The constitution is trash.
If I wrote down on a piece of paper, “I shall have the right to rob you,” would that make it right for me to forcibly take your belongings?
…but what if I used diffe...
You are misrepresenting the OPs point.
His point isn't that it doesn't matter WHAT rules you right down, even if they are objectively the best and correct rules. Because what matters is the social systems that enforce the rules.
Let's look at a portion of the constitution I know you would agree with: protection against searches and seizures. I KNOW you are against being spied on, having your stuff confiscated, etc. So let's write it down.
Just like how the value of the us dollar ceased to matter when it stopped being backed by gold, the value of 4A ceased to matter when it stopped being backed by actual adherence to the principle.
This issue does not change just because you disagree with some aspects of the US Founding political theory. Replacing it with ANY alternative system still has the same practical roadblock.
His point isn't that it doesn't matter WHAT rules you right down, even if they are objectively the best and correct rules. Because what matters is the social systems that enforce the rules.
Let's look at a portion of the constitution I know you would agree with: protection against searches and seizures. I KNOW you are against being spied on, having your stuff confiscated, etc. So let's write it down.
Just like how the value of the us dollar ceased to matter when it stopped being backed by gold, the value of 4A ceased to matter when it stopped being backed by actual adherence to the principle.
This issue does not change just because you disagree with some aspects of the US Founding political theory. Replacing it with ANY alternative system still has the same practical roadblock.