…whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends [life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness], it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness.
The Declaration of Independence
“[T]he idea that the Founding Fathers would be strongly opposed to any changes to their original Amendments is utter nonsense. They spent years debating the best way to structure their new government and tweaking the laws accordingly. That’s why the amendments were written in the first place... American government has always been a work in progress, so let’s keep progressing.” (via @hyper-red)
#hyper-red#i hope you don't mind#but i thought this was just incredibly well said#also this goes out to anyone who says ''the founding fathers NEVER meant for the constitution to be altered'':#fuck you go read a book#george washington literally said in his farwell speech:#‘’ the basis of our political systems is the right of the people to make and to alter their constitutions of government.’’#IT IS THE ONUS OF DEMOCRACY#so if anyone is being ~anti american~ here...#it's you my dudes#american politics tw#politics for ts#politics tw#american politics for ts#american history#george washington#the constitution