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Originally Posted by sperbonzo
(Post 18429953)
I love when people make this sort of statement. Ok, I'll bite. Where does should the constitution be changed because of the internet or stealth bombers?
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My point was simply that for as brilliant as the founding fathers were they likely could never have imagined the world that we live in today and that they would probably not be offended if parts of the Constitution were changed in order to better fit our modern society.
I was just using stealth bombers and the internet as an example, but I would say that the internet actually holds some power in my argument for getting rid of the electoral college. One of the reasons it was created was to force candidates to campaign in lesser populated areas. Back in the days of its creation information traveled slowly and the newspapers were notoriously corrupt. So the candidates had to travel to visit the far reaches of the nation in order to get the word out about what they believed. Now with the internet, if they say anything it around the world within minutes.
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