One of the most peculiar things about the U.S. is how the authors of the constitution are revered as giants among men, to the point of being referred to as Founders, and the constitution is regarded some kind of holy text. It speaks to a deep-rooted religiosity of Americans, and a belief that we live in fallen times and couldn't possibly ever improve on ideas that a bunch of men 200 years ago dreamed up.
Every other developed country in the world has drafted completely new constitutions in the last 100 years, or revised existing constitutions of common laws many times in recent decades to account for changing values and technology. As a Canadian, I have no problem stating that a bunch of jurists today could come with a document just as sound and effective as anything written in the past. To Americans of all political stripes, that statement would be regarded as dangerous lunacy.
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Originally Posted by fotze
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