Did the mid-term elections show that the United States constitution is working or not working?

* Looking at perhaps the most basic of constitutional questions * Later today I am talking to some students, and this seems a good opportunity to ask perhaps the most basic of constitutional questions about what happened in the United States this week. Did the mid-term elections show that the United States constitution is working or not working? * On the face of it the election results show a properly functioning polity (or political system). The results went against the party in power – a party which controls both the presidency and both houses of Congress. Turnout was high, and as far as we can tell the elections were peaceful and in accordance with the law. A mid-term election which goes against those in power -and even ejects many incumbents from power – is perhaps one way of illustrating that a democracy is performing properly. * But. Just as a puppy is not just for Christmas, constitutions are not just for elections. A constitution should regulate what happens in a polity…

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