Actually, it mattered four years ago - but no one was paying any attention out of love for the novelty of the Chicago Wunderkind.
Now, of course, after incalculable damage has been done to the nation and its economy, as well as to the political process, a handful of people are scratching their heads and discovering that, yes, the United States has a constitution.
Here’s how the MSM did it... If you don’t have time to watch all of it, look at the first 30 seconds right now...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qBFOmUXR080