Jackson50 said:
John Adams may have believed in the Constitution, but he was not a strict constructionist. Honestly, I wished conservatives would discontue their use of that term. Its definition is different from what they think it is. |
I am not sure what they think it is, but the reason they call themselves that, is because they want to hold onto the whole "justice is blind" thing. They don't want modern day people in power to manipulate our Constitution for the purpose of whatever the agenda of the day is.
The argument you have against them, in this regard, doesn't apply. The Constitution, when it was written, was done so with the intent of allowing military action without a declaration of war.
You can be a strict constructionist and agree with military action without a declaration of war.
