> The Constitution isn’t a set of “values” against which judges must assess law. It’s a written set of directives and constraints. It’s a contract that defines

> The Constitution isn’t a set of “values” against which judges must assess law. It’s a written set of directives and constraints. It’s a contract that defines the outer scope of democracy. What would that imply for any jurisdiction that does not consider the US constitution to be ground truth? Is it not possible to have a democracy that is at odds with the US consitution? Clearly, it is possible. Therefore the US constitution does not define the outer scope of democracy.