ABSTRACT
Professor Dorsey discusses feeling obligated to do what a constitution requires, not being obligated. Among the various kinds of behavior and social conditions Professor Dorsey cites in connection with the presence of the feeling are adherence and obedience to, support and defense of, the principles of the constitution. The relevance of these points to Professor Dorsey's paper is twofold. First, when he suggests the conditions under which the feeling of obligation is present, he cites relationships existing between various categories of constitutional principles. Secondly, when the members of a society generally make such distinctions as the above we would need to look more carefully at claims about the social dynamics and results of widespread feelings of obligation to do what the constitution requires. Professor Dorsey's claim that felt obligation to a constitutional principle can be weakened or destroyed by attempts to accomplish purposes for which the principle is inadequate.
