...and invoking the Founding Fathers is a clear indication that you do not know American History. These are the men who granted the right to vote to ONLY land-owning men. The men who counted non-whites as 1/2 a person. The men who were clearly the elitists of their day, and had little regard for less advantaged among them. They were brilliant enough write a Constitution that would allow the government to evolve over the years, to recognize that a despot could be elected and limited Presidential power, and purposely had just enough 'wiggle room' in their language to ensure ratification, yet allow for progress. I do believe the Founders would be astounded at the USA of today. But they would be aghast at our interpretations of certain parts of their creation. They would shake their heads in wonderment at things like the Second Amendment being used to justify AR15s in the hands of urban thugs.
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