The United States Constitution is what our country is founded upon and (more or less) powered by. Like the article states, it is one of the oldest constitutions in the world yet also one of the shortest ones, meaning there is a lot of room for interpretation and misinterpretation especially over the course of 200+ years. While the constitution is based on the right to life, liberty, and property, amendments to it (some contradicting each other) have made the general guidelines a little foggy. Washington, however was very specific in the sense that the government should be united and oversee the rest of the country. He also believes that with a strong central government and the ability to see the problems in other rivalry countries, the United States will truly be able to prosper and thrive. As the article states, "The unity of government, Washington argues, is “a main pillar” not only of America’s independence but also of its peace, prosperity, and political liberty. Accordingly, it is easy to foresee, Washington observes, that America’s rivals and enemies, domestic as well as foreign, would work industriously to assail that allegiance to national unity." I believe that if we as a country took the constitution of the United States and went through each amendment and thoroughly examined its true meaning and effectiveness, we would be able to ratify it in ways that would better benefit our country rather than having rules and regulations constantly put in place to make up for the lack of understanding the constitution itself.
