Correct. My understanding is that the constitution consists of the declaration,

Correct. My understanding is that the constitution consists of the declaration, Paine’s Rights (if not all of it), the federalist papers, The Constitution, and the Bill of Rights, and it goes rapidly downhill from there. Much less ‘interpretation’ when all of these are read. https://twitter.com/NotQuiteLaconic/status/1180244350732832770