constitution to get Vice President Mike Pence to try to throw the election to him a year ago.

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Rich Lowry

Rich Lowry is the editor in chief of National Review.

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The Constitution must be defended — except when it must be jettisoned.

We’ve heard much upon the anniversary of January 6 about how Donald Trump wanted to distort the Constitution to get Vice President Mike Pence to try to throw the election to him a year ago.