> the idea that the law can change based on 21st century cultural values, not the text as it was written or intended by the legislature. Right. If it wouldn‘t,

> the idea that the law can change based on 21st century cultural values, not the text as it was written or intended by the legislature. Right. If it wouldn‘t, then the law could in fact come to be opposed to what everyone believes even over an extended period of time as well as what can be believed under careful consideration or new evidence. It would then become an oppressive force.