Wednesday, December 18, 2013
SEE DK'S CURRENT POST
'....The Constitution is not primarily at fault.'
He does, however, cite certain weaknesses, which Toobin also notes.
There are plenty of others, I call them structural problems, but they also flow from suspicion of the ancient regime itself, and from the colonial geopolitical status quo ante, that neither of them apparently feel a need to go back into or address.
Bailyn's works best show how the stage was set, so to speak, for these weaknesses to emerge in the constitution, as well as in American society and culture generally.
He does, however, cite certain weaknesses, which Toobin also notes.
There are plenty of others, I call them structural problems, but they also flow from suspicion of the ancient regime itself, and from the colonial geopolitical status quo ante, that neither of them apparently feel a need to go back into or address.
Bailyn's works best show how the stage was set, so to speak, for these weaknesses to emerge in the constitution, as well as in American society and culture generally.
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