December 20, 2009

The Childish Constitution and the Mature Constitution

By Selwyn Duke
It's ironic that the more we describe our Constitution as a "living document," the more we turn it into a dead letter. As to this terminal state, consider the current debate over health care reform. How many politicians give the constitutionality of the mammoth bills spawned by the Houses even the slightest consideration? Why, Nancy Pelosi must not have, as she was so "shocked" when asked about it that the only reply she could muster was "Are you serious?  Are you serious?!" When leftists do deign to consider the matter seriously, they may take a leaf out of esteemed intellectual Ruth Bader Ginsburg's book and aver that the Constitution should not be "stuck in time." Often missed in this debate, however, is that conservatives don't say it should be stuck in time -- just stuck in law. And law is changed not by time, but by people...that is, certain people.    The problem is that leftists do not want merely a living...(Read Full Article)