Both options have the potential to be right, but only accepting patch fixes is prone to being stuck in local minima. I'm increasingly with Thomas Jefferson and

Both options have the potential to be right, but only accepting patch fixes is prone to being stuck in local minima. I'm increasingly with Thomas Jefferson and the idea that the constitution should be rewritten fairly often, on the order of each generation. If there's consensus each 20 years for simple patch fixes (or even no changes), great! If there's consensus for a more radical restructuring then that's just democracy in action.