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Ooh, great thread DK.
Couldn't one make the argument that the amendments are defacto and dejure "reinterpretations"? I think in theory I am ok with it and also, that is democracy (at least to me). The rule of law should stand. Why I am ok with it is because I feel like the amendments are a great way to adapt with the times. The first 10 amendments came so quickly after the Constitution that it seems to me to be proof that the Founding Fathers understood and realized the importance of amendments (as a "reinterpretation"). To me, regardless of selfish reasons or landowning 40 year old white dudes, it is precisely this "understanding of the importance of amendments (as reinterpretations) to the Constitution as the guiding document for our new nation" that is so amazing and so wise.
Your "judicial tyranny" is tricky though. While I would be against Roe v Wade, I support Brown v Board of Ed. I guess it's too subjective. But maybe that is also the "genius" of the balance of powers You have legislative action and also judicial action. Although it can be messy, it still gives us, in my opinion, better balance.
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