> Dumb ideas will always be scorned. That is the correct result. So the founders had dumb ideas? Or is it the idea of a Constitutional Republic that's dumb? B

> Dumb ideas will always be scorned. That is the correct result. So the founders had dumb ideas? Or is it the idea of a Constitutional Republic that's dumb? Because it was designed specifically to reduce the threats posed by raw democracy. It was only about 100 years ago that Senate elections were changed to a popular vote (17th amendment). Prior to that they were assigned by the state legislature. Discussing the weaknesses of Democracy is dumb? You must be much smarter than most philosophers, political science scholars and the founders themselves then.