Opus 2013-109: Cornerstone Considerations: D of I, Truths: Slow Change

Have you ever been frustrated because it is so hard to change the Constitution?  I have.  When the Founding Fathers got around to writing the Constitution itself they knew that it would need to be changed but they also knew how fickle the general population could be.  Here we have the initial warning.

“Prudence, indeed, will dictate that Governments long established should not be changed for light and transient Causes;...”

We have all seen elections be turned around the day before the polls open by a hit piece that attracts a lot of attention, gets people all excited, changes their vote and is a total lie.  In 1776 they did not have TV and the Internet but they still had gossip and deception.  Emotion should not be the source of change.

So don’t be too concerned that we can’t put through every amendment we think is needed.  If we could do it, others could too.  It is best to give time for a reality check.  Make sure the changes can’t be addressed locally.  There will usually be time to change it later.

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