David Norris (Independent)

They are directly related to the amendments and respond to the significant points that have been raised. The glory of our Constitution is its organic nature. It did not stop in 1937. This is why one can elicit unenumerated rights from it. If it was a static document rather than being subject to revision by the wish of the people, we would be stuck at the point where its framers placed women exclusively in the home. That provision was removed by a referendum of the people of Ireland.