Today in Supreme Court History: September 17, 1787

9/17/1787: The Constitution is signed.

The Constitution

Happy Constitution Day!

Comments

[DaivdBehar]

It contained some mistakes. It did not end slavery, causing the Civil War. It had a life term at the Supreme Court, resulting in sclerotic, and stupid series of decisions. It ensconced patent terms which crushed innovation.

[Cal Cetín]

And to this day, the Constitution can be viewed under glass during normal visiting hours in the imperial capital.

[Queen Amalthea]

Liberals should think more about how this, admittedly imperfect, document was a big step in the right direction.

Conservatives should think more about how this document failed and/or just left out so many people.

[Rev. Arthur L. Kirkland]

"Conservatives should think more about how this document failed and/or just left out so many people."

They think about it plenty . . . it generates most of the applause lines at meetings of the Federalist Society, the Council For National Policy, the Heritage Foundation, the Klan, the American Legislative Exchange Council, and the various Family groups.

[Cal Cetín]

OK, but what was the practical alternative?

I presume you're not in the group which says the U. S. should have stuck with the Articles of Confederation (those people tend to be hardcore libertarians), which in any event wouldn't have solved the problem of leaving people out.