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> The Constitution wasn’t designed for this. The Constitution wasn't designed for a multi-racial democracy, either. It took a bloody civil war to settle the sl

• inetknght 4y ago
  And even after the civil war was ended, over 150 years ago, there's still significant portions of people in the modern day who don't act as if the matter is settled.
• kergonath 4y ago
  The constitution was a compromise between different ideas pushed by different people. It is not a holy text or necessarily the ideal outcome from the point of view of any of its signatories. Its historical and philosophical importance are immense. But even from day one, it was not supposed to be the be-all and end-all. There are lots of things it was not designed to handle.
  • nullish_signal 4y ago
    Was the First Amendment intended to apply to Speech by means of Photons and Electric Particles flying at sub-light-speed to 10s 100s or 1000s of Remote Viewers? Was the Fifth Amendment designed to protect magnetic patterns in Etched Silicon? No, but there are mechanisms in place by which the Constitution can be Updated.
• nullish_signal 4y ago
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  • bobbylarrybobby 4y ago
    Then we shall improve the voting populace by first and foremost removing you from it. Progress!
    • nullish_signal 4y ago
      Threats do not tend towards a Functional Society