Read Rand's favorite philosopher. His thoughts from two millennia before our Founders were well known to them, as they should be to us. The "Ethics" and the "Politics" contain much that seems distinctly modern.

Indeed, how many among us spout opinions without knowing more than a faint glimmer of ancient Athens, where our fond opinions were already tested long ago?

I will be willing to bet a brass dollar that neither topic will be mentioned by either candidate up through the election. Clarification, especially via the Constitution is not on the candidates' agenda.

Well said indeed! +1

lol. That's certainly what the Founders were trying to protect against, but even they recognized that they were dependent on a majority of political operators being decent patriots. They acknowledged that the system would break down if that weren't the case, and I believe that is what we are seeing.

But can't we lie/cheat/steal just a little bit?

Values do not go out of date. The Declaration stated the values, the Constitution stated what the government CAN DO to protect those values, the Bill of Rights stated what the government CANNOT do to assault those values.

A culture's values determine a culture's demise.

Well said.

The Constitution Empowers mankind to be the very best we can be and take charge of our own lives...how the "F" could that Ever be outdated.

Which is exactly why Obama and the progressives want to discredit the Constitution. It works against them.

It socialism that is outdated, even to the point of being completely obsolete and without merit.
The constitution as written prevents socialism and the expanded unconstitutional government powers that have been stolen from the people and the states only make the constitution more obsolete by allowing socialism to flourish and grow at the expense of productive people.