[Badray]

"As for your comments about the constitution...it's not a perfect document written by perfect people. Even the founding fathers understood its imperfections by building in so many checks and balances. It's an evolving document. As such, in a democracy we should be able to amend, interpret, and rescind parts of it."

No human is perfect, but the Constitution is a brilliant document considering that it was the first of it's kind ever written. The failure has been that of we the people to hold those elected to government to account for their abuse of that document.

The checks and balances were also part of their brilliance. Again, pandering politicians and greedy citizens were all to willing to overlook those transgressions for their own benefit.

WE ARE NOT A DEMOCRACY!

It's NOT an evolving document unless you follow the proper procedures to AMEND it. The words of the Founders -- the authors -- are to be read in the context of their day, not ours. Meanings have changed, but original intent is still there and any 'interpretation' is to be in holding with that intent.

[eleni121]

WE ARE NOT A DEMOCRACY!

We were never meant to to be...thankfully.

Your point is?

"Again, pandering politicians and greedy citizens were all to willing to overlook those transgressions for their own benefit."

Yes and that is precisely why we have checks and balances.