Why on earth would I want to base everything on the ideals of the framers of the Constitution? The Constitution is a living, breathing document that has changed over time- which is the only reason why it survives and thrives. And those 'founding fathers' were not angels to be worshipped as models of perfection- plenty of them were slaveholders wanting to be 'free.' Work for the improvement and/or modification of the Constitution when necessary- forget the love-fest and idol-worship of real or imagined 'ideals' of the writers of the document.
