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kurmit · 4349 days ago · link · · parent · post: Let’s Give Up on the Constitution - Opinion - NYTimes
This is an important point. From this point of view, the Constitution is a thickening agent, barring us from affecting too much change at any time. This touches on a larger philosophical issue which I have studied briefly - that massive economic/societal change of any kind is generally bad for a country.
The strength of the American government is that its change is slow. This gives people time to ponder out the change, to bring up any flaws with what might occur, and prevents a government which may have gained power for a small period of time from just breaking everything quickly. It all has to be done through a process.