In a thread yesterday, commenter JSpencer made reference to “the brilliant minds who conceived this country”. Although the context was narrowly contemporary (the 2008 election), the comment spoke to something I’ve been thinking about a lot lately.
Would the Founding Fathers recognize the system we’re using today? Are we on the path they tried to set us on? If not, where do you think we went awry?
Myself, I think we’ve followed a number of forks in the road, and I’d name the 17th Amendment as a major redirection.
But maybe I’m just feeling negative about things lately. Either way, I’d love to have a discussion about this. What do you think?
Revised slightly to cross-post from Polimom Says…