There're lucky guesses, you can't say anything confident about the future, much less back then, while continually righting the constitution will not have this problem at all.

Continuously rewriting the constitution would allow blokes like Obama and Romney to do what they want, essentially making the constitution void. Oh, so you're telling me I can't go around fining people lots of money for no reason? Goodbye eighth and seventh amendments. Oh, I don't like these blokes , time to get rid of the first amendment, it was outdated anyways, the original blokes didn't know about the internet making it so easy to spread ideas.

yeah ^6

Continuously rewriting the constitution would allow blokes like Obama and Romney to do what they want, essentially making the constitution void.

That's already happening, constitution rewritten or not.

Oh yeah you're right. But it would make things a lot easier for them.

Continuously rewriting the constitution would allow blokes like Obama and Romney to do what they want, essentially making the constitution void.

The constitution is bad enough as it is. Abolishing it would be the best thing America has ever done.

reading the title, it looks like that would make trump prolife and prochoice.

The constitution is bad enough as it is. Abolishing it would be the best thing America has ever done.

Unifying England and Scotland as a constituent country would be the best thing Britain's ever done.

Scotland and Wales are far closer in culture. We'd rather be with the sheep-shaggers than the racists.

The constitution is bad enough as it is. Abolishing it would be the best thing America has ever done.

Yes. Let's abolish Free Speech, freedom of religion, right to bear arms, right to due process, and all the rest.

Might as well make it even easier for the government to abuse people am I right?

Can America get rid of guns? American't!

Ox, I hope that someday, someone tells you that you have no right to speak, and then throws you into prison for life without a trial.

And you'd deserve it, for making such a stupid statement.

I mean, really, the Constitution is probably one of the most sensible documents ever made. Without a basic idea of what human rights are, its far too easy for the government to ignore peoples rights.

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Without a basic idea of what human rights are, its far too easy for the government to ignore peoples rights.

That's actually all in the Genève documents, which America actually nullified in its lands, and still tortures folk with no proofs. Anyhow, human outlooks and knowledge on things change, I mean, American constitution didn't even count blackskins or indigenous Americans as human. It's groundable to see a document getting outdated over 300 years.

Also, constitution can just easily be ignored, whether it's good or not.

The constitution is bad enough as it is. Abolishing it would be the best thing America has ever done.

I'm really glad you aren't relevant in the world, if this is what makes you sleep at night.

Also, constitution can just easily be ignored, whether it's good or not.

Poor logic. Laws against murder can be ignored, that doesn't mean we stop enforcing them.

It's groundable to see a document getting outdated over 300 years.

I'd counter-argue the ideas written on it are still pretty viable. I:E. Freedom of speech, press,religion,trial,due process, and so forth...

I'd be for revising the constitution to say more freedoms for more folk, but Ox and his Orwellian buds want to get America to limit people's rights in order to establish false safety for people. This is what the government did with the patriot act, except that targeted other liberties. Also, that's the thing about the constitution being easily ignored, the people must make the government go along with the constitution by force if it is necessary. If not, the people at the top will continue to consolidate power and eventually smash down on any groups that threaten their power.

I'd counter-argue the ideas written on it are still pretty viable. I:E. Freedom of speech, press,religion,trial,due process, and so forth...

Yeah, America was a republic, which is now what is generally seen as the best kind of rule, today. Would you want to live by the standards in the 1700s? Anyhow, I looked up the constitution, here is something else the constitution definitely was not accounting for.

"In suits at common law, where the value in controversy shall exceed twenty dollars, the right of trial by jury shall be preserved, and no fact tried by a jury, shall be otherwise re-examined in any court of the United States, than according to the rules of the common law."

20 $ in 1783 against 20 $ in 2016? They shouldn't be expected to know economy.

"Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted."

Yet the death penalty is still used (and I believe you support it, despite it being constitutionally banned).

"The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people."

Hmm, the government forces upon businesses minimum wages, affirmative action, and serving all customers they get, but this is supported by the majority of Americans.

The vagueness of the Constitution is its biggest flaw. For instance, what is cruel and unusual? Should we kill a man who has committed murder, or should we let him rot behind bars? Which is more merciful?

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they need to bring back the chain gang for prisoners to help them rehab, my opinion.
We are wasting money putting and paying big money to feed criminals, when they could be contributing to the economy; furthermore if people are guilty beyond shadow of doubt of going on mass murdering sprees, then they should be allowed choose their own type of death penality, which could include, hanging., and ole-fashioned lynching,!

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Should we kill a man who has committed murder, or should we let him rot behind bars? Which is more merciful?

Killing is cruel, feeding and giving housing to a man is not.

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