A constitution is just words written on a piece of paper, agreed upon by generations past, and forced upon generations to come. A constitution is a collection of hollow words to be interpreted at the whim of which ever political elite is set to decide on a certain matter.
But I do agree.. natural rights are awesome.. like you said, they are rays of hope.
as a child, my told would joke with me, and told me "Hope in one hand, and shit in the other.. and see which one fills up quicker"
- Every generation needs a revolution.
Well, that constitution wasn't so hollow in this case. And it got interpreted by the courts, however political they happen to be.