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To: koan who wrote (8640)	11/24/2010 12:01:15 PM
From: Bill	5 Recommendations Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 10087

There is an Amendment process inherent in the Constitution. The Republican 'philosophy' is to support constitutional amendments over court invented interpretations.

To: koan who wrote (8640)	11/24/2010 1:03:08 PM
From: TimF	1 Recommendation Respond to of 10087

The constitution was established as an organic document. No it wasn't, at least not to the extent that is meant by those who often use that term. They knew they couldn't cover every possible issue for all time, so they left some parts a bit general, and they created an amendment process, but the constitution was made to have real durable meaning. The constituion originally allowed slavery and denied women the right to vote. And it doesn't now, not because some nebulous "organic document" meaning the constitution means whatever "progressives" want it to mean, but because of the amendment process. Should we go back to slavery and denying women the right to vote ? No, we should go to what the constitution actually says. The constitution includes the Thirteenth and Nineteenth amendments.