Posted on 04/14/2013 9:23:23 AM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
Agreed.
The constitution has failed.
Except in that it successfully created the insatiable beast that shall consume every bit of freedom that ever existed in this country.
The constitution itself hasn’t failed - the “leaders” that have sworn to protect and defend it have failed. Repeatedly.
Imagine, a simple document that withstood assault for well over 200 years. Given human nature and history, that is somewhat amazing.
It is an amazing document, and it did stand that long, in fact I will say that it is still standing.
But sadly it is also the document that created the beast that will consume us all.
I would say that future societies should not fool themselves into thinking that they can create centralized power entities that can be controlled in the long run. The very fact that such relies upon mankind to control its appetites dooms any such creation to failure.
A man must rule himself. The very instant he empowers another to rule him, then he is ruled.
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