The Constitution as a living document. The hosts examine how the same text has been interpreted to justify slavery and abolition, segregation and integration, expansion and limitation of federal power.
Highlights
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The Constitution's ambiguity is a feature, not a bug
The framers deliberately left key terms vague — 'due process,' 'equal protection,' 'general welfare' — because specificity would have prevented agreement and adaptability.
Every generation fights over the Constitution because each generation needs it to mean different things
Originalists say the Constitution means what the framers intended. Living constitutionalists say it must adapt. This debate is permanent because both positions serve real needs.