The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #23855   Message #272008
Posted By: Lonesome EJ
05-Aug-00 - 06:01 PM
Thread Name: Help: US and Cuba
Subject: RE: Help: US and Cuba
Another point re McGrath's statement that a nation's constitution should be changed to reflect changes in the people. We were blessed in this country to have had a defining document that was framed by some of the most gifted and visionary men the world has ever seen. They were able to construct a constitution that determined the function of our government, as well as defining the rights,freedoms and responsibilities of its people. This Constitution incorporated their view of Democracy, and was offered up in a world dominated by Monarchies. While outlining these basic rights and freedoms, these men were enlightened enough to leave room for interpretation within the Constitution's framework, so that succeeding generations might redefine them. In that spirit, I feel that the Amendments to the Constitution that followed were clarifications, not corrections.