> As the Americans return to their origin, to their primal urge, they are losing themselves. In a kind of atavistic dissolution, the originalists are rendering

> As the Americans return to their origin, to their primal urge, they are losing themselves. In a kind of atavistic dissolution, the originalists are rendering the constitution increasingly meaningless. The icons are desecrated. They paint over the granite of the reflecting pool. Granite? Before this recent upgrade, the basin consisted of bare gray concrete. Prior to the major 2012 reconstruction, the original 1924 pool was built with an asphalt and tile bottom. What granite? But yes, this is a travesty that is a prime example of "losing themselves".