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by defrost
1001 days ago
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I imagine their politics fall fully 100% in line with those of Benjamin Franklin: I confess that there are several parts of this constitution which I do not at present approve, but I am not sure I shall never approve them ...
In these sentiments, Sir, I agree to this Constitution with all its faults, if they are such; because I think a general Government necessary for us, and there is no form of Government but what may be a blessing to the people if well administered, and believe farther that this is likely to be well administered for a course of years, and can only end in Despotism, as other forms have done before it, when the people shall become so corrupted as to need despotic Government, being incapable of any other.
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Franklin literally believed the Constitution as it stood had a political half life and would be eventually gamed and run around on technicalities.https://press-pubs.uchicago.edu/founders/documents/a7s3.html Forget your polls & social studies .. the actual OG Founder had not much reverance for the Constitution and would likely be appalled by your apparent raising up of it onto a sacred pedestal. |
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That isn’t what I read.
His prediction was that the constitution will fall because of corruption. People fighting back against corruption wouldn’t have “appalled” him.