> > Why can't the constitution be wrong, or perhaps right at the time but wrong now?
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> Because our Constitution is the basis for our entire system of government. The founding fathers who designed it meant for it to endure; they wanted their new country to last.

As a non-American, the extent to which (some) Americans worship their written Constitution has always seemed bizarre to me.
The founding fathers of *every* country designed their laws wanting them to endure, and for the country to last. But things CHANGE. Some parts of the US constitution have been amended accordingly to suit the times.
Saying something "can't be wrong" because "it's the basis for our whole government" isn't an argument that makes any sense. However, if you swap "wrong" for "easily changed", I think you're getting closer to the point.
I would personally not want to live in the world which somebody in the 1700s considered ideal. I'm sure that people in the 2300s will not want to live in the world *we* consider would be ideal. So they'll change the laws we make today, and good luck to them.

Brunnen-"the past is a nice place to visit, but I don't want to live there"G