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>The American constitution is a vaguely worded 18th century document whose interpretation depends entirely on the whims of nine political appointees. Feature,
by ramesh31 5y ago
>The American constitution is a vaguely worded 18th century document whose interpretation depends entirely on the whims of nine political appointees.
Feature, not a bug. The concept of living law is one of the most important contributions of english common law to humanity.
- Barrin92 5y agoIf living law is what you're concerned about then I think Brtain's tradition of parliamentary sovereignty is as close as you can get to it. The constitution and the court system with its legalistic approach if anything contradict living law, which is precisely law not by means of constitutions, statutes or courts.
- joshuamorton 5y agoKeep in mind that this is entirely antithetical to the modern conservative approach to constitutional scholarship ("originalism").