i think some of you are missing the point...
the goal of the bill isn't to enforce a strict constructivist view of the Constitution on each piece of legislation (though that would be nice)... but merely to ensure that each discussion and each reading of new law begins with its links to Constitutional roots. Having that sort of perspective as a matter of convention would, i believe, fortify the Constitution's presence in lawmaking (a good thing).
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