[bkepley]

The late William Brennan, for example, called the Constitution "a sublime oration on the dignity of man."

Maybe he was thinking of the Declaration of Independence?

[Borges]

He had to have been. If the Constitution is read aloud in an 'Oration' it would be quite disjointed and dull. Breyer, Kennedy and OConnor were actually talking about this at a Luncheon a while back. It's not meant to be read from start to finish in one sitting.