Uh, slavery was allowed. Slaves were considered 3/5 of a human being. And women could not vote. Yes, the Constitution DOES change over time!
Sahil Kapur @sahilkapur
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Amy Coney Barrett on originalism: "That means that I interpret the Constitution as a law... I understand it to have the meaning that it had at the time people ratified it. That meaning doesn't change over time and it's not up to me to update it or infuse my policy views into it."

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The legislative branch changes the constitution. The judicial branch interprets it. Why is this so hard for you, Marianne?
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Two-plus dozen amendments bear witness to that...
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How about: 18 year term limits for Justices. A President can nominate only 2 Justices during a 4 year Presidential term. Confirmation of a Justice by the Senate requires 3/4 of Senators to approve.
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It changes through ammendments not through judicial decisions. If you want something changed get a law passed. That is what happened with both of those.
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Changes didn鈥檛 come because a judge just decided to change it they changed the law through the legitimate process!
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But did it change because ammendments were passed, so the law changed.
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Just wanted to let you know that I think you are an amazing woman and I appreciate you. You are an inspiration to so many caring hearts and intelligent minds and I hope that you remember that if/when the negative vibrations got you feeling down.
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Please run for Congress
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It changes with amendments passed by the legislative branch, which are then considered part of the constitution... She would then interpret the amendments as they are written by the legislature at that time. Not too difficult of a concept.
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What are Constitutional Amendments??
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