The founding fathers hate this one weird trick: simply say the Constitution does not apply to private businesses and then create private businesses that violate the Constitution.

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Lapsa 5 hours ago | parent [-]

for my European eyes - founding fathers feels more of an annoyance, an extra hoop to jump through more than some sort of a holy cow (or whatever your patriotism has taught you)

	▲	jacquesm 3 hours ago \| parent [-]
		The US uses the founding fathers in the way religions use God and the various holy texts: to argue pro or con any case. Indeed some seem to have elevated the 'founding fathers' (what a term anyway) to the stature of minor godhood. And you have to wonder: how horrified would those very founding fathers be if they saw the end result of their best of intentions? Of course then those very people who will right now use the founding fathers' words in a weaponized way would find different sources of authority because they usually lack the moral framework to determine intent, instead they will go by the letter. It's like watching wikipedians arguing over some contribution that they want to wipe out because it doesn't mesh with their worldview. The endless rules lawyering is really tedious and tiresome to watch.