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It's more than a symbol. Written word has special meaning.
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That exactly the point of a symbol. A symbol means something.
But the important thing is whether a certain agreement exist in a society in it's culture.
It doesn't matter that much whether that agreement is written down (which it isn't in the UK).
On the other hand you can't attack the agreement by erasing the words, because the agreement is deeply embedded in the culture.
If the US doesn't understand that difference you get major problems. You think that you can go into a country like Iraq, write up a constitution and get the agreement.
Unfortunatly it doesn't work that way, because the important thing aren't the written down words but the understanding of the agreement.
If that agreement leaves the cultural identity the written words are useless.