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Originally Posted by mikey_the_redneck
Because the founding fathers were truly educated, ...not under this liberal dog training that we have today.
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Sure they were truely educated, but it was 250 years ago, do you honestly think that qualifies them to make decisions on the current state of the country?
These truely educated men still believed the following:
1) Slave owing = just super
2) Best way to get from A-B? Horses!
3) Flight? That's that thing birds do
4) England? Our greatest enemy, and they always will be!
5) There are 6 planets in the solar system
6) There are ~30 elements
7) Atoms? Are they related to the Maryland Adams?
These are the same educated men who had the forsight to say all men are created equal, and to add a bill of rights to the constitution (which includes the 2nd ammendment), but at the same time said "Yeah, those black fellas who run my farm? This doesn't really apply to them"
The whole reason there is a Supreme Court is so they can interperate the constitution because believe it or not, from time to time things change, or circumstances arise that the founding fathers may not have anticipated 250 years ago. We have just as many "Truely educated" people today as they did then, and with an additional 250 years of hindsight, I'd say they are in a much better position to make determinations on the state of the country than some guys who have been dead for 2 centuries.