Constitution Must Be Protected From Strict Constructionist Foolishness

We live in the modern world. I respect the wisdom of the Founding Fathers enough that they foresaw that the America of the future would be vastly different from their own. While our core democratic principles are unshakeable, and our ideals are the embodiment of our very best hopes, the Constitution must be more than simply the words on the page from 1787. It is the framework of our government, and that framework is solid. The flesh on those bones of government laid out by the Founders is embodied in the elasticity of the many clauses they themselves drafted, clauses that are deliberately vague and nebulous. Why? To allow for evolving interpretation to cope with an ever-changing world. The Vice-President of the United States must understand that in order to best serve the President and the country.