Why do we have a constitution

Because some laws are so fundamental that changing them should require more than simple majority among the law makers.

So american populace can maintain the illuion of muh freedums

US law is segregated into several layers.
But its never specified if any of the laws have higher priority.
And then there is the last issue: USA is a country with court precedent.
If you get the Higher Court to agree to a priority of laws, i.e Constitution > State > Federal, then that will stand as the standard/precedent.

The only disgusting thing about American Constitutionality is that its exported.

>>2035920
the constitution is literally a meme /thread

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>>2035920
The Constitution was meant to prevent drastic change for transient reasons. The problem we have in the US is people who don't understand what a constitution even is, that it is superior to monarchy in creating a stable, not easily alterable foundation. The US has a true bicameral legislature, an independent executive and judiciary and state power as a weight against Federal power.

What's gone wrong? An activist judiciary defying the will of the people, and the existence of a central bank and unlimited borrowing capability on the part of the central government. The states don't have much of a reason for existing anymore, unless they rein in the Feds through Article V.

Because muh living instrument

>>2035920
What do you propose in its stead? laws that are unchanging, or laws that change in an instant?