(August 9, 2018 at 12:47 pm)Crossless2.0 Wrote: I assume I don't need to belabor the difference between what is and what we might aspire to.
No, but if you argue that the framers counted on the citizenry becoming educated and engaged, you need to support that. Maybe you're right, but you haven't provided evidence, and the claim seems incompatible with the limited role the framers gave to the general public.