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In reply to the discussion: You thinkin' maybe the Founding Fathers weren't as smart as we'd like to think? [View all]Agnosticsherbet
(11,619 posts)12. The founding fathers were concerned about kings and setting up an executive branch
that might become like a king.
The peoples house was supposed to be where the rubber of democracy met the republic road. But the document contained a lot of flaws. It included no rights until the bill of rights was used to amen it. Slavery was enshrined in that noble document. The founding fathers did not foresee the real power of parties. They did not set up a method of funding the government in the event that Congress refuses to do its job.
It was a brilliant document for its time, but its time was 213 years ago, give or take.
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You thinkin' maybe the Founding Fathers weren't as smart as we'd like to think? [View all]
jmowreader
Oct 2013
OP
They could not have imagined a world full of idiots listening to idiots all day on the radio and TV.
redstatebluegirl
Oct 2013
#1
That explains their election by the state legislature in the original,
Benton D Struckcheon
Oct 2013
#22
The founding fathers were concerned about kings and setting up an executive branch
Agnosticsherbet
Oct 2013
#12
I want the Tea Party members removed because they're destroying the country!
jmowreader
Oct 2013
#36
You are wanting anybody that disagrees with you politically to be removed.
GreenStormCloud
Oct 2013
#37
Of course they didn't plan for everything, they went with the best they could come up with
NuclearDem
Oct 2013
#28
Yep. The Constitution is a failure, and we need to replace it with a parliamentary system
geek tragedy
Oct 2013
#29