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    Nicholas Goldberg: Hate the Supreme Court? Our problems actually start with the Constitution

    by Nicholas Goldberg, Los Angeles Times Jul 11, 2022 4 minutes
    The 235- year-old U.S. Constitution is extraordinarily resilient— and out of date.

    So you're unhappy with the Supreme Court justices who turned back the clock on environmental protection, abortion, school prayer and guns? You're angry because they're ideologues with a reactionary agenda, flexing their muscles to eliminate rights, weaken government and endanger the planet?

    Me too. They're reprehensible.

    But let's be honest: The problem isn't just with the justices. The problem, or at least a substantial portion of it, lies with the U.S. Constitution itself.

    Yes, the hallowed Constitution, the document hammered out in 1787 by 55 bewigged men in Philadelphia. Our revered charter that lays out the foundational rules and principles

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