"The question ... is not how the Constitution would have been applied at the founding, but rather how it should be applied today ... in light of changing needs, conditions and understandings of our society."
I'm sure if you want to you can find out who said it and all the background, but putting aside bias from any political leaning, what do you think of this.
My view is that the principles set forth in the Constitution must be adhered to. Mostly, I see the Constitution as principles and not specifics because times change. You say "free speech" not "free to a public newspaper" because later we have TV, internet, etc. Free speech covers all of that without the mess. I largely believe that the principles in the Constitution are timeless. However, we do not live in the 1700's and there are things that change, some of them possibly warranting amendments. And I don't think amendments are radical, we've done it 26 times in 222 years (on average, once a decade). We just need to be very careful about them, after all, we've only amended the Constitution 26 times in 222 years.
I'm sure if you want to you can find out who said it and all the background, but putting aside bias from any political leaning, what do you think of this.
My view is that the principles set forth in the Constitution must be adhered to. Mostly, I see the Constitution as principles and not specifics because times change. You say "free speech" not "free to a public newspaper" because later we have TV, internet, etc. Free speech covers all of that without the mess. I largely believe that the principles in the Constitution are timeless. However, we do not live in the 1700's and there are things that change, some of them possibly warranting amendments. And I don't think amendments are radical, we've done it 26 times in 222 years (on average, once a decade). We just need to be very careful about them, after all, we've only amended the Constitution 26 times in 222 years.