Open letter from Ronnie Barrett **Read**

[fabsroman]

Lilred,

What is great about the Constitution is the ability to amend it. If it weren't for amendments to the Constitution, most of the people that vote today would not be allowed to. I am sure you know that women and uneducated people were not allowed to vote initially. I didn't even mention blacks because they weren't even considered citizens when the Constitution was drafted. Among other things, the Civil War was also over amending the Constitution.

The Constitution is able to change with changing times. Do you think the founding fathers ever thought there would be things such as airplanes and computers, much less satellites. The Constitution was made so that it can change as need be. That is why it has lasted as long as it has.

While we don't always agree with the Amendments (i.e., the Civil War), they usually mirror the people's wants. Let's hope that society never gets so bad that evil amendments can be passed by the majority. However, if it does get that bad, I guess we won't have much to look forward to anyway.