> I think it was George Will who said that Americans have a "civic
religion"
> in which people look to the Constitution and Declaration of
Independence in
> somewhat the same way that Brits used to look at the monarchy, but
magnified.
> So great is the reverence accorded it that even when what appear to
outsiders
> to be major flaws in the system, such as the Electoral College, the
argument
> that we should not tinker with the wisdom of the Founding Fathers
actually
> gets widespread credence. (In the 212 years since the Constitution
came
> into effect, over 700 bills have been submitted to alter or abolish
that
> particular institution, but none have succeeded.)
>
Plus, the American constitution was compiled by people that American
people hold in the highest regard...
Imperative