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Well, there's a lot of things that are not in the Constitution that should be done by a government. Things like environmental protection.
"Hey man, if lead poisoning and nuclear waste are so dangerous, then why aren't they in the constitution?!?"
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That is a bad comparrison because that falls under the section of laws, not basic freedoms. It has nothing to do with the constitution, which outlines your basic freedoms and rights and nothing more. Laws dictate what you can or can't do.
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Actually you're thinking of the bill of rights. The Constitution itself is the instruction manual for running the government. It defines specifically what each branch of government can and cannot do, as as such is the controlling basis of all our laws. How it is to do those things and what the limitations of power are, are not clearly defined. So not clearly defined that the founders themselves had many arguments concerning what was and was not "Constitutional". |
That is true. I'm trying to lump sum it and all of it - Bill of Rights, Admendments, COnstitution, etc. - but should have elaborated further. The point being it is not a set of documents that covers every aspect of the future, nor the past, but simply to provide a basic set of operating rules. That is the point I am trying to get across. It is not meant to replace laws.
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