Show THE constitution ARCHAIC during the past ten years we have advanced to new standards of morality anti anil of conduct and it Is 19 well that we have done so as long ns tho the new standards are wholesome and conducive to our well being in that time we abare ibare have changed more than our ancestors buting the early ch chris ris tian era changed in an entire en aire century conditions are different and demand different standards of conduct we are growing better constantly and no law can hinder this betterment but laws can be changed to meet the new dew cond conditions of life only as a result of a change in th the e social cial rong conception of right and wrong this sense sence of social justice must precede any change in I 1 the be I 1 liw only by recognizing this fact can tile the jud judges cs who after all Is said and done create most of our best laws rather than the leals lature keep abreast of tho the times and command the respect of the people what the bench needs is a clearer understanding g of this I 1 fact the law is not dot a thing to be reverenced reveren ced rt it Is not statte static pt sd CN t shaylin coaell our jur and me hie respect of the bench and bar and that is all the supreme court of the united states Is recognizing this fact and is taking cognizance of the prevalent conception of right and wrong and Is finding a construction st of the old constitution of the united states which will meet this social conception of right and wrong and so we are enabled when we have lieve an intelligent mg ent court to keep fairly abreast of the times and to command in a greater or less degree the respect of the people the time Is coming and that very very shortly when it will be realized that the old constitution of the united sta states es framed over a hundred years ago Is entirely out of date george W professor of law columbia university |