> The other purpose of our founding documents is to act as a cultural North Star when we are adrift in the dead of night. Erm, no? Laws, while deriving from (

> The other purpose of our founding documents is to act as a cultural North Star when we are adrift in the dead of night. Erm, no? Laws, while deriving from (the general idea of) culture, are not bound to it (or vice versa). Ideally, it would be detached. So, no, I'm exercizing my right to free speech by saying the author is full of it.