The Constitution Was Literally Written By Slaveowners. Why Is America Obsessed With Upholding It?

[DadSmith]

The Constitution Was Literally Written By Slaveowners. Why Is America Obsessed With Upholding It?

Devised by the likes of Thomas Jefferson, a slave owner, the constitution saw Black people as property. It's no surprise it's being used to take human rights.

www.theroot.com

Last week, the Supreme Court eviscerated a woman’s right to abortion, undermined Miranda rights, expanded gun rights and allowed border patrol agents to operate with even further impunity. Today, it ruled that a former Washington state high school football coach can pray on the field immediately after games—regardless of the religious backgrounds of the students.

The mostly conservative justices are using the Constitution as a smoke screen for their rulings — which will continue to demolish even more human rights. The governing document was constructed during the Constitutional Convention that occurred in Philadelphia from May 5, 1787 to September 17, 1787.

The primary authors consisted of: John Adams, Thomas Paine, Thomas Jefferson, and James Madison. The last two men on that list owned slaves. How can this set of laws still guide a nation when it was concocted by white men who looked at Black people as property and not as human?

 

[2in1evtime]

Well i think they did one heck of a job writing the constitution and looking into the future of the people too!!!!

 

[daddyusmaximus]

The Constitution Was Literally Written By Slaveowners. Why Is America Obsessed With Upholding It?

Devised by the likes of Thomas Jefferson, a slave owner, the constitution saw Black people as property. It's no surprise it's being used to take human rights.

www.theroot.com

So... was this you being shocked by the insane viewpoint of the left, and you had to share...

or a pathetic attempt at trolling?

 

[churchmouse]

Let's go easy peoples. Please.

 

[BigRed]

Just a note:

Jefferson understood secession well.

 

[daddyusmaximus]

Let's go easy peoples. Please.

Sorry.

Just trying to find out where he's coming from, so I know how to respond.

Think I'll just leave this one alone...

 

[churchmouse]

Sorry.

Just trying to find out where he's coming from, so I know how to respond.

Think I'll just leave this one alone...

Its OK to converse. Just take a moment and think it through. Most everything the OP posts is patriotic to the core.

 

[BJHay]

It's a mistake to judge historical figures by standards and norms that didn't exist in their day.

 

[Libertarian01]

To judge people who lived hundreds of years ago by the standards of today is absurd. I am quite certain that many of the signers of the Constitution also "abused" their children by using or being willing to use corporal punishment. They may not have done what is considered today best for their animals.

Mother Theresa never worked to help a single person out of poverty. Her only concern was in saving their souls. Leave it to Bill Gates, Mark Zuckerberg, the Koch brothers, and George Soros to actually create jobs and put food on their employees tables.

Oscar Schindler would regularly take advantage of women. He was corrupt and used a corrupt system. Heaven forbid he be given any credit for saving lives.

There isn't a human being, alive or dead, that didn't have both Dr. Jekyll AND Mr. Hyde both living inside of them. We are all guilty of many sins. That does not necessarily disqualify our good works.

That Thomas Jefferson freed all of his slaves upon his death will be dismissed by many, yet he was one of the few who did it. Jefferson himself seems to have struggled with the how to abolish slavery. However, he was pragmatic. He knew direct abolition wouldn't work without suffering dire consequences, so privately with other influential people he spoke against it. He understood his limits. Heaven Forbid...

There are a vast number of things I believe my nation and culture has done were wrong. The treatment of blacks for medical experiments. The treatment of blacks in WWII and after. Red lining. Women not having the right to vote. Minorities not being given equal pay for the same jobs. Japanese internment camps.

Yet I am not upset. I am proud that my nation and culture has acknowledged these wrongs and HAS worked to correct them!

That our founding fathers had flaws is not what makes them great. They are made great by moving beyond their flaws and creating the greatest, most egalitarian system ever to exist on planet earth! They thought deeply and philosophically about creating a new nation, governed by the people and for the people, not by kings and rulers.

God bless them all!

Regards,

Doug

 

[BigRed]

The Constitution Was Literally Written By Slaveowners. Why Is America Obsessed With Upholding It?

Devised by the likes of Thomas Jefferson, a slave owner, the constitution saw Black people as property. It's no surprise it's being used to take human rights.

www.theroot.com

I take some measure of comfort in knowing that should I ever suffer a catastrophic event resulting in brain damage I would likely still be capable of writing for The Root.

 

[indyjohn]

Oh boy! Here we go again. Making history something it's not.

 

[BigRed]

That Thomas Jefferson freed all of his slaves upon his death will be dismissed by many, yet he was one of the few who did it.

True.

There is some evidence lincoln did not. There is evidence the slaves inherited by his wife, Mary Todd, were not freed but were instead sold.

 

[DadSmith]

So... was this you being shocked by the insane viewpoint of the left, and you had to share...

or a pathetic attempt at trolling?

Just an insane view point I had to share.
This is absolutely crazy IMO.
Yes I was a little shocked. I probably shouldn't have been but it left my jaw hanging for a minute or two.

 

[Tombs]

I'm surprised anyone is shocked.

Revisionist history is everywhere, like the 3/5ths compromise and what it was for and who actually forced slaves to be counted as less of a person.

History is full of a lot of power struggles, and often it has nothing to do with how people look back on it today.

But one fact remains. The founders created a constitution and a governmental system that has outlived every government in the world and has produced the strongest economy and military the world has ever seen. They were smarter people than anyone today.

 

[actaeon277]

My question is, if they don't like the Constitution, why are they here?

 

[Tombs]

My question is, if they don't like the Constitution, why are they here?

Because they're domestic terrorists who don't like the concept of people having rights.

 

[The Bubba Effect]

Oh, they love our milk and honey, but they preach some other way of livin.

 

[The Bubba Effect]

My question is, if they don't like the Constitution, why are they here?

Because you have stuff they might want.

 

[churchmouse]

My question is, if they don't like the Constitution, why are they here?

For the cool stuff. All of it.

 

[jbombelli]

So what? It doesn't take away from the brilliance of what they produced