in the head of antonin scalia??

A state which aims for absolute perfection, is doomed to destroy itself. For perfection must manage the nuances of all possibilities. But states which aim for a fairness which includes the extreme cases will guide society away from the traditions and the core it has been built upon. In taking for granted of what it currently possesses by reaching for more, a state risks dropping the lot. Let me clarify. In justifying torture for certain rare circumstances in which the world dies unless some glass-jawed lunatic reveals a bomb’s location, a state, if seeking perfection, might rationalize finding a position for torture in its constitution. Or in an attempt to combat the inefficacies of potentially damning soundbites inhibiting policy makers from speaking boldly with eyes on an upcoming election, a state might conclude that meeting notes should be withheld, discarding accountability as a public concern no longer in need of scrutiny. Debates are taking place in every evolving country of whether to trade off certain mechanisms, which are in place to prevent unravelling, to slip more under the rug. But at a point, ideology must restrain a runaway train; a government seeking perfection. A never ending lust for progress will bring nothing but progress towards chaos. “Greedy little pigs, you risked everything for just a little more. Now your rotting from the inside out, from the spine of your laws.” A constitution in indefinite transformation is not a constitution at all, its an etch-a-sketch...its a mood ring...and their novelties wear off eventually, even for children.