Otto West: ‘Don’t call me stupid.’
Wanda: ‘Oh, right! To call you stupid would be an insult to stupid people! I’ve known sheep that could outwit you. I’ve worn dresses with higher IQs. But you think you’re an intellectual, don’t you, ape?’
Otto West: ‘Apes don’t read philosophy.’
Wanda: ‘Yes they do, Otto. They just don’t understand it.’ [….]
– A Fish Called Wanda (1988)

This morning:

Congressman Mark Alford
[September 17, 2026]

On this Constitution Day in the 250th year of our great nation, I encourage Americans to read the Constitution, study it, and talk about it with those in your circle.
One of the most important things I own is a pocket Constitution my father gave me. I had it with me when I was sworn in for my first term.
I want to hear what the Constitution means to you, what you learned after reading, or what you think every American should know.
Fill out the form below to share your thoughts.

[….]

He asked, they answered:

“An alliance or coalition between Government and religion cannot be too carefully guarded against……Every new and successful example therefore of a PERFECT SEPARATION between ecclesiastical and civil matters is of importance……..religion and government will exist in greater purity, without (rather) than with the aid of government.”
James Madison

I think maybe you should read it👍

that’s not as much fun as waving it around though 🤷
Mark doesn’t actually want to do any work.

Hey Mark-what does the constitution say in the 14th amendment section 3? We read that one.

Maybe you should reread the part about how Congress oversees the executive branch.

You should ask Trump to read it too

You apparently don’t read it

I bet you read the constitution like you read the Bible. Probably never seen either one

Might want to chat with your Attorney General and Secretary of State about the constitution of your home state. Oh ya, the fat orange dude who’s boots you lick might need a refresher course as well

Hey, Skid Mark! MAGA doesn’t follow the Constitution, they follow what Trump wants to do! By the way, Gas prices when up 30 cents overnight to a record high of $4.29 a gallon. I know that you don’t care about gas prices or housing costs because you are living off your $175.000 government paycheck ((BTW)paid for by taxpayers) . So I see that Congress is on another 7 week vacation! So besides doing Photo ops, are you going to be doing any townhall meetings or debates with democrats?

You mean the piece of paper that contains your powers you’ve abdicated?

We see what you did there.

Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. Meanwhile republicans can’t admit the president duped these morons into doing this, and then he pardoned them all. You are in team fascism. Try to scare us with the “socialists and communists” red scar rhetoric. You support a fascist.

Read it instead of us needing to tell you. Then take a responsible action to stop trump from destroying our nations monuments parks and buildings. Tell us how anyone else would not be in prison for even one of these items.

Read it and learn, asshole

Why does Trump say the Kennedy Memorial wont open until his name goes on it? Why does Trump have to have his image on a coin?

This is coming from someone that has turned their back on the US CONSTITUTION And the country by supporting a convicted felon and a Republican party that breaks the law and does everything to destroy the constitution with its lawless unconstitutional acts they do on a daily basis. We deserve so much better then this embarrassment. VOTE MARK ALFORD AND REPUBLICANS OUT IN NOVEMBER

Maybe you should read it again since you and your colleagues have ceded most of your authority to the executive branch.

MAGA Mark Alford & GOP fails. They fail on checks and balances. Alford is ok with cancelling house vote on impeachment of Pete Hogsbreth. Alford is serving trump, not citizens.

Do as I say, not as I do… Mark you clearly haven’t referenced the constitution in quite some time buddy

All of a sudden the constitution matters to MAGA Mark Alford. Fuel prices high, Alford says read the constitution. Trump keeps attempting to suppress the vote, Alford wants citizen to read the constitution. Trumps illegal war in Iran, Alford wants citizens to read the constitution. I think it’s time for MAGA Mark Alford to read the constitution. It’s time for MAGA Alford to understand separation of powers, checks

I encourage YOU to read it. And then read it again.
Then when your majority voters tell you what we want, you read the constitution a 3rd time, and then you come back to us and tell us what you learned.

Left a message with both DC and Raymore for you to host a town hall….yeah I dont anticipate that you will as you are afraid of your constituents because we want to hold you accountable for your actions/inactions while representing the great people of MO4.

Are you talking about the Constitution that Trump and 1000’s of his supporters attacked on 1/6 or is there a Maga Constitution I haven’t ever heard of?

Carrying a pocket constitution doesn’t make you a Constitution follower. 🙄🙄

Responsibility of serving “you” means “us” literally. Do you have any conscience of how your President is harming Americans in your district?
You can’t think for yourself, you follow the rest of the sheep.

Congressman Mark Alford Mark Alford, perhaps you should form study groups there on the Hill and especially in the WH. You all have made it abundantly clear that you have no respect for, nor understanding of, the principles and expectations put forth by our founding fathers in our constitution.
This has to be one of the least authentic campaign promos ever. 🤷

Maybe you should read it… And then read it again. If it’s too complicated know that it applies to EVERYONE HERE, even if you don’t like the color of their skin or the words that come out of their mouths. Loser!

Hey Mark’s people (because I know he isn’t writing or looking at this shit himself anymore)
Get out your ‘pocket Constitution’ that you claim means so much.
FUCKING READ IT AND LEARN WHAT YOUR JOB IS, because your part of Congress has very specific roles that you’ve been neglecting over and over and over in favor of made up bullshit issues to ‘tackle’.
Then do what it actually says to do, since you’re on our dime for your part time gig, which seems to mostly be going on TV shows and avoiding actual debates / public discussions with your constituents.
Or STFU, because nowhere in that does it say to rubber stamp a rapist, pedophile protecting, pathologically lying authroitarian who is constantly trying to undermine THE CONSTITUTION YOU SWORE AN OATH TO, but here we are.
You fucking hack piece of shit.

You may own a copy, but you neither understand nor follow it.

This is the epitome of a gaslighting cynical politician. His MAGA buds in DC doesn’t give a flying F about constitutional or civic norms. They are destroying the foundations of our country one brick at a time. It’s time folks to end this corrupt cynical leadership and it starts with your vote in November. Vote this guy back to being a TV guy.

I have read it, I am thinking sir that you need to read it. That document is very empowering to the citizens as it tells of a story of those frustrated with their leaders and how they resolved to self govern…. Maybe you should pick it up once in awhile and remind yourself who you actually work for.

You telling us to read the constitution. Thats funny on so many levels.

Many things you say have me questioning if you’ve read it. How about a little oversight from congress?