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 Constitution doesn't change over time, but it can be changed over time. See the difference? It can be amended and there is a Constitutional process for doing so. But we don't and shouldn't "change" the constitution through judicial activism.
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You mean like the Supreme Court in the year 2000 violating the part where it says that states run their own elections? You mean like that kind of judicial activism?

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