My belief is, at that time if they were to attempt to correct all these injustices they would have not gathered all the support they needed to create this new government. Today's government is overstepping its boundaries by trying to do too much. Their acting as more of a nanny state than the protector they’re supposed to be. Our …show more content…
These written laws are open to interpretation and decided by the Supreme Court of the United States. Unfortunately in today's political environment and in our country’s recent history these laws have been interpreted more for political expedience than for the true spirit of our founding fathers had intended.
The Supreme Court can only interpret the Constitution, but the only way to realistically change it is via a constitutional amendment and must be ratified by a fixed number of states. It can also be changed at a constitutional convention, but that hasn't happened in over two-hundred years. In reality, the Constitution is changed a little every time the Supreme Court interprets the Constitution to the pleasure of whichever political party happens to have control of the Supreme Court. There have been 27 official Amendments to the