The less specific the law, the more the courts must define the details. The details don't magically disappear just because the legislature doesn't define them.

The less specific the law, the more the courts must define the details. The details don't magically disappear just because the legislature doesn't define them. If what you're saying really generated fewer cases, we wouldn't be fighting over what the constitution says 250 years later. If it helps you, think of the principle as a "clean environment" and each law as a detail to carry it out.