re: #328 harpsicon

Mr. Barnum is one of those that is born every minute - believing the Constitution is irrelevant - that it is all about elections.

The founders’ greatest brilliance was in recognizing that one-man-one-vote is a license for highway robbery; if you look back at the history, you will find this was pretty explicit at the time. Vote followed responsibility, not craving for “stuff” from the government. Property was one of the highest values - not one of the great liabilities.

Mr. Barnum - and most of America - think the Constitution was designed to be a “living document”; i.e., of no importance beyond the first few years of its existence. After that, we just do what feels good.