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"Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton took a more measured approach.
“'The Supreme Court needs to stand on the side of the American people, not on the side of the powerful ― on the side of the powerful corporations and the wealthy,” she said. “For me, that means that we need a Supreme Court that will stand up on behalf of women’s rights, on behalf of the rights of the LGBT community, that will stand up and say no to Citizens United.'" - Clinton, Huffington Post

From the mind of the great Author of America's Declaration of Independence and Presidential defender of liberty we find an expanded and better-reasoned bit of understanding and advice on the role of the Supreme Court than the provincial views expressed by the Alinsky-trained and "Progressive" mind of Clinton:

"On every question of construction carry ourselves back to the time when the Constitution was adopted, recollect the spirit manifested in the debates and instead of trying what meaning may be squeezed out of the text or invented against it, conform to the probable one in which it was passed." --Thomas Jefferson to William Johnson, 1823. ME 15:449
"Strained constructions... loosen all the bands of the Constitution." --Thomas Jefferson to George Ticknor, 1817. FE 10:81

Jefferson clarified the great difference in his understanding of the Constitution and that of Clinton. He saw its purpose to be a "chain" on those who, like her, might come into positions of power in government. "Chain them down," he said, in their exercise of the power of office.

Thank you so much for posting that.

I read it earlier on FR, but it addresses the question of a "living constitution".

One that can be ignored if a court decides to just make up crap.

Jefferson nails it down that it is NOT.

You can AMEND the Constitution, but there are no penumbras or emanations.

You cannot make up crap. Period.

He tells you to go back and understand the "original intent" if any future issues come up.

This means that the 14th amendment has NOTHING to do with gay marriage, abortion, or illegals being citizens just by being born on US soil.

It is silent on those issues, so it reverts to the States. Or "the people".

Certainly NOT judges making up things that they happen to like.