Is It Time to Ditch the U.S. Constitution?
A law professor at Georgetown University thinks so. What do you think?
Luis Michael Seidman, a professor of constitutional law at Georgetown University, wrote an op-ed for the New York Times on the last day of 2012 suggesting it was time for the U.S. Constitution to go. In his op-ed, Sneidman blames the U.S. Constitution for many of our present day problems. "As the nation teeters at the edge of fiscal chaos, observers are reaching the conclusion that the American system of government is broken. But almost no one blames the culprit; our insistence on obedience to the Constitution, with all its archaic idiosyncratic and downright evil provisions," Seidman wrote. The Constitution, however, set up a way to make changes — through the amendment process. Following the tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary School late …
Good Grief Y'all
9:34 am on Thursday, February 7, 2013
The Constitution is a living document. Early on, leaders recognized the need to adapt it to change and correct what was left out, and it was amended with the 1st and then the most revered 2nd. So, it was not perfect in the beginning, and it is not perfect now, which explains all the arguing over it. So many experts, so little time, engaging in an exercise in futility. The Constitution is not … more ›