Reply #1: If a law doesn't say something, it doesn't say something.

[originalpckelly]

If you want it to say something new, change the law.
If enough people agree on it, then it will be a part of the US Constitution.

If the US Constitution is out of date, fix it.
Don't transfer us to a system with an uncodified constitution (in practice.)

There was a reason they did that, you know. They came from a land where there was no codified constitution. There was no one source of supreme law to govern all, it was a mishmash of laws and legal decisions. Basically, that's what we have today.

And just look at all the things it has brought us:
Mass spying
Invasion of one's personal privacy on a daily basis, in all places
Signing statements that act like line item vetoes, previously struck down, BECAUSE THEY DON'T EXIST IN THE CONSTITUTION!
Torture, this is just believing that there is wiggle room in a law, it started with the US Constitution, and continues to all walks of life now

If you want a power to be given to the government, specifically outline that power, declare it, hold a debate on whether it should be given or not.
Do not, however, through a back door process give these powers.