The question in the headline above set the stage for today’s John Locke Foundation Shaftesbury Society presentation.??

David Bobb, Founding Director of Hillsdale College’s Allan P. Kirby Center for Constitutional Studies and Citizenship in Washington, D.C., asked the question as he described the willingness of political leaders ? from both parties ? to ignore the Constitution for the sake of expediency.

In this video clip, Bobb describes the importance of venerating the Constitution.

4:45 p.m. update: Watch the entire presentation here.

You’ll find other John Locke Foundation video presentations here.