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Supporters of the concept argue that the ''living constitution'' is one that changes based on the changing values of the people. Some proponents point to the fact that there are many places of silence on many issues within the Constitution itself. Others, such as [[Cass Sunstein]], a scholar at [[Harvard]], argues that the Constitution does not come with an instruction manual.
Supporters of the concept argue that the ''living constitution'' is one that changes based on the changing values of the people. Some proponents point to the fact that there are many places of silence on many issues within the Constitution itself. Others, such as [[Cass Sunstein]], a scholar at [[Harvard]], argues that the Constitution does not come with an instruction manual.
<blockquote>The Constitution does not set out the instructions for its own interpretation. A theory of interpretation has to be defended, rather than asserted, and the defense must speak candidly in terms of the system of constitutional law that it will yield.<ref>[http://chicagounbound.uchicago.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1207&context=public_law_and_legal_theory Of Snakes and Butterflies: A Reply], by Cass R. Sunstein</ref></blockquote>
<blockquote>The Constitution does not set out the instructions for its own interpretation. A theory of interpretation has to be defended, rather than asserted, and the defense must speak candidly in terms of the system of constitutional law that it will yield.<ref>[http://chicagounbound.uchicago.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1207&context=public_law_and_legal_theory Of Snakes and Butterflies: A Reply] (PDF), [[Cass R. Sunstein]]</ref></blockquote>
===Disfavor===
===Disfavor===
The end result is that the citizens are robbed of their ability to self-govern.
The end result is that the citizens are robbed of their ability to self-govern.
==Internationally==
Traditionally, the ''living constitution'' concept has only been applied to the [[Constitution of the United States]]. However, in recent times it has started to be applied to all constitutions around the globe.<ref>[http://digitalcommons.law.yale.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=5617&context=fss_papers The Roots of the Living Constitution]</ref><ref>[http://www.ruleoflaw.ca/the-true-american-import-to-canada-is-the-living-constitution-not-originalism/ The True American Import to Canada is the Living Tree, not Originalism]</ref>
What effect a comparison of countries' constitutions will have on the concept of a ''living constitution'' has not yet been determined, since some constitutions are more solid than others.
==See Also==
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