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Constitutional Law

Oct. 22, 2005

Constitution is No Cure-All for Society's Ills

Letter to the Editor - I write in response to the column by John Martinez, "Constitution Will Exist Only as Long as the Living Assent to its Principles" (Oct. 18 Daily Journal)

        I write in response to the column by John Martinez, "Constitution Will Exist Only as Long as the Living Assent to its Principles" (Oct. 18 Daily Journal)
        Assuming that Martinez is correct that the Constitution is a political agreement as opposed to a legal contract, most of the conclusions submitted by the good judge do not follow therefrom.
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