Anonymous #1 7w

“Waaaaa waaaaa I value a centuries old outdated document more than I value the ideals that document lied about promoting”

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Anonymous OP 7w

Careful man might be using your first amendment rights right there

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Anonymous #3 7w

Crazy idea but we can have the same freedoms (and more!) without the law being based on a 200 year old decree that white land-owning men should be the only citizens. It’s not infallible, it’s been changed throughout American history, why not create something new that leads to better representation? I will never understand this undying loyalty to a piece of paper.

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Anonymous OP 7w

Brother that’s why we have an amendment system. The constitution isn’t the same as it was 200 years ago.

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Anonymous #3 7w

The principles the document are based on are very much still the same. White land-owning men have historically benefited from the American system and will undoubtedly continue to do so in the future, coming from a white man who also benefits greatly under this system. If you had to add in “btw women and non-whites are people too” after the fact perhaps it wasn’t the best to begin with.

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Anonymous OP 7w

The initial principles in the document didn’t include things like abolition, feminism, or equal voting rights, things that threaten “white, land-owning men”. But we added them because the constitution and its principles are a living document subject to improvement. Anything people make isn’t going to be perfect first try. That’s why we have a system to make our constitution better as we go. As the play Hamilton says, “The Constitution’s a mess. So it needs amendments”

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Man someone doesn’t like Hamilton. let me clarify: The play makes the point that the US Constitution wasn’t initially perfect. The lines encapsulate the core of our discussion: that the constitution was, and is, flawed, but we have a system in place to improve it. I figured it would be a fun reference to sum up my opinion, but if you can’t tell the difference between citing a source and making a pop culture reference, maybe I overestimated your reading skills.

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