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>"It's meant to be a living document, right? " The constitution was not originally intended to be a 'living' document; that theory came about in the progressiv
by nickff 6y ago
>"It's meant to be a living document, right? "
The constitution was not originally intended to be a 'living' document; that theory came about in the progressive era as a way to change the meaning of the constitution without amending it.[1]
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Living_Constitution https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Living_Constitution
- sdenton4 6y agoI meant living document in the prosaic sense, of document meant to be regularly updated. The amendment process is baked in from the start, so was clearly intended from the beginning.
- nickff 6y agoOriginalists are usually in favor of more frequent amendments to the constitution, they're only against re-interpreting existing text in new ways.