Our particular system is too rigid and slow to change. This makes it hard for our system to adapt to modern needs.JohnG@lt wrote:
Not in the slightest. It is upholding the law of the land. As I said, the Constitution is most certainly a living document that can be changed at any time. If you want universal health care write an amendment that expands the scope of government to allow such a thing.Turquoise wrote:
Constitutionalism is judicial activism as well; it's just in the opposite direction.JohnG@lt wrote:
And it's called judicial activism and frowned upon. Most of the reinterpretations get thrown out by higher courts.
The last thing we want is a group of unelected, appointed for life, people to have the ability to enact laws, even indirectly. Might as well have a monarchy then.
We also have one of the oldest governments in terms of structure. Most other countries have revised their systems considerably in the last 200 years. Maybe it's time we did.