| the thing about the constitution is that while it is outdated as you say it, it has provided a consistant backing for ruling a country. while the paper itself is outdated throught he courts, and amendments to the consitution it has been updated time and time again.
Again the real power comes through the courts on this. Think of the constitution as a general framework for a house. you can have an old house with modern ideas and innovations, but yet still retain the structure which has not fallen in yet, and has stood up against the test of time.
it has worked for over 200 years now, and through the courts applying the old framework to new and emerging issues it has continued to work. If there is ever a large enough problem that must be addressed then it can be changed through the amendment process.
If it was so poorly written, and so disastrous as you like to call it, then the whole thing would have fallen apart and a new one would have had to be created. Yet again it has stood the test of time through out our short history as a nation. It represents this nation and the framework which it operates, i love my country (and yes a liberal just said that) and because this "paper" represents the framework of my country i adore it as well.
nothing is ever perfect, but if they work who am i to argue? |