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Lol....so much for objectivity
When did simply believing in our founding documents and their core principles equate to " fetishizing " ?
A fetish implies corruption of the fundamental core purpose, over indulgence, a obsessive need or desire for a thing or activity.
Unless the Constitution and the ammendments within have been corrupted ( it would no longer be a Constitution then ) then a belief alone wouldn't rise to the act of " fetishizing ".
The Americans definiton of Freedom no more qualifies as a fetish than Britains definition of royalty.
I don't think there is a corruption, but there is a massive over indulgence in the constitution. It has come to the point where there are arguments over placements of commas to try to figure out the authors original intent. That's ridiculous. Surely we are more equipped to make decisions about our current laws and judicial procedures than people from the 18th century.
No, the Constitution was never meant to be a " living document ".
If it were " living " ( changing with the times and/ or the moods based on Political manipulation ) then it would no longer be a Constitution.
Exactly the problem. The constitution was drafted in a completely different era to what we live in now. As visionary as some of the founding fathers were, society is changing exponentially. In 1990 it would be impossible to predict what the 21st century looks like, never mind 1790. I am not saying that the constitution is irrelevant, many parts of it will be just as applicable in another 300 years time, but deference to an outdated document in matters of importance is lazy in comparison with actually reasoning out what is for the best in the now.
The constitution shouldn't be a reason in and of itself to do something. The principles on which the constitution stand on, and the ideals for which it stand for, should be examined and reexamined to ensure that it is just for society as it is now, not as it was 300 years ago.