The Constitution Party is founded on the premise that The United States Constitution and The Christian Bible are the sole documents of reference for any questions about government, and seemingly how we live our lives day to day in America.
The Bible is absurd for obvious reasons, in that not every person and every faith even places value in it. Why not pick the Koran or the I Ching? There are more Muslims and Buddhists in this world than Christians after all.
The Constitution, on which our government is founded, is a fine document, and I do believe one of the greatest civil documents ever written. But, it has and should be modified to suit the current times. Why The Constitution Party insists on forcing the same values on us as the puritanical Founding Fathers of 250 years ago is beyond me. And amazes me.
In refutation of this I point to the letters of Thomas Jefferson, author of the Declaration of Independence, 4th President of the United States, founder of the University of Virginia, and my favorite Founding Father:
"I am certainly not an advocate for frequent and untried changes in laws and constitutions. I think moderate imperfections had better be borne with; because, when once known, we accommodate ourselves to them, and find practical means of correcting their ill effects. But I know also, that laws and institutions must go hand in hand with the progress of the human mind. As that becomes more developed, more enlightened, as new discoveries are made, new truths disclosed, and manners and opinions change with the change of circumstances, institutions must advance also, and keep pace with the times. We might as well require a man to wear still the same coat which fitted him when a boy, as civilized society to remain ever under the regimen of their barbarous ancestors."
It would seem that some people just refuse to develop or advance their minds or human kind. As far as I'm concerned they do not have to keep pace with the times. But they better no try to hold me back.