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Originally Posted by Kevin
Apparently you think that the original concept of our Constitution as it was written has changed. While the Constitution itself says pretty much the same thing, it is often difficult to apply the law as it was 200+ years ago to today.
Since we carried over the concept of stare decisis from the English Common Law and since Marbury v. Madison carved out the ability of the SCOTUS to interpret the Constitution, they've been forced to carve out a lot of rules over the years. Especially when the 14th Amendment came along, big changes happened.
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Which underscores that not all of the Constitution was written 200 years ago. It has been amended numerous times over the last 200+ years.
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