Is the American Constitution broken?

In a 2025 poll conducted by Elon University in the United States, 67% of respondents answered that the U.S. Constitution is facing a crisis. A September 2025 debate between Harvard University professor Noah Feldman and Boston University professor Aziz Rana on the current state of the U.S. Constitution has become a hot topic.

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Since taking office in January 2025, President Donald Trump has issued a series of radical executive orders, and the constitutionality of the Trump Tariffs is currently under review at the Supreme Court. The Trump administration has also suspended funding from Harvard University, claiming that the school is 'anti-Semitic' and 'too liberal.' Harvard University is suing the Trump administration, alleging that the suspension of funding is unconstitutional.

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Professor Rana, author of the book ' The Constitutional Bind: How Americans Came to Idolize a Document That Fails Them,' argues, 'The Constitution is truly in a state of collapse. The American constitutional system has further strengthened the Trump camp's attacks on civil rights and freedoms expanded in the 20th century.' He further stated, 'The only way to protect the achievements that Dr. King risked his life to win is to change the fundamental features of the constitutional system,' arguing that the current U.S. Constitution needs to be amended.

Professor Rana describes the United States Constitution as 'the most difficult constitution in the world to amend.' According to Professor Rana, the current constitutional amendment system, which requires approval by a constitutional convention convened by Congress and state legislatures followed by approval by a Supreme Court justice, empowers a small minority and exercises disproportionate influence. Professor Rana states, 'Throughout American history, even majorities committed to core principles like racial equality, civil rights, and economic democracy have found it virtually impossible to overcome vetoes and realize their ideals.'

Professor Feldman, on the other hand, defends the current U.S. Constitution, positioning it as the 'best available option.' While acknowledging that he 'does not believe the U.S. Constitution is perfect,' he argues that 'the Constitution has the power to evolve and change.' He cited, for example, the 1919 case of Schenck v. United States, in which Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. established the concept that 'freedom of expression should be permitted as long as it does not pose a clear danger to others.' He added, 'The Constitution is far from perfect and is under attack. We must stand up and fight for the principles embedded in it. I maintain that the Constitution is not failing, but that does not mean that the Constitution needs to be changed.'