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> But even accepting that argument, at the very least you'd have to agree that if the people decided to change the constitution through means other than those the constitution propose, then that could still be perfectly democratic.

Yes, of course. If the voters, or at least their democratically elected representatives, decide that a new and different constitution is necessary, that's totally fine and expected. Some more modern constitutions even point this out explicitly.



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