The Constitution, despite what leftists think, has always been able to “grow” without the arrogation of ultimate power by the Supreme Court. Article V provides two ways to amend to the Constitution, and both ways very strong political consensus. Amending the Constitution requires a very strong political consensus and as a consequence the Constitution has only been amended twenty-seven times. Some of those amendments, like the Bill of Rights and the post-Civil War amendments, have been reaffirmations of the underpinning political values of America since before the Revolution: freedom of expression, religious toleration, due process of law, equality before the law, voting rights for all citizens, and limited federal power.
