> to get us all to collectively act like the constitution says something different than the plain words on the paper. That is itself an interpretation; those w

> to get us all to collectively act like the constitution says something different than the plain words on the paper. That is itself an interpretation; those words aren't nearly as plain as you're pretending they are, they're intentionally vague, that's the only reason the constitution is so short. Legalese developed precisely because it's not at all simple to write something that's plain, clear, and not open to interpretation.