Laws & Enlightenment

There has always been debate as how to follow the laws of the land. Do we follow by the letter or the spirit?

Not so simple. I think as a nation we follow it by the spirit. Thing is most citizens have no idea what the Constitution nor its amendments say about our laws. Even state laws are not well known and have not been updated in decades! Hell, there are tons of laws that are so archaic they're hilarious (i.e. numerous beach cities in southern California have laws prohibiting the exposure of navels.) But when there is a law that is controversial and/or affects millions of lives people will sit up and take note. How they determine if this law should or should not be passed is its mettle against the Constitution.

Numerous debates and arguments rage on about how to interpret laws in regards to the Constitution. This document is centuries old and is considered the absolute truth for our country's principles. People argue on how our founding fathers would view our laws and societies. It's funny 'cause this is the same perspective we as Christians take when reading the Bible. With the Bible I believe it to be the infalliable word of God. It is THE gold standard. If I have any questions or problems that need resolving I go to God and to His word for the wisdom and clarity I need. For many the same could be said of the Constitution. They see it as near infalliable and that our country's forefathers were completely correct in what they believed and envisioned for this country. Because of that we must go back to the bedrock of democracy (republic if you want to split hairs, but it doesn't sound as cool) and measure it up. If the issue in question adheres to the Constitution then it's viable. If not then it must be disregarded.

I'm rambling a bit but am I off on this?