Monday, October 10, 2011

Peoples History

The article shows different views and aspects of the peoples take one the Constitution. The most interesting and I felt, most honest view belonged to Charles Beard. He criticizes the Constitution saying that the document is said to represent freedom for all. The document however never mentions slaves, women, nor the lower class. Beard goes on to say that the document was very one-sided, written mostly by rich lawyers. It only concerns and protects most of the writers rights.
              This raises these questions:

  • Should the U.S. Constitution have been ratified?
  • Should the U.S. Constitution be re-written to include all persons in the U.S.?
  • Does the Constitution speak for all people of the U.S. ?
  • Does the Constitution only speak to protect the rights of those who wrote it?

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