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Old 09-15-2011, 12:12 PM  
kane
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Originally Posted by joshgirls View Post
the constitution was full of mistakes. there is nothing sacrosanct about it. & as for strict constructionism, the country cannot rule forever based on 18th century laws. Time brings out issues like abortion & machine guns, & one cannot state intellectually that the government has no role on these matters because they did not exist when grown men wore white wigs.
I agree. As brilliant and amazing as our founding fathers were they likely didn't foresee things like the internet or stealth bombers. The world changes and our constitution should be allowed to evolve with it. It shouldn't be something that is done lightly, but it is a living document that was designed so that it could be changed.
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