No actually they don’t. I like to defer to the AUTHORS of the document. I consider them a little more trustworthy than some activist that is a corporate crony, no better than a lawyer who finds a “legal” way to get a murderer off the hook.
The Constitution is simple enough that we can all read it and understand it. And we can and should respect the original intent.
If you believe it should serve as an arbitrary limit on government and a protector of the peoples rights, then our current government does not reflect this.
You seem to endorse the school of thought that believes in the Constitution as a “living document”, essentially rendering it meaningless. As Thomas Jefferson said:
**“Our peculiar security is in the possession of a written Constitution. Let us not make it a blank paper by construction.” **
–Thomas Jefferson to Wilson Nicholas, 1803. ME 10:419
We have made our Constitution a blank paper by construction, rendering it meaningless. What is left to protect the peoples liberties?
We should enforce it vigorously and allow the FEDERAL government to do only the expressly delegated functions. Over time we need to amend the Constitution as we did by freeing the slaves and allowing women to vote. Our constitution was designed to change and adapt over time.
It was NOT designed to be ignored.