Anyway the US Constitution has gems in it like the 3/5 Compromise but you're not allowed to say it's a bad document w/o being the Antichrist
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@arthur_affect Not necessarily. Jefferson & Marshall specifically structured it as a living constitution so it could be interpreted by...Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@arthur_affect ...later justices and Americans without having to have amendments, although amendments are clearly sometimes necessary. -
Not really. The concept of judicial review is not at all obvious from the text, which is why Marbury v Madison was a big deal
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@arthur_affect somewhat persuasive (to me) con cntrargmt is: having it be hard to change has been useful in keeping US democratic -
@zolltanzed Maybe. Or maybe (since many of the changes have expanded democracy) it has restrained the democratic impulse.@arthur_affect - Show replies
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