Originally Posted by bkcunningham1

Would it have been interesting if our Founding Father's had blogged the Federalist Papers? Alexander Hamilton's blog. LOL

That's a great thought. Imagine if John Adams had a blog? His Thoughts On Government would have been perfect material.

That would be a perfect thread to start in the Political Forum and get some ideas about Chi-Town. I'd be the first to post.

Thank you for posting this, oftentimes we hear that something is protected by the constitution or that the federal government has power over something when in reality it is not in the Constitution. The founding fathers took a very minimalistic approach to what the federal government had power over on purpose and made it very difficult to amend the Constitution on purpose as well. The Constitution is a timeless document which has served this country well since its inception.

This was originally posted in one of the other forums and moved here for being political. I never thought I would see the day that a thread regarding the Constitution of the US would offend people in this country. Oh well, times we live in !

Originally Posted by pauld315

This was originally posted in one of the other forums and moved here for being political. I never thought I would see the day that a thread regarding the Constitution of the US would offend people in this country. Oh well, times we live in !

Unfortunately there are beliefs in certain movements that are actually "put off" by the constitution and think it is out dated. Progressive types think that the constitution is a "living document" that should be changed or altered to fit new trends. One or two on our own Supreme Court said that we should look for trends in other countries as an example for altering ours.

But, of course, they don't say that when they are being questioned before Congress votes on their lifetime appointment .

The only thing about the Constitution that makes it "living" is the fact that we can amend it and the Founding Fathers provided a mechanism for that.

Originally Posted by djplong

The only thing about the Constitution that makes it "living" is the fact that we can amend it and the Founding Fathers provided a mechanism for that.

Yes, but court decisions are by the vote.