"Framers" is more correct. Not all the Founding Fathers participated in authoring the constitution. Secondly, an explicit reason implies a condition: Is curren

"Framers" is more correct. Not all the Founding Fathers participated in authoring the constitution. Secondly, an explicit reason implies a condition: Is current patent law actually fit for the stated purpose? Lastly, another comment here refers to the language of "amendments," presumably the Bill of Rights. The Copyright Clause is a clause, not an amendment, and not part of the BoR.