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It's not a shibboleth when some considerable portion of the population, including judges, regard it as an inviolate document of absolute truth.
by the_biot 4y ago
It's not a shibboleth when some considerable portion of the population, including judges, regard it as an inviolate document of absolute truth.
- femiagbabiaka 4y agoWhat? The interpretation of the document by the highest court in the land changes according to the political affiliation of whoever happens to be on the court at the time. The very fact that it has to be interpreted means subjectivity is there from the beginning.
- chillacy 4y agoThe justices on the Supreme Court all have pretty different* interpetations of this absolute truth, so I do kind of get OP’s point. * different enough that it matters to people who care about modern day politics