I would put it like this. The founding fathers did a decent job in writing the Constitution, but it is evident that they were humans that didn’t expect in having to handle how to actually make the system work with less than trustworthy people. The need for the 12th Amendment is a prime example.
However, we’ve kept it for the most part while changing base assumptions over time as the want to rewrite everything from the ground up disappeared.
I feel like that comment severely lacks nuance but I’m also not sure how best to state the problem in few words so I haven’t downvoted.
I would put it like this. The founding fathers did a decent job in writing the Constitution, but it is evident that they were humans that didn’t expect in having to handle how to actually make the system work with less than trustworthy people. The need for the 12th Amendment is a prime example.
However, we’ve kept it for the most part while changing base assumptions over time as the want to rewrite everything from the ground up disappeared.