Great comment. > This is a global phenomenon because a lot of 'new' constitutions are being written. Global, but now new. US was, I think, leading the pack he

Great comment. > This is a global phenomenon because a lot of 'new' constitutions are being written. Global, but now new. US was, I think, leading the pack here: its Supreme Court has reworked its entire system in early-to-mid 20th century into something completely different than the original Constitution has intended, with Wickard v. Filburn as the keystone. Then, this "new" constitution has gotten an amendment in form of Civil Rights acts in the 60s, which again have been interpreted well beyond their original intention, often, in fact, as something that's literally opposite of what it actually says.