The last bumper sticker: The Sacred Text

 Okay, we ' ve finally come to the end of this tedious exercise.             The U.S. Constitution is the strongest guarantor of freedoms in history. Again, I ' m not sure what the political point is supposed to be here. As far as I know the only people who want to repeal the Constitution are conservative Republicans, notably the followers of Donald J. Trump. But as a liberal of the non-neo variety, I do take issue with the statement.For some reason Americans are inclined to see the Constitution as equivalent to holy scripture. It ' s the infallible word of God. Obviously, the Constitution we have today is not the one ratified in 1789. There are those little details like the abolition of slavery, direct election of senators, women voting. But, granted there have been some improvements, does the Constitution we have today really guarantee our freedoms beyond any other society or political arrangement in all of history?The question is somewhat imponderable because the nature of freedom is imponderable. All freedoms (or liberties if you will) granted to one person may constrain those of another. If you are free to have a shooting range or a lead smelter or an outdoor heavy metal rock concert venue on the property next to mine, obviously I am harmed by it. But if my freedom is protected by, say, zoning regulations that don ' t let you do that, your freedom is constrained. Obviously there are a million more exam...
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