Exactly. Our government is like we took an 18th century sailing ship, bolted on a steam engine, piled it full of people, and then strapped on some wings so it could fly to the moon.
The structure of our government is so anachronistic I don’t know why people are upset it’s working so horribly.
There are instructions, but those instructions were also modified at the behest of slave owners who wanted an outsized influence. So we can’t update it without risking something even worse.
What should have been added was the requirement that it be updated every 20 years.
Exactly. Our government is like we took an 18th century sailing ship, bolted on a steam engine, piled it full of people, and then strapped on some wings so it could fly to the moon.
The structure of our government is so anachronistic I don’t know why people are upset it’s working so horribly.
The most important thing left out of the Constitution were the instructions on how often to update it.
There are instructions, but those instructions were also modified at the behest of slave owners who wanted an outsized influence. So we can’t update it without risking something even worse.
What should have been added was the requirement that it be updated every 20 years.
Corrected. Do you have a source? You’ve piqued my interest.
Article V has the procedure for amending the Constitution