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Originally Posted by Tbugs
Precisely, what do I have wrong? You do not believe the Constitution is an evolving document? What about the Amendments - aren't they part of the evolution of the document? Can you disagree that the writers of the Constitution had no idea of modern weapons and only knew of muskets and pistols that were single shot?
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Yes there is a process put in place to amend the Constitution, but the process does not allow for some judges or politicians to change it to serve their ideas and opinions.
They also did not believe in the internet or air traffic control or, how to travel in space but some things they did believe are worth considering.
“Don't interfere with anything in the Constitution. That must be maintained, for it is the only safeguard of our liberties.”
Abraham Lincoln
“The Constitution is not an instrument for the government to restrain the people, it is an instrument for the people to restrain the government - lest it come to dominate our lives and interests.”
Patrick Henry