Constitution in My Pocket

Today I've been learning about the Constizzitution and how it prolly is UN-constizzitutional itself. That is, its ability to bend with the a-changin' times is plenty good enough to keep it alive and breathing and meaningful, yet viewed through the way the term "unconstitutional" is used factionally, the document itself could actually be seen as null. Does that matter? Only as its operation as a representative of our nation's law -- not as a practicality. Clearly, it still rocks, even with a coupla flawed premises. Because judges and lawyers and students and citizens have gone over every word, phrase, sentence, paragraph, we learned its strengths and weaknesses. Then we even added to it, fixed it up, polished it -- even admitted some big mistakes {booze & slave issues- I'm looking in your direction} ... The Father of the Constizzitution James Madison even predicted its first huge test in one of his 22 essays in the Federalist Papers: he predicted the Civil War. He could see how the tipping scales -- and understanding of application of the results of those scales -- of balance of power between more and more differently thinking people will lead to violent strife. Herr Madison on point again. His notes on the Constitutional Convention are indispensable. His papers here.