The NY Times Explains the Constitution
7th January 2011
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We have “little in common with the framers”? Not even, apparently, a system of government. This is reminiscent of Ezra Klein’s observation that the Constitution is old, so we may as well ignore it. Which means, apparently, that the rule of law is impossible, since no country can adhere for long to a written constitution.
And what is that reference to “ceding sovereignty” supposed to mean? Apparently the Times thinks that if we follow the Constitution, we are “ceding sovereignty” to the Founders, as though they were a foreign invader. Unbelievable.
I’ve never understood what liberals mean when they say the Constitution “evolves.” They clearly don’t mean that it can be changed by amendment. Nor do they seem to be referring to, for example, the application of the First Amendment to the internet, even though the web is not a “press.” When liberals talk about “evolution,” it generally seems to mean making stuff up–but only liberal stuff, of course.