People in America are at odds on many issues, but people rarely question the document that really governs so much in our lives. Do you think there is anything about The Constitution that the framers got wrong?
2007-02-13 14:36:33 · 14 answers · asked by Sliver2742 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
I really meant no disrepect to the founding fathers by calling the framers. It was more semantics and less an attempt to discredit them.
2007-02-14 05:10:04 · update #1
There are some flaws that the Framers could've never predicted. The President was originally intended to keep Congress in line, in today's world the Congress listens to the President, that goes for both parties Democratic and Republican. The good thing about the US Constitution is that the Framers had the foresight and knowledge that nothing is perfect so they put in a sound amendment system so that future generations could fix their problems. It is this amendment process that if used correctly makes the Constitution a living document that can adapt to the world around it and fix any flaws that come up.
2007-02-13 14:42:36 · answer #1 · answered by Mr. Pibb 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
No. I have a copy of the Constitution on my desk at work, on my kitchen tables (at both my houses) and in my go-bag. It is not flawed at all, the purpose of Congress and the Supreme Court is to keep in alive and vital. The only flaw is that most Americans, even military personnel sworn to defend it, rarely read it. But it is a great document, you can spend your life studying it (read The Federalist Papers) and still be able to argue about it. It's Freedom and Justice!
2007-02-13 14:44:37 · answer #2 · answered by Yo it's Me 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I prize myself on being a constitutionalists... meaning I stand by the interpretation of it and believe it has been the foundation our country has risen to greatness on.
With that said, yes there are flaws.
The founders of it were too vague on certain aspects thereby have left the door open for each varying courts to re-interpret it. For example, the word privacy is not ever mentioned in the constitution... it is just strongly implied by the statement about our rights to person, body, papers, etc...
Another example is separation of church and state. If you examine the writings of Jefferson for example, he clearly meant for there to be a distinct separation... yet once again, the wording if vague.
This vagueness leaves the door open for extremists judges to run off with their own agendas.
Btw, I do not call unexpected changes or progression of society as a flaw to the constitution... how can you hold the constitution accountable for unforeseen events.
2007-02-13 14:45:46 · answer #3 · answered by BeachBum 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
the power of political parties.
Had the founding fathers known how their system evolved into a two party system which floods money into politics as whole in order to remain in power, they would have first insisted in a multi-party system, and second they would have regulated the amount of monies allowed in each election. read any federalist paper written by Madison to understand these points better.
The beauty of the constitution is that it can be changed, or evolve just as our society does thru out the years. the founders knew this and set up a system that could do exactly that
2007-02-13 14:46:23 · answer #4 · answered by JJ 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
the Framers? are you serious? they were our founding fathers. i think the only thing they got wrong was they were not specific enough and they allowed for the dumbing down of the masses, they left room for people to decide that "Founding Fathers" was sexist, when in fact there were just no women involved because it was a different time. i think they left to much open for todays liberals to slowly destroy all that is sacred in the united states. and back to the framers, they were not carpenters, some of them were by trade but they did not build a house they built a country. they were all men and they were the founding fathers. if your teacher says different i challenge you to stand up to his/her political agenda and call them the founding fathers. it is demeaning to the men who shaped our country to call them the framers.
and More Perfect is in fact perfect English, the language we speak now is dumbed down to the point of no return. would you rather they had said "to form a percfecter union"? and again i must emphasize how ridiculous and insulting it is to call them the framers. hearing Americans saying that actually literally makes me sick. God Bless America, oh yeah and seperation of church and state is not in the constitution.
2007-02-13 14:47:02 · answer #5 · answered by big_john_719 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Yes I believe that the Constitution gives too much wiggle room
in the question of who declares war. Either that or the Congress has perverted it, because I believe the founding fathers would be shocked to know that the Congress of the US turned that authority over to the executive.
2007-02-13 14:43:44 · answer #6 · answered by Crystal Blue Persuasion 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Maybe that they weren't specific enough as to what the intended meaning was. If they had been specific, there would be no question as to whether or not the Constitution is a "living document" or to what extent to apply the separation of Church and state.
2007-02-13 14:42:57 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
No I don't and I think it is a living document with the built in method to change it, however, it takes 2/3 vote and ratification by the States! They were very smart in not allowing the whim of the majority trample the minority! That is why we are a Representative Republic and not a majority rule Democracy, which there are none!
Want to see how screwed up you can get with majority rule, take a look at California and their "propositions"!!
2007-02-13 14:43:45 · answer #8 · answered by cantcu 7 · 2⤊ 2⤋
I feel the Founding Fathers batted 1.000, but the Supreme Court has perverted and bastardized much of what those august men wrote 220 years ago.
2007-02-13 14:40:31 · answer #9 · answered by Rick N 5 · 6⤊ 1⤋
Well, the preamble says, "We the people, in order to form a MORE PERFECT union." More perfect?? That is a grammar flaw right there!
2007-02-13 14:45:34 · answer #10 · answered by Biff Stew 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋