[jjm2111]

bump for later read. Also, to the author, here' a rehtorical trivia question: Name another revolution that has produced such a popular, successful country? Oh, take your time.....

[Valin]

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[Sloth]

The first couple of paragraphs make this sound like a hatchet job on the Founders / Constitutional gov't, but this article is actually not half bad. Pretty fair, overall.

[Protagoras]

From the begning of the article.

Brands points to some typically hostile opinions on the part of their contemporaries.

Much of what followed immediately was nonsense. I admit I stopped reading shortly thereafter.

[mrsmith]

"one of the reasons for the Constitution's success is that it is really a mere blueprint, compared, for example, to a lot of state constitutions, which are much more specific and detailed, and have to be changed all the time. "

The reason for this is that the states have general instead of limited powers.

The use of the Fourteenth Amendment to change the Constitution so that the federal government is general in power like the states has been a grave mistake.
The missing spirit of experimentation and boldness that he bemoans is the result of the states no longer being allowed to act boldly, and the federal government still not being fit to.

A stricter interpretation of the Fourteenth would solve that better than amending the Constitution.

I am glad to see a leftist admit that their desires (gun control, campaign finance) should be accomplished by amending the Constitution. That shows some respect for the Founders.

[clyde asbury]

Ordinary People / Extrordinary Results

[clyde asbury]

Ordinary People / Extraordinary Results

, that is.