Patriots Pen

Author's Note- There was a writing contest called Patriots Pen and we had to respond to the question which was, "what would you tell the founding father's?"

A Huge Thanks

Dear Founding Fathers,

                Thank you. Two words that you greatly earned to hear. Thank you for making it possible for us all to live together as one. Thank you for providing a strong foundation of human rights. Most of all, thank you for making me proud to be an American.

                You made many things right and fair, but some things were not so fair. Why should only Caucasian men be citizens? It should not matter what gender or race you are. Women and people who are not Caucasian still have the right to do things. They can’t change how they are born and they should not be treated differently because of it.

                Another thing you made a huge mistake on is slavery. You should have ended slavery in the constitution. Right then and there. If you are going to be rude to people whose skin is different though, they should still be considered a full person and not 3/5 of one. Also if a slave escapes into a free state, they should be free and shouldn’t have to be returned to the party which owns them. It takes a lot of effort to escape and if they do, they should get to stay free.

 Something you should know is that you should have perfected the constitution so that everyone would be happy. If you would have done that, there would be no need for the bill of rights and seventeen more amendments. So, the constitution did have some flaws, but overall America is a strong country now. Almost everything has to have some flaws because nothing is perfect. For the last time I would again like to give you a huge thank you for all the time you put into it and making America the country it is today. You did a great job making us be able to all live together as one in peace.