What do critics of the living-constitution theory contend?

A) It reduces constitutional interpretation to the judge's personal understanding of the meaning of American history.
B) The Constitution is a short document that left many issues undecided and used ambiguous language in order to win ratification, making a literal reading difficult.
C) Many issues upon which the courts must render decisions were never contemplated by those who wrote the Constitution.
D) Very few issues of constitutionality are as simple as the readers of the living-constitution theory make them out to be.
E) Judges are often too partisan to interpret the constitution in any other way but its original intent.


A

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