Can I modify a constant variable through a pointer obtained from const_cast?

[Old Wolf]

It seems to me that C++ makes too many allowances for C's
faults. For instance:

char* blah = "JKop";
blah[2] = 't';

Undefined behaviour. But we wouldn't have this problem in
the first place if that didn't compile.

The next "version" of C++ should be "C++ without the C
bullshit".

You're in the wrong place for that argument. You want to be over in
comp.std.c++

Argh, now we will have to put up with his junk in that newsgroup too.