Essentially. The constitution is the floor the stool sits on, and it supports common law both implicitly (cf, e.g., [1]), and explicitly (cf the 7th Amendment)

Essentially. The constitution is the floor the stool sits on, and it supports common law both implicitly (cf, e.g., [1]), and explicitly (cf the 7th Amendment). [1] https://constitutionalism.wordpress.com/2008/09/15/common-law-and-the-constitution/ https://constitutionalism.wordpress.com/2008/09/15/common-la...