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Show 125 Conititution,. therefore, establishes nowhere considers the would decide by EI the Prineiple of orderly chcnge. philosophical que.stion of whot would happen maiority vote, in an orderly fashion, aecording tional life estoblished for the purpose of making change, to make 12 Thorn. if the to a the institu fundamental change which would eliminate the Constitvtion. Could the Constitution to elimin,Qte the Constitution? It would be clear Constitution has set up eliminating this Q people be used to anyone, however I that the certain form of government, and that any ¢honge form of government would be contrary to the Constitution. Such would hGYe to be denied by anyone respecting the Constitution. However, Thomas would r.tore the Constitution the people ln th,. solution of their preserving the interests of an to its proper problem place GS the companion of and not leave it in the position of isolated group. His emphasis would be on the 12 "The outstc::mding genius of Qur constitutional syste!T1 is found in the amending article. If we, the peopJe, are to set up the Constitution, and if we, the people, amend the Constitution, then the last work of the people should be the controlling mandate. But no: even as lote as last month we had a dec;ision handed down, with the purposes of which I om in hearty agree ment and with the cenclusio;ns reaehed I am sure Gil the people ogreei but in, the 1ustificatlon of the decision gf"oUf Court went bac:k to the arguments of John Marshall and developed them down through the decades. That is reasoned law gone mod, when a mere referenee to an Amendment to the Constitlon, inserted in the Constitution by the people themselves, was all the Justification that was needed. If on Amendment cbes not amend, it is useless. If th'e people cannot express thelr will. That the Supreme Court knew that there were Amend and thot the Amendments did make a difference we are sure, because within the last months th.y based a decision on the Twenty-first Amendment.H Congressional Record I Vol. 83, p A2930, (75th Congress, 3rd Seu., June IS, ments , -- 1938).· are making the Constitution their objectives. Ibid., p. 2931. i'State, Nation, Clnd citizens ion in the aecomplishment of their H compan |
