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Topic: Is It Better To Be A Divided Nation?

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Opinion #1
Debater: The Wild Goose
If Constitutions "must" evolve, what is the point in writing them?
If the American constitution was designed to "evolve", why was it so carefully written in the first place? To suppose that the constitution was meant to evolve is to suppose that the framers didn't really mean what they wrote, or that we should ignore what they wrote. If they only wanted to give us "guidelines", they might as well have just written the preamble and ignored the rest of it. The idea behind the constitution was to organize the government along strict lines, with strict limits on its power, so that it could never "evolve" into a tyranny. Unfortunately, the experiment has failed, because the federal government made it policy to simply ignore those pesky lines in the constitution limiting its power. This is why secession and nullification must be preserved and defended. The federal government routinely violates the constitution, and it clearly is not going to limit its own power without any prodding.
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Opinion #2
Debater: interested
Is the earth only 6000 years old?
To suggest that Constitutions should not evolve is as apt as to say that the earth and its inhabitants should not evolve. Should we still be a microbe in the briny?

A "Constitution" is a framework only. Many statutes are also a part of any Constitution. Should we still be burning witches because the Constitution before this "illegal" Constitution permitted it.

Times change; circumstances change. And Constitutions must change in light of those. It is why Constitutions are often described as "Living Trees." The part of the Constitution that is to prevent the development is, in particular, the power of the Courts to review legislation; also the right to impeach.

The federal government can never ignore "pesky" lines in the Constitution without Congressional approval AND Court review. If you think it does, then challenge it in Court. You have that right and it cannot be taken away from you.

Constitution are carefully written - when written. But only to facilitate legal interpretation.
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