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True, except, we gave ourselves room to be more than 40% wrong. We change. Not well, we're not even good at it.
I have no idea what you meant with that. I'm not saying this to be snarky, I really didn't understand what you're getting at
3/5ths compromise maybe?
Could be, although I don't see how it would translate to "room to be more than 40% wrong"; didn't it give slaveholding states disproportionate amounts of power?
Idk the percentages just added up
Oh yeah I wasn't doubting you, like I said it could well be what they meant but I don't see how it'd make sense
I don’t either. lol
It was just the only thing that even kind of fit
Not op, but I was thinking they were referring to the process to amend the constitution