: About Me

The Constitution is an incredible document, loved deeply by nearly every American. We honor the aspects that make us proud, and deservedly so. Yet, the Constitution is not a document that is universally right, regardless of the nostalgic position it may hold in our eyes. The Constitution originally permitted slavery, barred the vote from minorities and women, and counted slaves as three fifths of a person for census data. If you weren't 21 and male, you didn't have a say at all. That made perfect sense in the culture from which it originated, well over two centuries ago. Today, some might ...