Let's Give Up On The Constitution Summary

Without it where would we be today in life if it was not for you? What would the outcome be of violence? How would we resolve situations dealing with the government? Does it even bring peace in today’s society? Would we still be allowed to voice our opinions or how we feel? I thank you for the Constitution. What is the constitution? Is the government still allowed to make decisions based on the constitution? Is the constitution keeping the Americans stable? I found myself asking myself these questions when reading the article “Let’s Give Up on the Constitution”. Seidman believes that it is irrational to make modern political decisions based on the views of those who wrote the Constitution, why though? The constitution helps stabilize the Americans without granting chaos. Seidman may feel the Constitution …show more content…
It was written to protect the natural rights of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. I do not understand why Seidman wants to give up on the Constitution when all it is doing is keeping peace within the government and keeping things together. With the national government and state government in class we talked about how each state has its on authorities and duties. The way the Constitution was written, the constitution is shared among both National government and State government. So where would we be without the constitution? Maybe somewhere sitting in jail for a crime we did not commit because we can not have a fair speedy trail. What would the outcome of violence be? The police vs. American crimes would most definitely increase because without the fourth amendment officers have the right to break down your door whenever they feel like it. Would we still be allowed to voice our opinions? I do not think so, without the first amendment you are not granted your freedom of speech, that is taking from you. Without the constitution it would be a sick world, who would be the one to stabilize peace and