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If the Constitution were truly immutable, different iterations of the Supreme Court wouldn't be able to interpret the same words in different ways. In fact, we
by krapp 2y ago
If the Constitution were truly immutable, different iterations of the Supreme Court wouldn't be able to interpret the same words in different ways. In fact, we wouldn't even need a Supreme Court to interpret it. It would always mean exactly what it says in no uncertain terms, with the absolute certainty of mathematical proof.
But it is edited through the interpretation of the Supreme Court. And that's by design - the Constitution was written to be intentionally vague, which makes it unavoidably mutable.
- Cupertino95014 2y agoThis reads like the transcript of a discussion comprising a bunch of computer science students. Words are not mathematical symbols. I know you'd like them to be unambiguous, but they're not. First-year law students would probably just smile tolerantly and pat you on the head.
- krapp 2y agoI thought I was clearly arguing that the Constitution is not immutable precisely because of the ambiguity of its language...