Is The Constitution A Bible?

That’s how it sounds, when the Right talks about supporting it. They sanctify it.
That’s how it sounds, when the Left talks about ignoring it. They are the secularists.
Once again, the extremes are being, well, extreme. The Constitution is, of course, not a bible. However, it is very, very important. This is because it presents a system of principles most people live by. It is a constant. To undermine it is to entertain chaos.

One thing the Constitution provides for is change of itself. If you don’t like it, you can change it. However, you’d better have very compelling reasons for doing so, because you’ll need to convince lots of people it’s worth the change. Yes, it is hard to change it, but it has been changed. Yes it’s hard to change it, but it will be changed in the future.

To ignore the Constitution, to devalue it, is a step toward tyranny. It is a giant step from the rule of law to the rule of, well, rulers. Not a good idea. Neither chaos nor totalitarianism is a good idea.

But it is not a bible. Bibles are not changeable by man. There is no need for the religious (with a small “r”) Right to worship the Constitution, and there is no need for the secular Left to undermine it.