At what point can we say the Constitution has been a failure?

[NuclearDem]

49. The problem is how vague and loosely construed it is.

And the fact that it's an 18th century document.

A lot of what's in there has worked out because some of the things we figured out in terms of governance and rights in the 18th century were spot on, but this is also in the days well before AAs were considered human beings, women were considered less than equal, and before the concepts of socialism and labor unions ever existed.

It's not a bad document, but the institutions it created have not proven strong enough to withstand the corruption and socioeconomic trends of the 21st century. It needs to be drastically altered to reflect the changes in society since it was originally authored.

We should be emotionally attached to rights and the facts. If that document provides them, that's a point in its favor, but we shouldn't be reluctant to criticize it when it fails simply because of what it is.