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In high school history, those of us who grew up in the Northeast were taught that the Constitution was a "Living Document." This meant that as our country advanced in age (and hopefully wisdom) that the Constitution would not constrain that growth but serve as a guide.
What I learned since high school (a million years ago) was that not everyone in the country was taught that the Constitution was 'Living.' In fact, they were taught that it was a 'Dead' document in that whatever our founding fathers believed, WE had to believe....TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTY YEARS LATER.
Are you kidding me???
I really don't care how you feel about same sex marriage because that is personal but Chief Justice John G Roberts said the following:
"The Constitution had nothing to say on the subject of same-sex marriage."
REALLY???
And what did the Constitution say about slavery, racial intermarriage, Issis or the Internet?
What old men are really saying to us is:
Let's always look to the PAST to decide our future.
Sorry, I don't buy that. I really don't care what the founding fathers thought 250 years ago because it doesn't apply to any of our lives today. Yes the Constitution was a great beginning document but it cannot be allowed to hold us back from moving forward.
I want a Supreme Court that considers the past but is willing to take us to a different and better place for the sake of all of us.
Do you ever think, " Now what would my great, great, great, great, great grandfather would have thought of Pandora radio?"
Old men need to step aside if their view is always in their rear view mirror.
