Now, time to hear about and opinion about an opinion.
While I agree the current situation in DC is aggravating, I believe simply abandoning our Constitution is not the right course. Yes, there were times in the past in which the Constitution is bent or even outright ignored, and we see such cases as justified and right, affording us the life style we have today. But I believe we should simply follow this model of bending when needed. No need to eliminate or nullify the Constitution and follow its law through respect as the sole binding factor.
When should we bend and ignore the Constitution? When the people's will demands it. If people want something, even if it flies in the face of the Constitution, they should get it. Of course, several portions of the Constitution must remain constant, such as several of the amendments. On a whole, I agree more with the author's idea that "if we are not to abandon constitutionalism entirely, then we might at least understand it as a place for discussion, a demand that we make a good-faith effort to understand the views of others, rather than as a tool to force others to give up their moral and political judgments."
I would rather we not worship the Constitution as holy scripture, the end all in all argument, but use it as a guideline for our democracy, shaping and forming our government, rather than constraining and restricting.
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