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Originally Posted by Jackie S
We are very fortunate that our Founding Fathers drafted our Constitution in such a manner that it does not yield to the petty whims of the moment.
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We are very fortunate that George Washington abhorred the idea that he should become our king (that some of his soldiers suggested - probably because Congress was so bad at getting them paid) and that once President he refused to run for a third term setting today's two term precedent. He also eschewed the trappings of royalty for the Presidency realizing that everything he did set precedent. If it weren't for Washington our country could be vastly different as well.
http://www.pbs.org/georgewashington/...e_of_law2.html
The main point being that not only was it the paper, but the people and the way the people believed in the ideas they set down in the paper.