The Constitution was not and is not meant to be the be all to end all. It was meant to be a framework through which the government could be regulated, yet still allow it to change with the times. Article V of the Constitution is there for a reason, to give it the ability to grow with our nation. However, the fact remains that many of the government institutions that exist today do so outside the bounds set forth by the Constitution and its current amendments.
Ron Paul and Libertarians simply call for a return to the regulations set forth in the Constitution, and the amendments that have been made to it, as a means of getting back on track to what this nation was intended to be: a nation of individual freedom and personal responsibility.
I don't know what Monjoni Osso's opinion of the very best concept about the law of this land is, but to those of us who enjoy the liberty that the Constitution is supposed to ensure this nation, our Constitutional roots are the very best concept about the law of this land.
Matthew Reising is a senior chemistry major.
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