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Wes Mantooth · 06-20-2010, 11:07 AM

I'd have to agree Will, the constitution needs to be able to evolve to truly reflect the world we live in rather then hoping the world we live in reflects the constitution. To rigidly cling to an 18th century document under the guise that the founding fathers were infallible is ridiculous and ignoring the realities of the world around us. Nobody that signed the constitution could have possibly foreseen, with any sort of accuracy, what the US would look like in 2010 and being able to change with the times is something that's helped our country not only stay intact but grow for 230 years.

I'll fully admit that a living constitution can be and is a double edged sword. Abuses of the system do happen and we must tread very carefully but to deny it its natural evolution would be foolish.

06-20-2010, 11:07 AM	#26 (permalink)
Wes Mantooth Junkie Location: Tennessee	I'd have to agree Will, the constitution needs to be able to evolve to truly reflect the world we live in rather then hoping the world we live in reflects the constitution. To rigidly cling to an 18th century document under the guise that the founding fathers were infallible is ridiculous and ignoring the realities of the world around us. Nobody that signed the constitution could have possibly foreseen, with any sort of accuracy, what the US would look like in 2010 and being able to change with the times is something that's helped our country not only stay intact but grow for 230 years. I'll fully admit that a living constitution can be and is a double edged sword. Abuses of the system do happen and we must tread very carefully but to deny it its natural evolution would be foolish. __________________ “My god I must have missed it...its hell down here!”