"WaIIy" wrote in message
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On Tue, 9 Dec 2008 17:37:26 -0600, "KLC Lewis"
wrote:

Choice of terms. The existence of amendments shows that the Constitution
can
be shaped to fit the times in which we are living.

That's only partly true and you know it.


"Only partly true..."? Sure. The amendment process can take a long time and
be a difficult task. Nevertheless, if the will to amend the Constitition is
there, it can be done. Since the Constitition was ratified, it has been
amended 27 times -- hardly what I would call "written in stone."