The power to make Amendments?

I believe that adding amendments to the Constitution is hugely important! The Founders purposefully made the Constitution relatively vague and flexible; they knew that through the progression of time would come great change, and with that change the need to alter the government as we see fit. If we followed the rules strictly as they were in the original Constitution with no alternate perspective, we'd still be riding in horse-drawn carriages along bumpy dirt roads.

The Constitution is the higher law of the United States. It applies to everyone with no exceptions. Not even the President is above the law. Therefore, every amendment pertains to individuals in this nation.

I'll put it into perspective. Originally, the Constitution failed to specifically address the rights of the people and instead addressed the limits and powers of positions in government. The Bill of Rights was a more intimate document to declare what rights American citizens had/have. Without the first 10 Amendments, we wouldn't have free speech, the ability to have and exercise our own religions, petition the government when we were against its decisions, publish our thoughts and factual evidence to the public via the press, assemble in our own interest groups, own a gun, have a fair and speedy trial in court, file an offense if we feel we have faced cruel and unusual punishment, etc. Where would we be without the Bill of Rights today?

Any Amendments we make now will have the same effect on society in the future. All of them have a significant impact on society.

In some circumstances, we do abuse our rights. The United States is becoming renowned for filing lawsuits for the most ridiculous of reasons, but legally, it's allowed. There are new cases in court nearly every day over something related to the Amendments of the Constitution.

However, our society also faces the problem of NOT KNOWING our rights instead of simply abusing them. For example, in the case of Darcy v. Handy, bias was presented in court before the trial had begun. The defendant could have made a statement and changed the venue of the jury to remove the bias, as he had the right to, but he didn't know he was capable of doing that.

It's unfortunate, really. Our rights are either used for corrupted purposes or simply ignored by many people. Despite that, the rights given to us in Amendments are hugely important.

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