Chicago to Supreme court .. "we cant hear you"

[Molon Labe]

Originally Posted by Skybird

Even constitutions must not - and better should not - be considered to be engraved in stone until the end of times. It's just a question of time until they become a basis for tyranny themselves that way - because the world will not stop changing. We must adopt. If we allow freezing ourselves, we are already doomed.

However.

There is no point in having a constitution unless its meaning is constant. The purpose of a constitution establish the boundaries of a government's power. It is a contract between the people and the government. If the government gets to change those limits, to change the terms of the contract whenever they see fit, the document is a joke.

We have addressed the need to adapt with the times in our Constitution by having an Amendment process. By amending it as need be, and by leaving it be and living under the rest, all generations reaffirm the contract our founding generation made with the government. Our Constitution represents the collective wisdom of all our generations and limits the damage that can be done by the rash emotion of any of them individually.