Doing without the U.S. Constitution. .

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You can just “throw-out” the Constitution, but it would have strong negative consequences that perhaps should not be avoided by those attempting to change it otherwise. **

The main negative effect of throwing out our Constitution would be that we would not know what our central laws are supposed to be, and whether all other laws are tied to those central laws. It would be as if you had Christianity without the Nicene Creed. All other doctrines of the Church flow from those central doctrines. Some Protestants deny they have a creed. They say they don’t need one. Then how do they expect to agree with other Protestants on anything and then go out to evangelize the world?

CHRIST CALLS FOR UNITY
“Neither pray I for these alone, but for them also which shall believe on me through their word, that they all may be one; as thou, Father, art in me, and I in thee, that they also may be one in us; that the world may believe that thou has sent me.” - John 17:20-21
 
The real question is, where is the support for the constitution?

So far, it just sounds like it’s an agreement. But what causes each citizen to agree?

(a) because it’s there?

(b) because ignoring it puts you in prison or gets you shot?

I’d like to believe our common social life is more than just a “get-by” solution like the constitution. I’d like to believe we have a notion of a common good that is served by the constitution.

To some extent, the question is like the question about the origin of social and individual rights:

do they “exist” because we say so, OR

do they really exist, immaterial of specific societies and persons? Are they innate to humans qua humanity?
 
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However, he can’t really find reasons that are not self-referential: obey the constitution because you should obey the constitution.

Without a non-constitutional common good or set of values, can there be a real constitution? Or is it all a matter of who has the power and the gun?
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Recall that the US Constitution is a"living document. " it changes over time both influencing and being influenced by the people. At one time it only gave"full rights" to white men. There are previous versions on the Constitution that were not fair and previous clauses that you might find were not good.

Pardon my mistakes. Sent from my mobile device.
 
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