Such was the great concession that was made to secure the Constitution; and the only respect in which the Constitution to-day cannot be amended is that by express provision the equality of representation in the Senate shall never be disturbed.
Beck discusses the unamendable nature of equal representation in the Senate as a crucial aspect of the Constitution.
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Other nations may not take it so literally, but with our life-long adherence to a written Constitution as a solemn contractual obligation, we do.
I confess that there are several parts of this Constitution which I do not at present approve, but I am not sure I shall never approve them.
But all three spring from one root; all three are carried out by men of like political ideals; all three are destined to promote the cause of ordered liberty throughout the world.
To this we owe the elasticity of the instrument.
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