I have a problem with the notion that the Constitution is perfect and it’s us, or it’s the politicians. because if the Constitution were perfect then in a better world, it would anticipate its own deterioration, as it were, in the hands of the ruling class, and the populace such as ours, which is so certain of the perfection of the system that it refuses to see its slow destruction. I can dream on, can I, but still some if not perfect protection measure could have been written into the Constitution. It’s just too easy to ignore, to interpret every which way, to violate.
You can see it here (if nowhere else than through the insults to anyone who dares to wonder, speculate, and not even challenge), the belief that we have the best political system in the world that cannot be improved and IF ONLY so-and-so, we all know who, were put in Leavenworth then all would be hunky dory.
There are timeless principles that are true no matter what century it is—truths such as: our world naturally tends to corruption, and men are bent to evil and will seek power over others. The law of decay.
Of course there is nothing “perfect” made by man, but in the history of the world, the United States Constitution is probably the best man-made government charter there has ever been. It does have the checks and balances in place to keep the corruption under control and to keep the federal government very limited in power and scope.
The problem is not with the Constitution, and its principles are in no way outdated, but it was written and will only work if moral men will abide by it. As it stands, it provides the prescription for just about the best worldly government man is capable of having, and this remains true today.
Men have aggressively walked away from the Constitution for more than a hundred years. It is because our leaders have ignored its precepts, and the people have slept and allowed this to happen, that some might now imagine the Constitution is no longer relevant.
It is relevant, but we have come to a point that the leadership, the culture and the soul of our nation are corrupt and rotten to the core.
The Constitution is simply a casualty of the ever-present, corrosive evil in our world.