2 Responses to Questions about the Constitution

Alex R. Said: Does the Constitution today function as the supreme law of the land or do you think that it is just a document that outlines the way our country should be run and all current issues should not be influenced by it?

- I think that this is a question that is asked many times throughout the Government.  In my opinion, I believe the writers of the Constitution almost had the idea of the Constitution being a 'supreme law of the land'.  However aspirations such as that are very unlikely to be attainable.  Our Constitution today serves as more of less outlines of how our country should be run. Although, Alex's question also brings up the ever popular debate on whether the constitution should be interpreted literally or just as guidelines.

Justin Juliano Said: When writing the constitution, who did the founding fathers have in mind as "We the people", when not everyone was infavor of the constitution?

- I think that when writing the Constitution, and specifically writing "We the People", the writers were mostly thinking of the citizens of the country.  However, they were probably thinking of citizens as white, land owning, males and their families.  I think they disregarded slaves, and women for the most part.  Also, although many were not in favor of the Constitution, all that mattered to them was that the higher levels of Government and majority of the population were in favor of it.