I think the problem is the shift from 2 different kinds of independent. In case of stealing, for example: The constitution means (this has been clarified enoug

I think the problem is the shift from 2 different kinds of independent. In case of stealing, for example: The constitution means (this has been clarified enough) that you get convicted if you steal, irrespective of other factors like skin color or religion. The modern interpretation is that every race and religion must steal at the same rate, irrespective of the truth in any particular case. This is the shift people seem to have trouble with.