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The constitution has functioned as intended. Its blindingly obvious to anyone that the biggest concern of the founders were to limit and reduce tyrannical gover
by dimitrios1 6y ago
The constitution has functioned as intended. Its blindingly obvious to anyone that the biggest concern of the founders were to limit and reduce tyrannical governments and corrupt church hierarchies. It's arguable if we've succeeded yet, but given recent examples elsewhere that resulted in millions upon millions dead, I'd say we are on the better side of that one.
Businesses on the scale of a Facebook or a Google or Walmart simply did not exist anywhere, at any point in time in human history up to that point. But they rightly left these matters to the civil authorities, and the governed.
So no, the Constitution is not an utter joke. Our politicians and our indolent populace are.
- lurquer 6y agoThe Founding Fathers sought to “limit and reduce corrupt church hierarchies”? That’s not blindingly obvious. I believe a typical Founding Father would shudder at the thought of the government having anything whatsoever to say about the manner in which a church administered itself.
- rightbyte 6y ago> Businesses on the scale of a Facebook or a Google or Walmart simply did not exist anywhere Dutch East India Company?
- Cipater 6y ago>given recent examples elsewhere that resulted in millions upon millions dead, I'd say we are on the better side of that one. Surely you must be joking.