The Constitution is, after all, just a piece of paper, so it can easily be ignored and misinterpreted without the system breaking and throwing an &quot;error message&quot;. Paper has no power to enforce the rules written on it.<p>Digital systems, however, are programmed deterministically and do not have such problems:<p>&gt;&quot;The only way to ensure the human rights of citizens around the world are being respected in the digital realm is to enforce them through systems and standards rather than policies and procedures.&quot;<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.reddit.com&#x2F;r&#x2F;IAmA&#x2F;comments&#x2F;2wwdep&#x2F;we_are_edward_snowden_laura_poitras_and_glenn&#x2F;couqgc5" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.reddit.com&#x2F;r&#x2F;IAmA&#x2F;comments&#x2F;2wwdep&#x2F;we_are_edward_...</a>