Politically, the Constitution can be regarded as a conservative document given its 18th century setting.
2006-10-29 12:06:44 · 3 answers · asked by peachgurl100 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
I am a conservative Liberal. Because the document is 200+ yrs old, it would be very conservative to stick with tradition and follow it as much as possible, even looking into the personal writings of the Founders to seek their inner thoughts. It would be very imprudent to want to change things for convenience. As a Liberal, you might think I would be in favor of changing it to suit my ideology. However, my 1st thought is to the Constitution, my own views are 2nd to it. There are a lot of things many people want to change...from the Left and the Right, but how can the Right be viewed as conservative when its leaders treat the Constitution as a rag.
The original Founders were radicals in their day, the idea of democracy was a wild idea. They were revolutionaries, but that was 200 years ago...their creation has stood the test of time...they are the Fathers now.
2006-10-29 12:19:53 · answer #1 · answered by Ford Prefect 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
very concervative. back then, conservatives actually believed in LESS government. thats what we forget these days.
2006-10-29 20:10:49 · answer #2 · answered by cantor85 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
False. I think it was pretty liberal for it's day.
2006-10-29 20:09:13 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋