They were clearly constructionists and were very clear that rights and duties not enumerated belonged to the people and to the states.
It is a living document in that they allowed for a clear majority to amend it. It was not open to interpretation but could be amended as times changed and the representatives asserted that change was needed.
Justice Scalia would disagree with you as I respectfully do.
The Constitution and the amendment process was very simply, genius. For people of that time to think that deeply is remarkable.
I know full well they were very flawed in there prejudice against women and views on slaves etc. The very document they drafted allowed for repairing their oversight.
Now my head hurts
What size jets??
