Thus, the amendment process...and Supreme Court.
It is referred to as a "Living Document" for a reason.
Do you really have to follow the constitution fully?
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Thus, the amendment process...and Supreme Court.
It is referred to as a "Living Document" for a reason.
Yes, true - but read the article, which includes comments on the composition of the Senate and the gerrymandering of the House of Representatives. It's by Geoffrey Wheatcroft.
if it is not etched in stone it is meaningless it has to be etched in stone because to many different groups have differing ideasthrow out part and everyone wants another part thrown out when you give up 1 p[art it is gone all freedom the whole bowl of wax and this is the Problem we are having now and directly to the second amendment it was put there to keep out Tyranny and as long as you have politicians you will have Power Hungry politicians
I like to think that the US Constitution grows and evolves over time. Because it isn't really the text of the document itself that is the Constitution, rather it is also the centuries of accretion of judicial interpretations of what the Constitution means. This effectively keeps it up to date much more efficiently than having to have a new Constitutional Convention ever generation.
I see your point, but personally, I may be a cynic, but I think that it is almost impossible to prevent manipulation. Better to build a system where the tendency to manipulate the law is itself effectively accounted for, rather than trying to avoid manipulation altogether, which may be futile.
Actually, in the form of Standard Deviation, and given the inter-quartile is even, it is quite possible.
Teco, I am a Math Scholar after all.
on a more serious note (as per our discussion)...
I believe, YES! We should follow the BILL OF RIGHTS 100%. the rest is hogwash... but the BOR should not be touched.
If the last twelve words of the 5th Amendment were followed I'd be a bit
better-off a la financially.
better-off a la financially.
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