A “living” document?! Imagine signing a “living” document contract. Means anything that the other party says it means as time goes on. Sounds more like a dead document.
Whenever a lib brings up the “living document” argument,
I demand they play poker with me with “living” rules,
and I will be the one determining when a rule needs to change to reflect the present situation.
Or, I’ll ask them when the last time they signed a “living” contract, say a mortgage, where the bank can change the terms at any time to suit their needs.
And, indeed, that’s what the Constitution IS. It’s a contract between the sovereign states and the created entity of the general government.