As sort of a follow up to my last post on the constitution, while the framers intentionally left loose-ends to ensure the flexibility and, more pertinent to the point of this post, the longevity of the constitution, this article suggests that at least the text of constitution is rapidly growing outdated given the ever-increasing rate of exchange of (in this case, democratic) ideas around the world. However, as the article also argues, the democratic ethos that many consider a defining point of America could not have become what it is today without the rock-solid foundation that is the Constitution. The most powerful part of the Constitution may be the spirit in which it was written and that it represents, not necessarily its utility today.
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/07/us/we-the-people-loses-appeal-with-people-around-the-world.html?_r=1&hp
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