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Originally Posted by SebC
The fanatical devotion some Americans have to their constitution actually kind of bugs me. The founding fathers were just people. They were not infallible. Neither is the constitution. It's just a law that governs other laws. So the constitution says you have the right to bear arms. So what?! If it doesn't make sense anymore, if it's giving you a murder rate much higher than similar countries, change it. Just because something's in the constitution doesn't make it right.
(FWIW, I don't think the Canadian constitution is perfect either. Far from it.)
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There's so much misunderstanding and stereotypes in this post, I don't even know where to start. All I can say is your comments are largely based on ignorance. Pick up a book on the matter and maybe you'll see.
Perfect or far from it, the basis and adherence to the US Constitution is far deeper and far more complex than your understanding.
And none of this is meant as an insult.