Obama says constitution flawed!

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Registered: 01-28-2004
Obama says constitution flawed!
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Mon, 10-27-2008 - 10:08pm

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Registered: 09-14-1997
Mon, 10-27-2008 - 10:38pm

I agree it is flawed. It has been since the beginning. Let's see, some of the flaws that were written in:


Slavery;


Ignoring the franchise for women;


The original way of choosing a president and vice president;


The original way of choosing Senators;


and in my personal opinion, the Electoral College; no term limits for elected officials...


iVillage Member
Registered: 10-18-2008
Mon, 10-27-2008 - 10:43pm
Exactly! The strength of the Constitution is that it has the capacity to evolve and improve with age.
iVillage Member
Registered: 08-13-2008
Mon, 10-27-2008 - 10:43pm
It is flawed.

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iVillage Member
Registered: 03-25-2007
Mon, 10-27-2008 - 10:43pm

How does a 28-second clip out of what may have been a discussion or speech of greater length help us to understand the context?

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Registered: 09-26-2008
Mon, 10-27-2008 - 10:45pm
Yeah - if we had the constitution as it was in the beginning - we'd still have slavery and women not allowed to vote - but I'm sure that would just be dandy for some on here and many in the country...
iVillage Member
Registered: 09-08-2008
Mon, 10-27-2008 - 10:45pm

((((Of course it's flawed.

iVillage Member
Registered: 08-13-2008
Mon, 10-27-2008 - 10:47pm

I'll say it again. It was flawed when written, it remains flawed to this day.


We have yet to get the 3 states necessary to get to 38 and amend it to guarantee women full equality. I am pretty sure guys would not like the idea of taking out all the male references and reinserting female versions in their place, so why can't we get this thing to gender balance?


And we still have people who don't much care for gay rights.


We've a ways to go before it is perfect.


Full length fiction: worlds undone

"You have no power over my body..." ~ Anne Hutchinson

iVillage Member
Registered: 04-02-2008
Mon, 10-27-2008 - 10:48pm

I could but would I be flamed because it came from a republican based site?


This is important to us I think!


But I will not do the work of posting it and then have people say it's from there,

iVillage Member
Registered: 04-02-2008
Mon, 10-27-2008 - 10:49pm
Again I
iVillage Member
Registered: 04-02-2008
Mon, 10-27-2008 - 10:52pm

and the other extreme is we know better than you


that is more scary to me

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